Tuesday, May 13, 2025

General News

Tax leaders discuss ways to reduce rate of debts in Africa

By Mustapha Jallow Scores of tax administrators and experts in West Africa on Wednesday discussed a way forward to reduce the high rate of debts...

Gambian Artists Validate Draft Regulation for National Endowment Fund

By Ndey Sowe Gambian artists from across the creative sectors have validated the Draft Regulation on the National Endowment Fund for Arts enacted by the...

IEC Briefs Stakeholders Ahead of Local Government Elections

By Nelson Manneh The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday 1st February 2023, engaged political parties and police officers ahead of the 2023 Local Government Elections....

Members of BCC Appear Before FPAC

By: Kebba AF Touray The Banjul City Council (BCC) yesterday 1st of February 2023, appeared before the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) for the...

Fourth Accused Person In Koina Caste Trial Absconds

By Lamin Fatty One Banta Gumanneh, the fourth accused person in the long awaited criminal trial that emanated from the Koina caste scuffle of 2019,...

Janjangbureh Area Council Generated D12 Million In 2019

By: Kebba AF Touray Mr. Lamin Jassey, Director of Finance at the Janjang Bureh Area Council, has disclosed to the Finance and Public Accounts Committee...

Fish Prices Soar, Vendors Complain

By Fatoumatta Conteh The rising prices of the different species of fish in the Gambia is on the hike and showing no sign of relenting....

IPW Conference On Taxation Underway In Gambia

By Mustapha Jallow The 2nd International Professional Women Conference (IPWC) under the aegis of Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT) and the Chartered Institute of...

IPC Assesses GNPC in-Country Support Programme

By Ndey Sowe The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Senior Manager, Carolin Rickers, has concluded a three-day in-country support programme training for members of the Gambia...

Kerewan Area Council to Reappear Before FPAC

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly says Kerewan Area Council (KAC) is being asked to reappear...

Joint Legislative Committee Proposes Increment of Deposit for Presidential Candidates

By: Kebba AF Touray The Legislative Joint Committee on Regional Government, Human and Constitutional Matters of the National Assembly has proposed an increment of deposit...

GADHOH, GIP Trains Young Interpreters On Ethics

By Sariba Manneh The Gambia Association for the Deaf and Hard of hearing (GADHOH), in collaboration with Gambia Interpreters Project, recently trained young interpreters on...

Suspected Mentally Challenged Adult Allegedly Kills Minors

Information released by the Gambia Police Force (GPF) on their Facebook Page on the 29th of January 2023, indicates that two under age minors...

President Barrow Calls for Implementation of Anti-Littering Law

By Makutu Manneh As President Adama Barrow led the reintroduced National Cleansing Exercise called ‘Set Settal,’ he requested for the relevant authorities to implement the...

Ministry of Communication Updates on Activities, Achievements  

By Makutu Manneh The Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy has updated the public on its activities and their vision for the next five years...

Gambian Migrant Dies, Others Rescued Off Cape Verde Island

By Biran Gaye Rescue teams in Cape Verde have recovered eighty eight migrants including dozens of Gambians from a canoe that was adrift, off this...

Symposium On Food System Adaptation In A Changing Environment Held

By Madiba Singhateh The Ministry of the Environment Climate Change and Natural Resources last 25th January 2023, held a symposium on Food System Adaptation in...

Women Vegetable Gardeners Solicit Assistance to Fence Their Garden

By Nelson Manneh Women vegetable gardeners in the villages of Bonto, Tunjina and Kuloro solicit immediate assistance from philanthropists, non-Governmental Organizations and government institutions to...

Central Bank Agrees With ‘De La Rue’ For Supply of New...

The Central Bank of The Gambia has recently announced that it has reached agreement with the British high-security paper and printing technology company De...

“Public Processes Appear Vulnerable To Corruption”

IMF Senior Economist Says By: Kebba AF Touray Olivier Basdevant, Senior Economist with the International Monetary Fund, said public processes appear vulnerable to corruption. Basdevant made...