Monday, December 23, 2024

General News

Police Arraign 7 Soldiers on Treason Charges

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Police have Friday arraigned five (5) soldiers and two (2) officers arrested in connection to the alleged December foiled coup on...

Women Vendors Decry Sanitary Condition of Brikama Market

By Sariba Manneh Vendors at the Brikama Market, particularly women, have raised major concerns regarding the environmental sanitation of the market which they say is...

President Receives Rice Donation

Information received from State house indicate that President Adama Barrow yesterday Thursday 5th January 2023, received on behalf of Gambians 1,996 tons of parboiled...

Court Adjourns Case to Hear Sam Phatty Virtually

By Louise Jobe Trial Magistrate Peter Ado Che of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court has adjourned the matter involving Samsideen Phatty against two media personalities to...

Court Visits Drug Squad Facility Housing Cocaine

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Zainab Ngui Mboov of the Bakau High Court has on Wednesday, 4th Janauary visited the DLEAG facility in Bijilo housing...

Janjangbureh Prison Officers Claim Two Years Unpaid Allowances

By Lamin Fatty Janjangbureh prison officers have demanded their unpaid allowance for the past two years now, and indicate that they have been depending on...

ECOWAS, Gambia Government Officially Launch NCCRM Centre

By Ndey Sowe Officials of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the Government of The Gambia, recently launched the National...

Teachers Commence Industrial Action

By Assan Bah / Nelson Manneh Schools from Regions 1 and 6 have officially opened but learning remains as no teachers could be found in...

Twenty Five GRA Staff Conclude Training On Revenue Law

By Mustapha Jallow About twenty five staff from the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), concluded a five day intensive training on revenue laws. The training was...

“Cost Of Parliamentary Politics Is Driven By Patronage

Biran Gaye The Centre for Research and Policy Development (CRPD) Gambia, a non-governmental organization and democracy advocate, in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy...

Aspiring Independent Candidate Speaks Ahead of BAC Elections 

By Louise Jobe Lamin Jammeh, a native of Kombo Sukuta, has disclosed to this medium last weekend, his intention to contest in the upcoming Local...

Gambians Express Concern With Soaring Cost Of Rent

By Fatoumatta Conteh & Amadou Manjang Gambians and residents of the Gambia, continue to raise their worries and concerns about the skyrocketing cost of house...

Momodou Sabally’s Lawyers Withdraw Their Motion

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lawyers Bory S. Touray and Abdoulie Fatty for Momodou Sabally have withdrawn their motion that sought to challenge his prolonged detention. Lawyer...

Teachers to Embark On Nationwide Industrial Strike

By Assan Bah The Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU), has issued a notice yesterday Tuesday January 3rd 2023, informing teachers and other education personnel across the...

Gambia Loses Over Two Billion Dalasi Annually Due to Road Traffic...

By Lamin Njie, Ministry of Transport It is estimated that each year, road traffic deaths and injuries cost the Gambia over two billion dalasi in...

Suspects in “Kololi” murder remanded 

By Mustapha Jallow  The three (3) suspects who were allegedly involved in killing a young adult in Kololi were arraigned in court and later remanded,...

Court Remands Three in Connection to December Foiled Coup Plot

By Louise Jobe A trial magistrate in Banjul on Tuesday, 3rd January remanded two civilians and one police officer in connection to the foiled coup...

Low Sales of Groundnuts at ‘Seccos’

By Lamin Fatty Secco (buying point) presidents decried the low sales of groundnut at their seccos. This reporter went round seccos in all the districts of...

Baja Kunda Ward Generates D1Million Revenue in 5 Years

By: Kebba AF Touray Omar Garry, the Councillor for Baja Kunda Ward, disclosed that the Ward generated a total revenue of one million and one...

PDOIS Selects Two Candidates Ahead of March Local Government Elections

By: Kebba AF Touray from Wellingara Yareh, Wuli East, URR The People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) party on Sunday 1st January 2023,...