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More BAC Councillors Testify On ‘Salibo’ Allowances

By Makutu Manneh / Aji Fatou Ceesay More Councillors from the Brikama Area Council (BAC) on Monday, 2 September 2024, continued to testify before members...

Finance Minister to Brief NAMs on Annual Budget Implementation

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, is scheduled to appear before lawmakers to deliver a ministerial statement on...

BAC Spends Over D2 Million on ‘Set-Settal’ in 2020

By Makutu Manneh Lead Counsel Patrick Gomez of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, yesterday, 3rd September 2024, informed Brikama Area Council’s former Chief Executive...

Former BAC CEO, Finance Director Asked about Council’s Yearly Assessments 

By Makutu Manneh & Aji Fatou Ceesay The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Modou Jonga and Finance Director Alagie Jeng of Brikama Area Council (BAC)...

ECOWAS Parliament Commences Meeting to Promote Health Services, Education

By Kebba AF Touray The Parliament of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS Parliament), on Tuesday, 3rd September 2024, commenced another delocalized...

Portuguese National, Others Arrested with Suspected Cocaine at Airport

By Nelson Manneh The Public Relations Officer of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG), Mr Ousman Saidyba, yesterday informed this medium that a...

Trade ministry engages Gambian journalists, CSOs on Free Trade Protocols 

By Mustapha Jallow The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) with its local partners on Tuesday engaged 15 reporters from various media...

Caritas Gambia Implements Climate Smart Wash Project at St Francis School  

By Nelson Manneh The Catholic Development Office (Caritas Gambia) has implemented the Climate Smart Wash Project at St Francis Upper and Senior Secondary School, Kunkujang...

MoHERST Says Central Bank Processing Payment of Stipend to Gambian Students...

By Sariba Manneh Gambian Students in Morocco recently informed this medium that they were experiencing severe hardships due to delays in receiving their stipends from...

MRCG / LSHTM Hosts Collaborative Training with Stakeholders on Bio-informatics

The Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM) recently conducted a four-day Basic Linux...

PURA Says Apogee FZC Not Issued with Licence 

By Kebba AF Touray The Management of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Monday said the authority had not reviewed the application for recommendation of...

DLEA-G’s Border Agents Seize Significant Quantities of Banned Drugs

By Nelson Manneh  Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency-The Gambia (DLEA-G), have seized significant quantities of cocaine and ecstasy pills at the Giboro and...

WILL BRAZIL EXERCISE SUBREGIONAL SOLIDARITY BY MEDIATING TO SOLVE THE ELECTORAL...

Oil rich Venezuela is steadily sinking into crisis. It has the wealth to make the country and people prosperous. This however is not possible...

THE DANGER OF A LOW EXPORT AND HIGH IMPORT ECONOMY

The government should go back to basics. The foundation of development of a country is its productive base. Infrastructural development could be based on...

BAC Finance Director Testifies on Revenue Collector’s Non-Deposit of D4.3 Million 

By Makutu Manneh Alagie Jeng, the Finance Director of Brikama Area Council (BAC) has appeared before members of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry to...

MoHERST Signs MoU With Chinese Counterparts to Advance TVET Programs

By Sariba Manneh  The Ministry for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), on Friday 23 August 2024, received a ministerial delegation from the People’s...

Migrant boat carrying Gambians missing

By Biran Gaye The migrant boat that departed from Mbour, Senegal almost mid-August is reportedly missing, sending shockwaves among loved ones and activists as they...

Farmers Become Hopeful As Heavy Pour Prevails

By Lamin Fatty Hopes of farmers rejuvenated as heavy down pour prevails across Central River Region (CRR) and Upper River Region (URR), after a long...

Finance Ministry Officials Testify in Fuel Saga

By Kebba AF Touray The Ministry for Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) through its Permanent Secretary Abdoulie Jallow and Baboucarr Jobe, Deputy Finance Ministry, appeared...

Leaders of dock workers want the President to reform stevedoring

The leadership of The Gambia Dock and Maritime Workers want President Barrow to consider reforming stevedoring in The Gambia to become independent. Stevedoring is the...