Sunday, May 19, 2024

General News

Gambia wins two gold medals

By Amadou Manjang The Gambia has won two gold medals in the 13th African Games in Ghana. The medals were secured by Mariam Gina Bass...

UN Agencies, others express concerns over FGM Bill

UNICEF, UNFPA Alarmed By Proposed Repeal of Law Banning FGM in The Gambia The UNICEF representative in The Gambia, Nafisa Binte Shafique, and the UNFPA...

Brikama Area Councils Spends Over 12 Million Annually on Fuel Purchase

By Makutu Manneh Sulayman Barry, the Principal Internal Auditor of Brikama Area Council (BAC) has Thursday, 21st March 2024 told the Local Government Commission of...

GRA Head warns against indiscipline at Banjul airport

By Mustapha Jallow Yankuba Darboe, the Commissioner General for the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) Wednesday issued a strong warning against customs officers operating at the...

119 Arrested, Charged with Various Offences

By Nelson Manneh The Serekunda Police Division on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 arrested one hundred and nineteen individuals during a significant operation of decongesting and maintaining...

President Barrow demands establishment of performance appraisal instrument

By Amadou Manjang President Adama Barrow has demanded the establishment of performance appraisal mechanism for improved productivity in the public service as new cabinet ministers...

PEC Tasks Auditor General to Investigate Omission of over D37M from...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Public Enterprise Committee of the National Assembly (PEC) has tasked the Auditor General to investigate the status of US1,845,500 (approximately...

National Assembly Passes Rent (Amendment) Bill 2024

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly the Gambia, on Thursday, 21 March 2024 passed the Rent (Amendment) Bill 2024. The bill was tabled before the...

BAC Principal Auditor Says Income Generated From Sale of Assets Still...

By Makutu Manneh Sulayman Barry, the principal auditor of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) has informed members of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry (LGCI)...

DLEAG Registers Cannabis Seizure of over One Ton in 2023

By Nelson Manneh The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency-The Gambia (DLEA-G), said the Agency has seized a cumulative total...

New Constitution making its way to Cabinet soon

By: Kebba AF Touray The Attorney General and Minister of Justice is on the verge of tabling a draft Constitution Bill before Cabinet to replace...

Four Revenue Collectors Admit Misusing Brikama Area Council Funds

By Makutu Manneh Four (4) revenue collectors from the Brikama Area Council have testified before the Commission of Inquiry into the Local Government Councils to...

Witness Accuses Ex-BAC Chairperson Sheriffo Sonko of Audit Interference

By Makutu Manneh  Sulayman Barry, Principal Internal Auditor of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) has accused former Chairperson Sheriffo Sonko of interfering with his special...

President Barrow Calls on Agriculture Ministry to Support Gambian Rice Producers

A press release from State House in Banjul dated 19 March 2024, indicates that President Barrow has instructed personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture...

GPPA Issues Authorization To 27 Procuring Institutions

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA), has issued authorization certificates to the second batch of 27 procuring institutions, at the National...

GPF Nab Three For Alleged Kush Trafficking, Related Offenses

By Nelson Manneh Agents of The Gambia Police Force (GPF) have taken into custody, three Sierra Leonean nationals for allegedly being in possession of significant...

BAC Revenue Collector Admits Not Banking Monies Collected for Nearly One-Year

By Makutu Manneh Bakary Drammeh, another revenue collector at the Brikama Area Council (BAC), has admitted before members of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry...

GPU says Cybercrime Bill will infringe on human rights

By Amadou Manjang According to the President of Gambia Press Union (GPU), Muhammed S. Bah, the proposed legislation, Cybercrime Bill 2023 will infringe on press...

Senior BAC Revenue Collector says They Estimate Levies for Properties

By Makutu Manneh  Ebrima K. Jobarteh, a senior revenue collector at the Brikama Area Council (BAC), has informed members of the Local Government Commission of...

PEC Report Indicates Shortfall in AMRC’ Insurance Policy Cover to D2...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) report indicates that there was a shortfall in the insurance cover of property and equipment of...