Monday, July 14, 2025

General News

Consolidated Government Local Fund Reaches D21.9 Billion

By: Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, has informed the legislature that the Consolidated Government Local Fund (CGLF) has...

National Assembly Commences First Ordinary Session Today

By: Kebba AF Touray The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly has announced that the National Assembly of the Republic of the Gambia...

Gambian Writer Wins 5 Million CFA Senegambia Book Prize

By Lamin Njie: Information Officer. Ministry of Tourism Dr. Morro Krubally, a Gambian writer, was on Tuesday 27 February 2024, presented with a cheque for...

President Barrow Inaugurates Lot 1 of UTG’s Faraba Banta Campus

By Makutu Manneh  President Adama Barrow has inaugurated Lot 1 of The University of The Gambia (UTG) Faraba Banta Campus on Saturday, 2 March 2024,...

MKAC made payments of over D153 thousand without vouchers, NAO reveals

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that MansaKonko Area Council made payments totaling one hundred and fifty-three thousand, four hundred...

Basse Area Council Spent over D6 Million on Infrastructure, Social Services

By: Kebba AF Touray The Board and Management of Basse Area Council (BSAC) have reported that the council spent over six million dalasi on infrastructure...

‘Protection of SGBV Victims Strengthens Population’s Trust in Police’

Ambassador Klaus Botzet By: Kebba AF Touray German Ambassador to the Republic of the Gambia, Klaus Botzet, has said protection of victims of Sexual and Gender...

NAM Raises Concern over Closure of London Corner Police Station

By Nelson Manneh The National Assembly Member for Serrekunda Constituency Honourable Musa Cham, has raised concern over the closure of London Corner Police Station. Hon. Cham...

GIEPA’s Total Income Increased by D5.8 Million in 2020

By: Kebba AF Touray The income of the Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) has increased by D5.8 Million from D28.5 million in 2019...

Kuntaur Area Council Chairperson Explains his Overstay in US to FPAC

By: Kebba AF Touray Sahiou Jawara, the Chairperson of Kuntaur Area Council, has provided an explanation regarding his overstay in the United States of America. During his appearance before...

Bah Commission Chairperson Threatens to Imprison Witness for Perjury

By Makutu Manneh Jainaba Bah, the Chairperson of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, has threatened to send a witness to Mile 2 prisons if...

JAC Messenger Cum Fuel Supplier Testifies Before LGCI

By Makutu Manneh  Dembo Gikineh, a messenger and fuel supplier at the Janjanbureh Area Council (JAC) has appeared before members of the Local Government Commission...

Kwame Karikari 2024 Fact-Checking Fellowship Commences

By Nelson Manneh The 2024 Kwame Karikari Fact Checking Fellowship began on Monday, 26 February 2024 with a virtual training on fact-checking of news articles and...

GID arrests over 300 undocumented West African migrants

By Amadou Manjang The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has arrested 302 undocumented migrants during the weekend in Kanifing Municipality and West Coast Region. The undocumented...

Finance Minister to Address Parliament on Implementation of Annual Budget

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly, through the Office of the Clerk, Momodou Sise, has revealed that the Gambia’s Finance Minister is expected to...

Breakdown in Ferry Service Impedes FPAC’s Accountability Oversight

By: Kebba AF Touray The current breakdown in ferry services yesterday Monday, 26 February impeded the accountability engagement of the Finance and Public Accounts Committee...

GNPC Seeks Funding for 2024 Global Paralympic Games

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia National Paralympic Committee (GNPC) is appealing to the government and stakeholders to support them as they prepare for the 2024...

Owners of land in Batokunku seized by Jammeh demand compensation 

By Amadou Manjang & Mustapha Jallow  A group of Gambians who own landed properties in Batokunku has renewed calls for the return of their lands alongside with...

SSHFC Board Hold Subsidiaries Meeting

By Madiba Singhateh  The Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) Board on Saturday 24th of February 2024 hosted a comprehensive meeting at the Ocean...

NAATIP Trains Peacekeeping Mission Personnel on NRM

By Sariba Manneh The National Agency Against Trafficking-In-Persons (NAATIP), a leading agency mandated to prevent, protect and prosecute issues related to trafficking-in persons in The...