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Petitions Committee Recommends Reprimand of GT Board Contracts Committee Chairman

By: Kebba AF Touray The Public Petitions Committee has recommended for the Chairman of the Gambia Tourism Board Chairman to be reprimanded. The Committee also tasked...

Drivers Call for Rehabilitation of New Tanji Car Park

By Madi S. Njie Lamin Darboe, president of Tanji drivers’ association, said a place has been designated for them to use as a car park, but...

GGC explains debt queried by farmers 

By Mustapha Jallow The Deputy Managing Director of the National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC), formerly GGC, Lamin Sanneh, has denied claims by...

NA committee recommends expungement of sentences with hard labour in Gambia

By Momodou Jarju The National Assembly Human Rights Committee and Constitutional Matters has called for the expungement of sentences with hard labour in The Gambia. The...

UTG Students Demand Action: Protest Grievances Against Administration

Nelson Manneh Scores of students from the University of The Gambia (UTG) gathered in front of the Vice Chancellor's office in Kanifing on Wednesday morning,...

JAC CEO Accepts Local Councils Are Corrupt

By Makutu Manneh Mr Samba M.K Leigh, Chief Executive Officer of Janjanbureh Area Council (JAC), has told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that Local...

“I am not Aware of Government’s Contributions towards Upkeep of ECOMIG...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Defence Minister, Serign Modou Njie, has told the National Assembly that he is not aware of any contributions that...

Vice President Tables Bill to Establish Social Protection Fund

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Vice President, Muhammed B.S Jallow on Tuesday, 12 March, 2024 appeared before the legislature and tabled the bill entitled...

VP Jallow Says Unpaid COVID-19 Fund of over D1 Million Referred...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Vice President, Muhammed BS Jallow, has told Lawmakers that unpaid Covid-19 funds meant for students amounting to a million,...

Police Arrest Three for Alleged Possession of Counterfeit US Dollar Notes

By Nelson Manneh The Deputy Spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force Cadet Assistant Superintending Modou Musa Sisawo, on Tuesday, 12 March 2024 informed this medium that the...

Unbudgeted funds derail gov’t promised payment of allowances to public servants

By Momodou Jarju The Minister for Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination & Delivery, has informed National Assembly members that the derailment in effecting payment...

THE NEED FOR CLARITY ON SOCIAL PROTECTION MEASURES:  SOCIAL PROTECTION FUND...

The level of employment and self-employment in the country must be accurately determined in order to create a data base on the number of...

NYC Concludes Regional Dialogue on Irregular Migration  

By Nelson Manneh The National Youths Council (NYC) has recently concluded a six-day regional dialogue on irregular migration in the North Bank, Central River and...

Merck Foundation CEO, Africa’s First Ladies Mark International Women’s Day 2024

By Nelson Manneh Merck Foundation marked International Women Day 2024 through their “More Than a Mother” programme which was launched in 2016 to empower women...

‘THE PATRIOTS’ Association Holds Massive Environmental Cleansing Exercise

By Nelson Manneh ‘THE PATRIOTS’ Association on Sunday, 10 March 2024 conducted a massive environmental cleansing exercise in Serrekunda. The new Civic Association ‘THE PATRIOTS’, formed by...

30 Banjul Youth Trained on Heritage Tour Guiding

By Lamin Njie, Information Officer, Ministry of Tourism The National Centre for Arts and Culture in collaboration with Banjul-Ostend Link, on Friday 8th March 2024...

Justice Jaiteh Admits Some Cautionary and Voluntary Statements of Defendant Ousainou...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Ebrima Jaiteh in his ruling in the voir-dire trial involving Ousainou Bojang and the State, admitted some statements made by...

Justice Minister proffers amendment in criminal offences bill to replace cited...

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Dawda A Jallow, has proposed the amendment of Clause 11 sub-section (3) of...

GPF Launches “Operation Fight Kush” Special Task Force

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force has taken decisive action against drug-related crimes in the Greater Banjul Area with the initiation of "Operation Fight...

 Gambia does not punish price hike

By Amadou Manjang The Gambia currently does not have any law that punishes price hike or control prices. According to the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of...