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SASASNET-NBTE TRAIN STAKEHOLDERS ON RPL IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in Nigeria, with funding from the federal Tertiary...
Ghana Invites Sahel Leaders to ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Launch
By Kebba AF Touray
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has extended a formal invitation to the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger...
IMF Backs Gambia with $82M Deal
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Government of The Gambia on two critical fronts: a Resilience and Sustainability...
Local Government Commission Investigates BCC’s D1.3 Million Contract for Coconut Seedlings
By Makutu Manneh
The Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday continued with its investigation into the transparency and accountability of a 2020 procurement deal...
Four Portuguese Women Acquitted in Cocaine Case
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
A High Court judge in Banjul has acquitted four Portuguese women in a major cocaine trafficking case, ruling that the prosecution...
Police Seize $23,100 & 57.5 Million CFA in Suspected Counterfeit Currency
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia Police Force arrested a Nigerian national and recovered a substantial quantity of suspected counterfeit foreign currency, in what law enforcement...
Government stops the salaries of 1424 ghost public servants
The Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination & Delivery through the Personnel Management Office carried out two phases of Staff Audit in...
Supreme Court Rules in Favour of KMC Declares Government Action Unconstitutional
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
KMC Mayor, Talif Bensouda
The Supreme Court of The Gambia has ruled in favour of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), declaring that actions...
Gambia’s Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for Yankuba Touray
Affirms Murder Conviction
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Supreme Court of the Gambia has set aside the death sentence of Yankuba Touray, a former military junta...
Ex-Jungler Micheal Sang Correa Convicted of Torture in U.S
By Mustapha Jallow
A U.S. federal jury on Tuesday found Michael Sang Correa, a former member of Jammeh’s notorious paramilitary unit known as the Junglers,...
Supreme Court Says It Has Powers to Hear FGM Case
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Supreme Court of the Gambia on Tuesday ruled that it has the jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality...
Seedy Keita Hands Over EBID Chairmanship to Ghana’s Finance Minister
By Yankuba Jallow, Special Report
The 23rd Ordinary Session of the Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has wrapped...
CityLink Probe Reveals D13.8 Million Dustbin Deal Reached Without Market Survey
By Makutu Manneh
A senior finance official at the Banjul City Council on Monday appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, facing tough questions...
Green-Up Gambia Founder Testifies in CityLink Probe
By Makutu Manneh
Kemo Fatty, the founder of the environmental advocacy group Green-Up Gambia, told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday that he...
Public Service Minister Announces 15% Increase in Police Rent Allowance
By Kebba AF Touray
The Minister for Public Service, Baboucarr Bouy, has informed Members of the National Assembly that the rent allowance for police officers...
EBID Grants $10 Million Loan to Gambia to Boost Food Security
By Yankuba Jallow
The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, has announced a $10 million public sector...
Fanta Quiz Crowns Top School, Kicks Off 13th Edition with Bigger Vision
By Ndey Sowe
The awards ceremony for the 12th edition (2024–2025) of the National Fanta Science and Mathematics Quiz, along with the launch of the...
UNICEF Meets Government to Advance Children Welfare
By Ndey Sowe
As a demonstration of their commitment to deliver tangible results for children and adolescents in the country, UNICEF-Gambia has held its first...
NARI Empowers Farmers, Extension Workers with Smart Irrigation Management
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), in collaboration with the International Centre for Bio saline Agriculture (ICBA), concluded a five-day Hands-On Training on Irrigation...
ACHPR Gears Up for Second Joint Special Mechanism Forum in Gambia
By Kebba AF Touray
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is gearing up for its second joint special mechanism forum in the...
