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Registrar General Tells Lawmakers Some Cancelled Jammeh Properties Were Later Sold

By Kebba AF Touray The Registrar General, Abdoulie Colley, has disclosed that some properties initially identified as belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh and later...

Ex-Kerewan Chairman Faces Questions Over Unaccounted Millions

By Yankuba Jallow Malamin I.L. Bojang, former Chairman of the Kerewan Area Council, on Wednesday reappeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry to face...

CRR-South Youth Trained on Civic Rights and Leadership

By Mariama Marong In an effort to raise awareness among young people about their rights and responsibilities, Kudang Apex, in partnership with ActionAid International The...

Medical Health Service Credit Union Holds AGM

By Kebba AF Touray The Medical and Health Services Cooperative Credit Union (MHSCCU) held its 2025 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, July 19, under the...

NEA Rallies Stakeholders for Ocean Treaty Action 

By Madiba Singhateh In a significant move towards ocean governance and environmental sustainability, the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Wednesday, 23rd July 2025, convened a...

Gambia presents its Voluntary National Review reports to the United Nations

The Gambian delegation is currently attending a High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York to presents their Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports on their...

Stakeholder Engagement Event Strengthens Collaboration for Gambia Port Operations

The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), in collaboration with its concessionaire, Alport, hosted a significant stakeholder engagement event on Wednesday, July 23 aimed at enhancing...

WHAT NEXT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM?

This question was put to Halifa Sallah, since he recommended constitutional reforms through constitutional amendments. He indicated the following: A constitution is not a sacred...

MPOX PRESS RELEASE SHOULD BE UPGRADED

The best practice in dealing with a dangerous illness is to prevent it. Medical policy makers and practitioners are duty bound to track the...

Nema-Kunku Residents Fear Flooding as Rains Leave Streets Submerged

By Nelson Manneh With the rainy season in full swing, residents of Nema-Kunku and nearby Nema-Alkali are growing increasingly alarmed over the rising risk of...

Health Ministry Confirms First Case of Monkey Pox in The Gambia

By Nelson Manneh The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of Monkey Pox (Mpox) in The Gambia, detected through the country’s routine surveillance...

Where Religion Once Served a Repressive Regime, Gambia’s Clergy Seek Redemption

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives For decades faith in The Gambia was weaponised — not as a source of healing, but as a tool...

Registrar General Testifies on Jammeh’s Seized Assets: “I Never Saw the...

By Kebba AF Touray In his appearance before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee investigating the assets of former President Yahya Jammeh, Registrar General Abdoulie...

Former Kerewan Chairman Deflects Blame as Audit Reports Reveal Chronic Financial...

By Yankuba Jallow Malamin I.L. Bojang, the former chairman of the Kerewan Area Council, returned to the witness stand on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, before...

Youths Demand Greater Investment from Janjanbureh Area Council

By Mariama Marong In a dialogue aimed at reshaping youth development in Central River Region South, the Niamina West Yiriwa Kafo (NWYK) convened a high-level...

Gunjur-Berending Demarcation Stalls Amid Kartong Opposition

By Hatab Nyang and Louise Jobe The ongoing boundary demarcation exercise between Gunjur, Berending, and Madina Salam has come to an abrupt halt since Monday,...

WHEN WILL THE NRA EMPLOY INSPECTORS TO VISIT AREAS WHERE DRAINS...

Contractors must have inspectors on the ground for work to be done efficiently and effectively. There is no civil works without qualified personnel hired...

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE DESTITUTES

It is very common for policy makers to refer to those they classify as vulnerable groups in society. Such groups comprise people living below...

Calls Grow to Protect Victims’ Families from Inheritance Disputes Over Reparations

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives  Concern is rising among civil society actors over growing confusion between reparations and inheritance in The Gambia’s transitional justice...

Nafa Cash Transfer Set for Expansion to 16 More Districts

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia’s flagship social protection initiative under the RISE Project is set to expand the Nafa Cash Transfer Programme to sixteen (16)...