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59 African migrants dead in shipwreck off Morocco 

By Biran Gaye A boat that departed from Zodiac in Morocco capsized off Moroccan sea on Saturday, 28 August, with 59 people, including 14 women...

Scores of Gambians including mother of a baby missing at sea

By Biran Gaye Scores of Gambians including a mother of a 6-month-old baby are reportedly missing and feared dead at sea. Migrant activists Yahya Sonko and...

Police release Journalist Justice Darboe on bail

Mr Momodou Justice Darboe a reporter of The Voice Newspaper was released on bail on Saturday. The police have charged Mr Darboe with false...

WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING ABOUT THE ENDLESS NUMBER OF YOUTHS...

Desperate young people, including pregnant women, lactating mothers and their children, continue to make the perilous journey across the Atlantic Ocean or Sahara Desert...

THE PRESIDENT RENEGES ON HIS PROMISE 

Presdent Adama Barrow, the candidate of Coalition 2016 made a clear commitment in his manifesto that all media related laws that were inimical to...

Police detain Justice Darboe, reporter of The Voice

Justice Darboe of The Voice is currently under police custody charged with false publication and broadcasting. The detention is in relation to a publication...

Security Guard Admits Depositing Over D300,000 in Manager’s Private Account

By Makutu Manneh  Alagie Jitteh, a security guard working  under the municipal police unit of the Kanifing Municipality has on Wednesday admitted before the Local...

FAO, Partners Validate FISH4ACP Updated Tanbi Co-Management Plan

By Kebba AF Touray and Ndey Sowe The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners, on Thursday, 26 September 2024 validated the FISH4ACP updated...

GPF, ECOMIG Conduct Joint Patrol of WCR 

By Louise Jobe  The Regional Command of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) in the West Coast Region (WCR) has conducted a joint security patrol of...

Senegal announces prosecution over budget deficits under former President Sall

By Biran Gaye Senegal’s justice minister has announced that legal proceedings would be instituted against some officials over budget deficits under Macky Sall’s regime. This comes following...

Prime Minister Sonko reveals mismanagement of 600 billion CFA during Sall’s...

By Biran Gaye Senegal’s prime minister on Thursday denounced the mismanagement of 600 billion of public finance by the former regime led by Macky Sall. Ousmane...

UTG Staff Association Holds Ordinary Congress

By Mariama Marong The Staff Association of the University of The Gambia (UTG) on Wednesday, September 26, 2024, held its ordinary congress at the UTG’s...

Latrikunda Market Master Questioned About Unaccounted D70,000 

By Makutu Manneh Ngoro Jobe, the Market Master for Latrikunda Market was on Thursday, questioned about an unaccounted Seventy Thousand Dalasi (D70,000), which the auditors...

IS THERE A DANGER OF A NUCLEAR WAR?

When Ukrainian forces went into Russia we were alarmed by the possible consequences. We therefore posed the question whether Russia had a nuclear war doctrine....

IMPUNITY IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY SAYS UN SECRETARY GENERAL

The United Nation was established to ensure that the atrocities of war which enraged and outraged the conscience of humankind during the first and...

Impact of fall of dalasi on debt stock is D7.56 billion

By Sariba Manneh The impact of the depreciation of the dalasi against other currencies on the debt stock of the country is a colossal 7,560...

Hakalang Road Workers Lament Unfair Treatment, Low Wages

By Assan Bah Workers at the Niumi – Hakalang road have lamented poor wages and alleged unfair treatment by the contractor (CSE).  According to the workers,...

Minister Gomez Embarks on Familiarisation  Visit to Schools in Region One

By Ndey Sowe The Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology (MOHERST), who also oversees the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE), Professor Pierre...

Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament Calls for Reforms to Consolidate Democratic Principles

By Kebba AF Touray The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Rt. Hon. Memounatou Ibrahima has challenged his colleague parliamentarians in the Regional Parliament to speed...

Former Prime Minister Ba’s recently formed New Responsibility forms coalition with...

By Biran Gaye The New Responsibility party, led by former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba, has formed alliance with the Socialist Party (PS) and other...