Friday, November 15, 2024

General News

Gambia University Resumes Lectures

By Amadou Manjang  The University of The Gambia is to resume lectures this week following undue delay. Vice Chancellor Prof Herbert Robinson said the resumption of...

Works Minister Withdraws Motions on Road Safety, Others

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Works Minister EbrimaSillah, on Tuesday 19 September withdrew government motions on the road safety Charter, road safety convention, road...

FPAC: No Evidence of Recoveries on D602 Thousand Incurred on Visa...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the Assembly (FPAC) has reported that the sum of six hundred and two thousand...

Basse Area Council Internal Auditor Alleges Collectors Split 1 Ticket for...

By Makutu Manneh  Ms Fatoumatta M. Saho, Internal Auditor for Basse Area Council continuing her testimony before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry (LGCI), said...

UN Urges Authorities to Priorities Well-Being of Women, Girls Against FGM

By Ndey Sowe The United Nations Office in The Gambia, in a statement shared with this outlet, urged authorities to foster a national dialogue towards...

Police Release Momodou Sabally on Bail over Alleged Social Media Comment 

The Gambia Police Force have released Momodou Sabally and Sheriffo Sonko on bail.  The duo are members of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). They...

GPU Rejects National Assembly Recommendation on Covid-19 Media Relief Fund

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has issued a statement totally rejecting a recommendation by the National Assembly to refund more than half a million...

Basse Area Council: General Council Rejected Internal Audit Findings on Finance...

By Makutu Manneh Ms Fatoumatta M. Saho, Internal Auditor at Basse Area Council, has informed the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that the General Council...

30 Young People Trained on Cyber Security, Digital Skills

By Nelson Manneh Kombo East District Youth Committee in partnership with Kuloro Youth Development Association (KYDA) and Gambia Cyber Security Alliance has over the weekend...

FPAC Recommends IGP to Probe Alleged Fraudulent Cases

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) on Monday, 18 September recommended the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Gambia...

Over D7 Billion Loan to SOEs Unrepaid- FPAC Says

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has revealed that a total of seven billion, three hundred and sixty-seven million, three...

MoTIE Signs MOU with Mansakonko Area Council, Wellingaraba VDC

By Ndey Sowe The ECOWAS National Office under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) on Thursday 14 September signed a Memorandum...

Foni Jarrol Residents Ask Nyoro Jarrol Community to Vacate Their Farmlands

By Nelson Manneh The Village Development Committee (VDC) of Jarrol in Foni Jarrol Constituency says it has asked the residents of Nyoro Jarrol to cease...

Judge Instructs Prosecution to File Briefs in Coup Trial 

Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Basiru V.P Mahoney has ordered the state law office to file their briefs of argument in the ongoing coup trial involving four...

Police Murder Suspect Identified as Former Casamance Fighter 

By Amadou Manjang The National Security Adviser Abubakarr Suleiman Jeng on Friday, 15 September informed the press that the suspect in the police shooting was...

Gambia to Spend over $30 Million to Improve Internet Services

By Kebba A.F. Touray The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Ousman Bah has informed the National Assembly that the Gambia is set to spend...

FPAC: Government generates over D90 million on confiscated timbers

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly dubbed FPAC has reported that the Gambia Government has generated revenue...

NHRC Engages NAMs on Human Rights Obligations

By Assan Bah The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has engaged National Assembly Members (NAMs) in a two-day capacity-building workshop on the country’s human rights...

NAMs Ratify 1970 UNESCO Convention

By Ndey Sowe Members of the National Assembly have on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 at the National Assembly in Banjul, ratified the 1970 UNESCO Convention...

GID Inaugurates New Immigration Post in Abuko   

By Nelson Manneh  The Gambia Immigration Department (GID), on Friday, 15 September inaugurated a new immigration post in Abuko, in the Kanifing Municipality. The building of...