Tuesday, October 21, 2025

General News

Lawmakers Approve Recommendation to Establish Office to Investigate and Prosecute Financial...

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has recommended the establishment of an independent Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate...

Justice Ministry Announces Arrest and Prosecution Plans for Mr. Roberts Over...

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Justice has formally announced that Mr. Melville Robertson Roberts faces arrest and prosecution for a series of serious offences,...

Auditor General Modou Ceesay Declines Ministerial Appointment

By Kebba AF Touray In a surprising turn of events, Mr. Modou Ceesay, Auditor General of The Gambia’s National Audit Office (NAO), has formally declined...

Brikama Children’s Court Stalled for Months Without Magistrate

By Louise Jobe For more than two months, the Brikama Children’s Court has been without a sitting magistrate, leaving dozens of cases involving young people...

Largest Credit Union Launches Landmark Bakoteh Complex

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Teachers' Union Cooperative Credit Union (GTUCCU) on September 10, 2025, inaugurated its new administrative complex in Bakoteh, Kanifing Municipality, with...

Sixty Chinese & Vietnamese in Court for Cybercrime Case

By Louise Jobe Sixty Chinese nationals appeared before Principal Magistrate Anna O. Mendy at the Brikama Magistrate Court on Tuesday, September 10, 2025, in connection...

Interior Minister Discusses ID Card Issuance Abroad

By Kebba AF Touray The Interior Minister, Abdoulie Sanyang, addressed lawmakers on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, outlining the government’s approach to issuing national ID cards...

Alpha Kapital Chairman Testifies on Sale of Former President Jammeh’s Properties

By Kebba AF Touray The Chairman of Alpha Kapital, Mr. Alpha Barry, appeared before the Special Select Committee on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, to provide...

Ousainou Darboe Confirmed UDP Flag Bearer for 2026 Presidential Election

By Mariama Marong Ousainou Darboe has officially secured the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) nomination for the 2026 presidential election, following a primary vote in which...

Government Purchases Over 25,000 Metric Tons of Groundnuts, Minister Reports

By Kebba AF Touray The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC) purchased 25,097 metric tons of groundnuts during the past trading season, amounting...

NaNA Backs Local Entrepreneurs to Tackle Malnutrition Crisis

By Ndey Sowe The National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), in partnership with UNICEF, on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, awarded grants to three Micro, Small, and Medium...

Rice Farmers in CRR Sound Alarm over Government Neglect

By Assan Bah Rice farmers in the Jahally and Pacharr swamps of the Central River Region South (CRR-S) have raised serious concerns over what they...

Teacher returnee shares harrowing tale of irregular migration: “The sea doesn’t...

By Biran Gaye For 55 days in 2023, a teacher and youth advocate from Jokadu District in The Gambia’s North Bank Region endured a journey...

Former Secretary to Janneh Commission Says 145 Tractors Were Sold

By Kebba AF Touray Former Secretary to Janneh Commission, Ramatoulie Sarr, returned to the National Assembly on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, for her third appearance...

Major Reshuffle at Banjul City Council as Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe...

By Demba Bah In a move reflecting lessons from the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry, Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe presided over a general council...

Lawmakers Advance Judicial Officers Bill to Consideration Stage amid Divided Opinions

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly on Monday, 8 September 2025, moved the Judicial Officers (Conditions of Service) Bill, 2025 to the consideration stage,...

Gambians Slam PURA’s Internet ‘Floor Price’

By Amadou Manjang Foroyaa has interviewed thirty-four data users in the Greater Banjul Area about their reactions to PURA’s intervention that introduced floor prices on...

South Carolina State University Donates Drone to Boost Gambian Farming Research

By Nelson Manneh The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) in The Gambia received a specialized drone from South Carolina State University (SCSU) on Monday, a...

Migrant Boat With 200 People Departs, Leaving 62 Stranded at Lamin...

By Nelson Manneh On Friday, 5th September 2025, the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) intercepted 62 would-be migrants who were left stranded at Lamin Lodge after...

President Fatty Succeeds Jobe, Pledges Growth at GCCI

By Ndey Sowe The newly elected President of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Mr. Njundu Fatty, has vowed to deliver on his...