Friday, September 19, 2025

General News

Basse Area Council: General Council Rejected Internal Audit Findings on Finance...

By Makutu Manneh Ms Fatoumatta M. Saho, Internal Auditor at Basse Area Council, has informed the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that the General Council...

30 Young People Trained on Cyber Security, Digital Skills

By Nelson Manneh Kombo East District Youth Committee in partnership with Kuloro Youth Development Association (KYDA) and Gambia Cyber Security Alliance has over the weekend...

FPAC Recommends IGP to Probe Alleged Fraudulent Cases

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) on Monday, 18 September recommended the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Gambia...

Over D7 Billion Loan to SOEs Unrepaid- FPAC Says

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has revealed that a total of seven billion, three hundred and sixty-seven million, three...

MoTIE Signs MOU with Mansakonko Area Council, Wellingaraba VDC

By Ndey Sowe The ECOWAS National Office under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) on Thursday 14 September signed a Memorandum...

Foni Jarrol Residents Ask Nyoro Jarrol Community to Vacate Their Farmlands

By Nelson Manneh The Village Development Committee (VDC) of Jarrol in Foni Jarrol Constituency says it has asked the residents of Nyoro Jarrol to cease...

Judge Instructs Prosecution to File Briefs in Coup Trial 

Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Basiru V.P Mahoney has ordered the state law office to file their briefs of argument in the ongoing coup trial involving four...

Police Murder Suspect Identified as Former Casamance Fighter 

By Amadou Manjang The National Security Adviser Abubakarr Suleiman Jeng on Friday, 15 September informed the press that the suspect in the police shooting was...

Gambia to Spend over $30 Million to Improve Internet Services

By Kebba A.F. Touray The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Ousman Bah has informed the National Assembly that the Gambia is set to spend...

FPAC: Government generates over D90 million on confiscated timbers

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly dubbed FPAC has reported that the Gambia Government has generated revenue...

NHRC Engages NAMs on Human Rights Obligations

By Assan Bah The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has engaged National Assembly Members (NAMs) in a two-day capacity-building workshop on the country’s human rights...

NAMs Ratify 1970 UNESCO Convention

By Ndey Sowe Members of the National Assembly have on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 at the National Assembly in Banjul, ratified the 1970 UNESCO Convention...

GID Inaugurates New Immigration Post in Abuko   

By Nelson Manneh  The Gambia Immigration Department (GID), on Friday, 15 September inaugurated a new immigration post in Abuko, in the Kanifing Municipality. The building of...

UDP Leader Accuses Police of Unfair Treatment

The Secretary General and party leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has accused the Gambia Police Force of targeting his party militants. Lawyer Ousainou...

Paulo Djabi and his wife voluntarily surrender themselves to DLEA authorities

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Paulo Djabi and Nandine Pereira have voluntarily surrendered to the Drug Law enforcement officers. They handed themselves over after being arraigned...

FPAC Reports Virements of Over D67 Million Made Without Evidence

Kebba AF Touray  The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has stated that virement amounting to sixty-seven million, nine hundred and...

National Assembly FPAC Demands Repayment of Unused COVID-19 Funds

By Kebba  AF TourayThe Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC) on Thursday, 14 September gave an ultimatum to entities to...

Basse Area Council Acting Finance Manager Admits his Incompetency for Portfolio  

By Makutu Manneh  Mr Malafi Badjie, the Acting Finance Manager for Basse Area Council (BsAC) on Tuesday, 12 August admitted before the Local Government Commission...

4 Charged with Money Laundering & Drug Related Offences

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) Four (4) people have been charged with 15 counts of money laundering and drug related offences at the Kanifing Magistrate's Court...

Lawmakers Call for ‘Reintroduction of Draft Constitution’

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambian lawmakers have demanded the reintroduction of the draft constitution in the legislature.  The lawmakers made this demand Tuesday, 12 September...