Saturday, August 16, 2025

General News

“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,...

BRIKAMA AREA COUNCIL SAGA REMAINS UNRESOLVED

By Louise Jobe  This is a case of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) wanting the dismissal of over fifteen (15) employees and on the other...

LG Commission Chairperson Calls on NAWEC to Provide Consistent Electricity

By Makutu Manneh  Senior Lawyer Jainaba Bah, the Chairperson of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry has called on the National Water and Electricity Company...

Man alleges being beaten by a Police Officer

By Lamin Fatty A police sergeant said to be member of the Criminal Investigative Officer (CID) has allegedly beaten a man in Sare Ngai. The...

Tax Revenue Target for 2024 is 19 Billion Dalasi

By Mustapha Jallow Yankuba Darboe, the Commissioner General for the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that the annual revenue collection target for 2024 is...

Deputy Mayor Asks Question & Banjul Mayor Gives Interesting Answer

By Demba Bah The Deputy Mayor of the Banjul City Council (BCC) during the last general council meeting inquired about how the Council suffers cash...

Seccos in URR & CRR South begin to receive cash after...

 By Lamin Fatty The groundnut buying centres locally known as Seccos in the Upper and Central River Regions have not commenced buying groundnut from farmers...

Government Expecting 50 Million Dollars Grant for Fishing Project 

By Makutu Manneh President Adama Barrow at a press briefing revealed that his government is expecting nothing less than 50 million dollars as a grant...

Immigration Department Records 26 Interceptions for ‘Backway’ Migrants in 2023

By Aja Musu Bah Inspector Alkali Jammeh working under the migration management unit of The Gambia Immigration Department (GD) said GID’s anti-smuggling of migrants operations...

51,328 People Affected by Flashfloods in Gambia

By Kebba AF Touray The Vice President of the Gambia, Muhammad B.S. Jallow said the windstorms and flashfloods during the 2023 rainy season have affected...

CSO Urges ECOWAS to Enact Laws to Mitigate Violation of Investors...

By: Kebba AF Touray A Civil Society Organization called‘Friends of the Earth’ (FoE), has called on the ECOWAS parliament and Governments at all levels, to hold multi-national companies and national...

Mansakonko’s Finance Committee Chairperson Express Shock over COVID-19 Relief Contract

By Makutu Manneh Nfamara Saidykhan, the councilor of Jadumeh Ward in Kaing and a former member of Mansakonko Area Council’s Contracts Committee has informed the...