Sunday, July 6, 2025

Burning Issues

Over 5000 people internally displaced due to flash floods

By: Aja Musu Bah-Daffeh The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) based on its investigation, reports that 5,406 have been Internally Displaced across the communities affected...

HOW WILL THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS ON WATERWAYS BE EXECUTED?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Living condition in rural areas is very harsh due to low income because of low production. The consequence is the migration...

SSHFC Apologise To Jabang Estate Residents Over Flood Disaster

By Mustapha Jallow Officers of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) have apologised to victims of the recent floods at Jabang Housing Estate. The...

Physical Planning Threaten to Do Another Demolition Exercise in Salagi

By Mustapha Jallow The Department of Physical Planning has issued notices to vendors in Salagi threatening to carry out a demolition exercise on the 18th August...

ARE THE POLICE GETTING SET FOR A CORONER’S INQUEST ON THE...

QUESTION OF THE DAY On Saturday 6th August, Fakebba Colley died while in police custody. According to the law if a person dies in police or...

DOES THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAVE A STOCK OF MATERIALS?

QUESTION OF THE DAY For relief aid to be effective the National Disaster Management Agency should have a stock of relief materials to handle emergencies...

Residents of Tabokoto Urge NAWEC to Restore Their Taps

By Assan Bah Residents of Tabokoto / Piccadilly junction on Thursday August 4th 2022, renewed their calls for the nation's utility company NAWEC, to restore...

Recent Heavy Downpours Affects Households In URR

By Lamin Fatty Recent heavy downpours which caused flash floods on Wednesday 3rd August 2022, has affected numerous household in Upper River Region The downpour which...

WHAT LESSONS CAN WE LEARN FROM KENYA?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Despite the violent elections from 1992 to 2017 the term limit honoured by outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta may give Kenya a new...

CAN A PRESS RELEASE HAVE ANY LEGAL EFFECT?

QUESTION OF THE DAY An Act of the National Assembly is part of the laws of The Gambia and is made by the National Assembly...

Fuel Marketing Companies Threaten To Stop Operations 

By Ndey Sowe Fuel Marketing Companies in The Gambia have threatened to quit selling fuel in the country if the Gambia Government fails to review...

WHEN WILL THE EXILES FROM KERR MOT ALI HAVE JUSTICE?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Residents of Kerr Mot Ali who are followers of Ndigal were forced into exile in Senegal during the Jammeh era. When...

Unprecedented Heavy Downpours Leaves Tens of Families Homeless Within KM

By Nelson Manneh Many families within the Kanifing Municipality (KM), have been left homeless as a result of last weekend's long hours of unprecedented heavy...

Commuters Lament Bad Feeder Roads In Farato Bojang-Kunda

By Assan Bah  Commuters using the Farato Bojang-Kunda have lamented the bad feeder road conditions in their area while calling on the government to respond...

‘Government Should Establish Peace, Reconciliation Commission With Clear Mandate To Promote...

TRRC The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, TRRC in its Investive Report and Recommendations to the Government of the Gambia stated there the said Government...

Continuous Downpour Causes Flooding, Destruction of Properties in GBA

By Momodou Jarju Saturday’s heavy downpour which continued till Sunday morning has caused flooding in the Greater Banjul Area (GBA), with reports on social media...

NOW THAT THE FORMER CHIEF OF SABACH SANJAL IS GONE, WHAT...

The former chief of Sabach Sanjal, Mr Sait Gaye has passed away. He was laid to rest with questions still hanging on his removal....

WHAT WILL THE PRESIDENT SAY TOMORROW IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Good governance is about transparency, accountability and probity in all the undertakings of those who are given responsibility to preside over...

Physical Planning Director: Land Allocated To NAWEC in Salagi is Reserved Land

By Mustapha Jallow  Mamudou Manjang, Director of the Department of Physical Planning and Housing, on Thursday clarified that the Sukuta-Salagi land is a reserved place...

WHAT IS PRICE OF BLOCKING PURCHASE OF 250 BAGS OF FERTIISER...

QUESTION OF THE DAY The refusal to sell 250 bags of fertilizer to the village of Palen Wolof has undermined a progressive consumer cooperative scheme...