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General News

Gambia Gets over 38 Million from Sale of Donated Rice

By Kebba AF Touray Dr Demba Sabally, the Minister of Agriculture has informed members of the National Assembly that a total of thirty-eight million, three...

Finance Minister Says African Development Bank Approved D806 Million for Port...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance Minister, Seedy Keita, said Friday, 8th December 2023, at the National Assembly in Banjul that the African Development Bank...

OIC Gambia Secretariat Presents Logistics, Consumables to GPF & GID

By Louise Jobe Deputy Inspector General of Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Momodou Sowe, representing Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abdoulie Sanyang, presided...

GPF Receives High-Powered Delegation of Turkish Police

The Gambia Police Force (GPF) yesterday announced on their Facebook Page that they have received a high-powered delegation led by General Yusuf Aslan, head...

NCAC Holds Awareness Training, Capacity Building on Copyright in NBR

By Sariba Manneh The Copyright Office at the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) recently held a day-long awareness training and capacity building on...

Lawmakers Reject Bill Seeking to Give Voting Right to Nominated Councillors

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Tuesday, 19 December 2023, rejected the bill entitled Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2023. The Bill sought to give nominated...

Serrekunda West Park Vendors Ask Govt. to Protect Their Businesses

By Mustapha Jallow   Businessmen and women at the Serrekunda West Park along Kairaba Avenue have expressed concerns over the ongoing mass demolitions along highways...

Finance Minister Says Eleven Companies to Invest Over D2 Billion

By: Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Kieta has reported that 11 companies are projected to invest a total of...

Foroyaa Wins 2 Awards at Prestigious National Journalism Awards

By Makutu Manneh Foroyaa Newspaper and Radio has won two awards in the eighth edition of the National Journalism Awards organised by the Gambia Press...

NYSS Concludes Nationwide Stakeholder Engagement Tour

By Kebba AF Touray The National Youth Service Scheme has embarked on a nationwide stakeholder engagement tour to meet with regional authorities from the Area...

UNODC, Partners Encourage Local Authorities to Advocate against Smuggling, Trafficking of...

By: Aja Musu Bah The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes under the PROMIS-Project (UNODC) in partnership with The Gambia Cyber Security Alliance (GCSA),...

“Communication Minister to Submit Cybercrime, Data Protection Bills”- Finance Minister

By: Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, recently informed the National Assembly that the Ministry of Communication and Digital...

NAMs Introduce Amendment Bills on Rent, Public Order and Local Government...

By: Kebba AF Touray Three National Assembly members have respectively introduced Amendment Bills on rent, public order and local government. Honorable Madi Ceesay, National Assembly Member...

WILL OUSMANE SONKO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SENEGAL?

The high court in Senegal has opened up the political landscape for Ousmane Sonko by affirming that he should enjoy all the rights aspiring...

Agriculture Officials Commence Sensitisation Outreach on Grievances Redress Mechanisms

By Sariba Manneh In a bid to prevent grievances and to ensure effective reporting, handling and management of grievances related to the interventions of The Gambia...

GPU Awards Outstanding Journalists

By Makutu Manneh The Gambia Press Union on Saturday, 16 December 2023 awarded outstanding journalists in their 8th National Journalism Awards (NJA). The theme of this year’s...

Government Allocates D10 Million for Drilling of Boreholes, Says Finance Minister

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, Seedy Keita, has told the National Assembly that the Gambia Government has allocated ten million...

Author to Launch 35th Book

By Assan Bah Dr Seedy  Drammeh,a renowned author who works at the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) as a Deputy Director of Human Resources is set...

D500 Million Budgeted To Subsidize Inputs For Farmers

By: Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Finance Minister Mr. Seedy Keita, has told Members of the National Assembly that Five Hundred Million Dalasi (D500 Million) has been budgeted as subsidy to support farmers with organic...

Mansakonko’s Acting Finance Manager Says Finance Director Uses Unofficial GTR Books

 By Makutu Manneh  Seedy Sanneh, the Acting Finance of the Mansakonko Area Council testified before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that Bai Gibbi Sallah,...