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MOMODOU LAMIN BAH PRESENTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE IN CANADA

His Excellency Momodou Lamin Bah, the Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the United States of America with cumulative accreditation to Canada...

ECOWAS Authority Urges Gambia Govt to Expedite Adoption of New Constitution

By: Kebba AF Touray The Authority of Heads of States and Governments of ECOWAS has urged the Government of the Gambia to expedite the process...

COMMISSIONER GORGI MBOOB LAID TO REST

Commissioner of Police Gorgi Mboob was on Wednesday afternoon laid to rest at Ebo Town in a poignant ceremony attended by dignitaries, including the...

DOHA FORUM 2023 WRAPS UP

AS SASASNET SG CALLS FOR INVESTMENTS IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Every year, the State of Qatar convenes the Doha Forum for policymakers, government leaders, private...

 D52 Million Fines Imposed On Violators of Fishing Regulations

By: Kebba AF Touray Fisheries Minister, Musa Drammeh, has disclosed that a total of D52 Million dalasi was imposed on vessels and violators for using wrong...

Senior Lecturer Advises UTG Not to Cheat Students

Photo: Dr. Alieu Gibba Dr Alieu Gibba, an employee of the University of the Gambia has asked the institution not to cheat the students. He advised the...

“Fisheries Subsidiaries Agreement Expected to Impact 260 Million People Globally” –...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dawda A. Jallow on Tuesday, 5 December told the National Assembly that the World...

Bah Commission: Electrician Admits Paying Council’s Money into CEO Seedy K...

he repaid the money in the personal account of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Seedy K. Touray’s By Makutu Manneh Sheikh Boyo Sambou, an electrician residing...

Justice Ministry, Stakeholders Discuss Recommendations of Universal Periodic Review

By Mustapha Jallow Officials of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and relevant stakeholders including those from security services on Tuesday, 12 December discussed the recommendations...

Government Signs 4 Performance Contracts to Enhance Accountability in SOEs

By Mariama MarongThe Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs on Tuesday, 12 December 2023 signed four (4) performance...

NAATIP Concludes Training Of Law Enforcement Officers

By Sariba Manneh The training of Law enforcement Officers on the critical issues that relate to National Referral Mechanisms (NRM) as well as on the general...

“The Gambia Disturbed By Debt Distress’’

Wuli East Member Says By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Member for Wuli East, Hon. Suwaibou Touray, said The Gambia is disturbed by debt distress. He made this...

National Assembly Approves D29 Billion for Expenditure for 2024

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Tuesday, 12th December, 2023, approved the sum of Twenty-Nine Billion, Two Hundred and Twenty-one Million, One Hundred and Eighty-Eight...

Verein Gambia-Hilfe Supports Over Hundred Students 

By Amadou Manjang  On Saturday, 25th November over a hundred students met their sponsor for the first time in twenty years. Verein Gambia-Hilfe Foundation is supporting...

NA Joint Committee Recommends D1 Million as Deposit for Presidential Candidates 

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly's Joint Committee on Regional Government and Human Rights has recommended an increase in the deposit for Presidential Candidates,...

National Assembly Adopts Report Seeking to Remove Provision Inimical to Freedom...

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly of the Gambia on Monday, 4 December adopted the report on the bill entitled "Criminal Offences Bill 2023"...

‘200,000 Gambians Directly Depend on Fisheries Sector’ – Minister

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow Tuesday told members of the National Assembly that approximately two hundred thousand (200,000) people are...

Assembly’s Defense Committee Asks Government to Give Paramilitary More Weapons 

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence on Monday, 4 December 2023 recommended that the Gambia Government should give more weapons...

Concerned Parliamentarians Call on ECOWAS to Lift Sanctions on Niger

By: Kebba AF Touray Some members of the Ecowas Parliament who describe themselves as “concerned parliamentarians”, have called on the authority of ECOWAS Heads of...

EOWAS Parliament Approves Bills to Boost Regional Electricity Market

By: Kebba AF Touray The ECOWAS Parliament has approved community bills during its second ordinary session in Abuja to boost the Regional Electricity Market (REM)....