Wednesday, November 5, 2025

General News

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolves parliament

By Biran GayeThe President of the Republic of Senegal Thursday dissolved the countrys parliament, marking the end of term of the lawmakers of the...

Gambia’s Population Rises to 2.4 Million 

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), in its 2024 population and housing census preliminary report, Wednesday indicated that the population of the...

VP Jallow Launches 2024 Census Preliminary Report

By Nelson Manneh Muhammed BS Jallow, the Gambia’s Vice President on Wednesday 11th September 2024 launched the preliminary report of the 2024 Population and Housing Census. VP...

GPU Awards Committee Unveils Plans for 2024 National Journalism Awards

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Press Union’s (GPU) Awards committee has unveiled plans for the preparation of the 2024 National Journalism Awards, during a press...

NYSS Orients 200 Corps Members

By Assan Bah  The Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Badjie has launched a four-week orientation programme for the 15th batch of the National Youth...

Minister Keita Says Gambia Conducted Digital Census

By Nelson Manneh Mr Seedy Keita, the Gambia’s Minister of Economic and Finance has said the 2024 population and housing census marks the first time...

Gov’t to develop Operating Procedures to help strengthen security institutions

By Mustapha Jallow The Office of National Security (ONS), in collaboration with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) on Tuesday held a 5-day...

Rongo Petitions Deputy PS Manjang for Alleged Land Encroachment

By Nelson Manneh Momodou Lamin Jarju renowned artistically as Rongo has sent a petition to the Office of the President regarding alleged interference into their...

SCYA Donates School Materials to Students

The Sare Chikam Youth Association (SCYA), in Sare Chikam Village, Upper Niumi District has over the weekend donated learning materials to school-going children and...

DLEAG Arrests Switzerland-Based Gambian with Suspected Hashish 

By Nelson Manneh Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG), stationed at the Banjul International Airport, recently arrested and seized Moroccan Hashish...

Desperate and Terrified: Mohammed Krubally’s struggle in Tunisia amidst a growing...

Born in Banjul, the capital city of The Gambia, Mohammed Krubally, like many in his country, faced financial hardships from a young age. “I never...

Kuntaur Area Council, Partners Inaugurate Community Radio Station

By Sariba Manneh  With funding from UNICEF, the Kuntaur Area Council (KAC) in Central River Region (CRR) North has recently inaugurated a community radio station...

Survivor of Human Trafficking Narrates Her Ordeal to ECOWAS Parliament

By Kebba AF Touray Amie Jobe, a survivor of human trafficking, Thursday, 29 August 2024 explained the ordeals she encountered while she was trafficked. Appearing before...

Gambia’s Commercial Transport Sector Gradually Slipping away from Gambians

By Nelson Manneh Commercial drivers have raised concerns over the gradual slipping away of the Gambian transport sector to non-Gambians. Drivers say the government of the...

President Barrow Welcomes China-Africa Economic Agreement for Acceleration of Africa’s Industrialisation,...

By Makutu Manneh Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow while speaking at the 2024 Forum On China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, welcomed the China-Africa economic agreement...

GBoS Launches Social Registry Phase 4 Data Collection

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) on Thursday, 5 August 2024 launched the Social Registry Phase Four data collection exercise to be...

Farmer Arrested with Suspected Cannabis 

By Nelson Manneh Officers of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency station at the ferry terminal in Banjul have arrested 18-year-old Saikouba Jarra, a Malian residing...

Access To Information Commissioners Sworn-In

By Makutu Manneh Commissioners for the Information Commission (ATI) were yesterday, 5th August 2024 sworn in.  The swearing ceremony, held at the State House, was presided...

China, Africa in pursuit of modernization through partnership

By Biran Gaye Photo: President Faye and Jinping waving a crowd during the FOCAC @ Credit@ Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the...

Summer Classes in Sinchu Sorrie LBS Ends Prematurely Amid Land Dispute 

By Assan Bah A land dispute at Sinchu Sorrie Village, Kombo North, West Coast Region has caused a premature end of summer classes for innocent...