Saturday, November 23, 2024

General News

GSCC Wraps Up Training for Entrepreneurs

By Sariba Manneh The Gambia’ Start-up Chamber of Commerce with support from E&P Group in the Gambia, last Sunday wrapped-up a five-day training on product...

‘BoxeChinoise’ Federation to Host Maiden International Technical Training

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s ‘BoxeChinoise’ Federation is set to host its first international technical training course and national championship slated from the 27th...

Gambia Police Pronounces Major Drop in Crime, Road Accidents

By Nelson Manneh The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Seedy Mukhtar Touray, has revealed that major crime cases in The Gambia have decreased significantly, dropping...

Gov’t denies deciding to de-reserve part of Abuko Nature Reserve

The Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of information, has spoken in clear terms that it has no intention to de-reserve any bit...

GIZ Engages Police on Community Policing Strategy 

By Nelson Manneh The Community Policing Unit of The Gambia Police Force (GPF), in collaboration with the GIZ Police Program, is currently conducting a week-long...

Sinchu Sorrie School Resumes Operations Amid Land Dispute

By Assan Bah Pa Saidou Jallow, the Alkalo of Sinchu Sorrie Village in Kombo North, West Coast Region (WCR), has confirmed that Sinchu Sorrie Lower...

Cabinet Rebrands Ministry of Agriculture

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Agriculture has officially been renamed the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Security. This name change which was announced...

700 Flood Victims Registered, Says Gambia Red Cross 

By Madiba Singhateh In this week’s environmental column, we caught up with Mr. Abdoulie Faye, the Acting Secretary General of the Gambia Red Cross Society,...

GPU Unveils Plans for 2024 National Journalism Awards

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Press Union (GPU) Awards Committee unveiled detailed plans for the 2024 National Journalism Awards at a press conference held on...

Meeting of HR Managers of regional customs organisations underway in Banjul

By Mustapha Jallow Yankuba Darboe, the Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday officially opened the 12th meeting of the World Customs...

Gambian National Elected as President of African Youths Union

By Nelson Manneh Mr Ousman Jallow, a Gambian national was on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 elected as the president of the African Youths Union (AYU). Ousman...

Police Announce Fatal Car Accident in LRR

By Nelson Manneh & Louise Jobe The Gambia Police Force announced a fatal car crash that happened in The Lower River Region on Tuesday, September...

Ex-jungler Correa to stand trial in April 2025 after earlier postponement

Denver, Colorado – The trial against Michael Sang Correa, ex-jungler that was recently postponed by court, is set to start on 7th April 2025,...

Gambians Increasingly Support Democracy, But Discontent on Governance Grows – Survey...

By Nelson Manneh A new Afrobarometer survey reveals that while most Gambians favor democracy, many are increasingly frustrated with the country’s democratic governance. Conducted by the...

Trade Minister Calls for Promotion of Domestic Production to Shield the...

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Trade Minister, Babucarr Joof, has told the National Assembly that the only way to shield the country’s economy from...

GAMCOTRAP Enhances Media Practitioners’ Knowledge on Effects of FGM, SRHRs

By Ndey Sowe  In amplifying efforts to end FGM in The Gambia, GAMCOTRAP organized a training session to enhance media practitioners’ knowledge of the effects of...

Man Assaults Pateh Bah in Buduk Resulting in Bodily Injuries

By Louise Jobe  Pateh Bah, a resident of Buduk, Nianija in the Central River Region North was allegedly attacked and physically abused by one Dawda...

World Bank Doubles Portfolio in Gambia

By Makutu Manneh Ousmane Diagana, the World Bank Group’s Vice President for Western and Central Africa, has said the bank has doubled its portfolio in...

NCCE trains 20 aspiring female candidates on leadership

By Amadou Manjang Twenty (20) aspiring women politicians cum candidates in Janjanbureh have been trained by National Centre for Civic Education (NCCE) in partnership with...

Entrepreneurship, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Support Centre Inaugurated in Farafenni 

By Sariba Manneh   International Trade Centre (|TC) and UNFPA, in partnership with the Kerewan Area Council and the Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA),...