Saturday, November 23, 2024

General News

3 Gambians die, 11 survive after boat sank off Mediterranean Sea

By Biran Gaye At least 3 Gambians are reportedly dead and 11 survived after a pirogue sank off the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, reducing the...

Journalist Sheikh Yérim Seck in police custody over his comments disputing...

By Biran Gaye Sheikh Yérim Seck was taken into police custody on October 1, 2024, following allegations of defamation and spreading false news, according to...

DLEA-G Seizes Bags Filled with Suspected Prohibited Drugs

By Nelson Manneh  Agents of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency – the Gambia have seized seven bags filled with alleged prohibited drugs. Ousman Saidyba, the Public...

DLEAG Holds Community Sensitisation in LRR

By Nelson Manneh  The Regional Office of Drug Law Enforcement Agency-The Gambia (DLEA-G) in the Lower River Region on Sunday, September 29, 2024, held a...

NCCE, partners urge Gambians to participate in draft constitution dialogues  

By Mustapha Jallow  As the Gambia craves for a new constitution that is suitable to its democratic norms and values, officials of the National Council...

Lands Minister Says Efforts Ongoing to Construct District Court Houses

By Kebba AF Touray Lands Minister Hamat NK Bah has informed members of the National Assembly of the ongoing efforts to construct district courthouses across...

PAP Calls for Intense Advocacy Efforts to Ratify Free Movement of...

By Kebba AF Touray The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has resolved to advance efforts to ratify the instrument on the free movement of persons through...

Gambia Reiterates Call to End Blockade Against Cuba at UNGA79

The Gambia has again called for the sixth consecutive time, an end to the blockade against Cuba at the high-level segment of the UN...

THE CONSTITUTION IS WHAT DEFINES US AS GAMBIANS: SAYS HALIFA.

In the second part of his presentation at the PDOIS European Branch AGM in London held on Saturday, September 21 2024, Halifa touched on...

59 African migrants dead in shipwreck off Morocco 

By Biran Gaye A boat that departed from Zodiac in Morocco capsized off Moroccan sea on Saturday, 28 August, with 59 people, including 14 women...

Police release Journalist Justice Darboe on bail

Mr Momodou Justice Darboe a reporter of The Voice Newspaper was released on bail on Saturday. The police have charged Mr Darboe with false...

Security Guard Admits Depositing Over D300,000 in Manager’s Private Account

By Makutu Manneh  Alagie Jitteh, a security guard working  under the municipal police unit of the Kanifing Municipality has on Wednesday admitted before the Local...

FAO, Partners Validate FISH4ACP Updated Tanbi Co-Management Plan

By Kebba AF Touray and Ndey Sowe The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners, on Thursday, 26 September 2024 validated the FISH4ACP updated...

GPF, ECOMIG Conduct Joint Patrol of WCR 

By Louise Jobe  The Regional Command of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) in the West Coast Region (WCR) has conducted a joint security patrol of...

Senegal announces prosecution over budget deficits under former President Sall

By Biran Gaye Senegal’s justice minister has announced that legal proceedings would be instituted against some officials over budget deficits under Macky Sall’s regime. This comes following...

Prime Minister Sonko reveals mismanagement of 600 billion CFA during Sall’s...

By Biran Gaye Senegal’s prime minister on Thursday denounced the mismanagement of 600 billion of public finance by the former regime led by Macky Sall. Ousmane...

UTG Staff Association Holds Ordinary Congress

By Mariama Marong The Staff Association of the University of The Gambia (UTG) on Wednesday, September 26, 2024, held its ordinary congress at the UTG’s...

Latrikunda Market Master Questioned About Unaccounted D70,000 

By Makutu Manneh Ngoro Jobe, the Market Master for Latrikunda Market was on Thursday, questioned about an unaccounted Seventy Thousand Dalasi (D70,000), which the auditors...

IS THERE A DANGER OF A NUCLEAR WAR?

When Ukrainian forces went into Russia we were alarmed by the possible consequences. We therefore posed the question whether Russia had a nuclear war doctrine....

Impact of fall of dalasi on debt stock is D7.56 billion

By Sariba Manneh The impact of the depreciation of the dalasi against other currencies on the debt stock of the country is a colossal 7,560...