Foni Kansala Farmers Anticipate Good Yield
Despite Abandoning Their Farmlands at Casamance Border
By Nelson Manneh
Farmers residing along border villages in Foni have revealed they anticipate good yield this year despite...
NAWEC experiences over 30 shutdowns in 9 months
By Amadou Manjang
The National Water and Electricity Company of the Gambia (NAWEC) had 36 shutdowns between January and September of 2023.
The shutdowns or breakdowns...
UTG Faraba Campus Set for Lectures
By Assan Bah
The University of the Gambia's (UTG) Faraba campus, which has been under construction for over eight years, is now set for lectures,...
Foni School bears the brunt of previous military raids at the...
By Nelson Manneh
The Senegalese military raids that took place in Foni sometime in 2022 have drastically affected the enrolment of students for this new...
“In Basse Area Council Procurement is Done by everyone, especially the...
By Makutu Manneh
Mr Muhammed Jawneh, the Procurement Officer for Basse Area Council on Tuesday, 26 September informed the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry...
NAATIP Trains Shelter Staff on Victim-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care Approaches
By Ndey Sowe
Under its mandate to combat trafficking in persons in The Gambia and as part of its strategy to raise awareness, the National...
GTU, Partners Launch National Teachers Award
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia’s Teachers Union in partnership with the Namie Foundation and the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE), Monday launched the...
World Lung Day: MRCG Conducts Sensitisation on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
By NdeySowe
The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG-LSHTM) on Monday, 25 September conducted sensitisation...
MoHERST Launches Joint E-Learning, Digital Library Platform
By NdeySowe
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), on Friday, September 22 launched a Joint E-Learning and Digital Library Platform.
The ceremony...
Seventeen Trucks Released After Being Intercepted by Guinea Bissau
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia Transport Union has stated in a press release that seventeen trucks with Gambian number plates and one with a Bissau...
Contractors Explain Their Engagements With Basse Area Council
By Makutu Manneh
Local Government Commission of Inquiry has on Monday September 2023 invited contractors to explain their engagement with Basse Area Council on the bidding procedures and stage of those projects.
Ebrima LS. Marena,...
Magistrate Thomasi Awaits High Court’s Decision on Yank’s Darboe’s Application for...
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The case against Yanks Dabo resumed at the Banjul Magistrate’s Court. Yesterday's proceedings primarily focused on the ruling on the defence...
Stakeholders Converge to Validate ECOWAS’ TVET Action Plan
By Nelson Manneh
Stakeholders from ECOWAS member states on Wednesday, 20 September converged at a local hotel in Senegambia, for the validation of ECOWAS' TEVET draft...
CRR Communities Commit to Abandon FGM, Forced Child Marriage
By Lamin Fatty
Sixty communities in the Central River Region (CRR) have committed to abandon Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting and Child Marriage in their communities.
They...
Basse Area Council: IT Manager Demonstrates How Revenue Collection Devices Operate
By Makutu Manneh
Mr Lamin S. Touray, IT Manager for Basse Area Council on Wednesday, 20th September 2023 demonstrated before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry...
FPAC Says over D92 Million Grant Directly Disbursed to Sectors
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC) has reported that grants totaling ninety-two million, three hundred and...
Court Summons Drug Squad Chiefs for Defying Orders
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Principal Magistrate Jabang has issued an order commanding the Director General of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG)...
Deputies Direct Justice Minister to Provide Janneh Commission Treasury Receipts
By Kebba A.F. Touray
The National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has issued directive requesting both the Ministers of Justice and Finance to...
Narcotic Officers Arrest Alleged Child Offender, 9 Others over Suspected Drugs
By Nelson Manneh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia (DLEAG) has over the weekend taken into custody ten people including a child after...
Internal Auditor Says Council Paid Rent for Finance Director Despite Availability...
By Makutu Manneh
Ms Fatoumatta M. Saho, Internal Auditor for Basse Area Council, has disclosed to the Local Government Commission of Inquiry (LGCI) that the...
