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General News

Gender Minister to Table Motion on Protocol on Rights of PWDs...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gender Minister of the Gambia is scheduled to appear before the country’s lawmakers to table a motion on the protocol...

GPU Engages Government Information Officers on Implementation of ATI 

By Sariba Manneh In its quest to enlighten stakeholders, partners, and the general public at large, The Gambia Press Union (GPU has recently engaged 25 government...

Hamat Bah Asks Courts to Stop Passing Judgments against Government

By Yankuba Jallow Hamat N.K. Bah, the Minister of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Matters has called on the courts to stop passing fines against the...

Minister Promises to Punish People Liable for Illegal Allocation of Land...

By Yankuba Jallow The Minister of Regional Government and Religious Affairs, Hamat N.K. Bah, has said the Government will act against the people found wanting...

Finance Minister Scheduled to Appear Before Deputies

By: Kebba AF Touray Photo of NA Clerk Momodou A. Sise Gambia’s Finance Minister, Mr. Seedy Keita, is scheduled to appear before lawmakers to report on...

Jah Oil Clarifies “Claim” of Cement Shortage In Gambia

By Mustapha Jallow Mr. Momodou Hydara, the Managing Director of Jah Oil Company on Monday, June 3, 2024, strongly denied widespread claims that there is a shortage of cement in The...

Former President Sall’s stalwart Diakhate, Imam Ndao sentenced to 3 months

By Biran Gaye The Court of Dakar has sentenced former ruling Alliance for the Republic’s staunch supporter, Bah Diakhate and Imam Ndao to three (3)...

Pres. Barrow, EU Ambassador discuss port expansion, schools electrification projects

By Amadou Manjang President Adama Barrow and the European Union Ambassador to The Gambia Corrado Pampaloni have discussed projects they are collaboratively working on. The projects...

Nigerian Professors to support USET Faculty 

By Sariba Manneh Eleven senior academics from Nigeria have been deployed to the University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET) in The Gambia for...

Gambian Delegation Returns from International Migration Conference

By Kebba AF Touray Members of the Gambian delegation to the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have returned from the International Conference on Migration (ICM) held...

Government Makes U-Turn amid UDP’s Lawsuit against Governors

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Gambia Government has removed all Governors and Deputy Governors sued by some members of the United Democratic Party (UDP) challenging...

Police Probe Deputy National Organising Secretary of UDP

By Amadou ManjangThe Gambia Police Force is investigating a case involving the National Organizing Secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Ebrima Dibba over...

NRA, Partners Launch Road Safety Awareness Campaign

By Makutu Manneh The National Roads Authority (NRA) and partners have launched a road safety and awareness campaign for the new 22 km Bertil Harding...

Government Renews Road Clearing Exercise, Threatens to Prosecute Violators

By Mustapha Jallow  The National Road Authority in collaboration with the Gambia Police Force, the Department of Physical Planning and the Gambia Armed Forces, on...

Banjul International Trade Fair 2024 Targets 400 Businesses

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Women’s Chamber of Commerce (GWCC) in partnership with the Gambia Start-Up Chamber of Commerce (GSCC), on Thursday 30 May 2024,...

Standards Bureau, Partners Conduct Review Session on MEPS Framework

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Standards Bureau (GSB), in collaboration with the National Electro-Technical Committee (NEC), has concluded a two-day review meeting on the...

Central Bank Discloses Currency in Circulation Amounted to D12.5 Billion in...

By Kebba A.F TourayThe 2021 and 2022 activity reports and audited financial statements of the Central Bank of the Gambia (CBG) disclosed that D12.5...

Central Bank Says Inflation Reached 18.5 Percent in September 2023

By: Kebba AF Touray The Governor of the Central Bank of the Gambia (CBG) Buah Saidy, said inflation has reached a peak of 18.5 percent...

Controversy Looms at EFSTH as Board Chairman Dismissed

By Yankuba Jallow Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), Gambia's main referral hospital, is engulfed with controversies as the Chairman of the Board has been...

$20.5M Port Expansion Project Launched

By Sariba Manneh A 20.5 million US dollar Port Expansion Project has been launched, being a grant from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB).  The launch which...