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GRA Still Struggles To Collect D13.5 Billion

As Tasked By Government By Mustapha Jallow Yankuba Darboe, Commissioner General of The Gambia Revenue Authority on Tuesday said his institution is still struggling to collect...

NHRC Validates Universal Periodic Review, Midterm Assessment Report

By Nelson Manneh The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Thursday August 4th 2022, validated the Universal Periodic Review or Midterm Assessment Report. The Commission stated...

PURA EMPOWERS CONSUMERS TO CHOOSE TO RECEIVE UNSOLICITED SMS

By: Kebba AF Touray PURA at Headquarters yesterday, inaugurated the DND guideline, which seeks to empower consumers to choose or not to choose to receive...

Nafa Program Likely To Be Extended In Urban Gambia

By Ndey Sowe Dr Amat Bah, Executive Director of the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), who doubles as the Project Coordinator of the Social Safety Net...

Kenya Elections: Former Botswana President to head Commonwealth Observer Group

The Commonwealth has announced the appointment of Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae to lead its observer group for Kenya’s upcoming general elections. The 20-person Group...

NHRC To Monitor Implementation Of  TRRC Recommendations

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in its Investigative Report and Recommendations to The Gambia Government, said the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)...

CAN A PRESS RELEASE HAVE ANY LEGAL EFFECT?

QUESTION OF THE DAY An Act of the National Assembly is part of the laws of The Gambia and is made by the National Assembly...

THE 2022 ANNUAL BUDGET

a.    A budget consists of the income (revenue and grants) on the one hand and expenditure and net-lending on the other hand. b.   The last...

Vaccinated Gambians Challenge Compatriots to Take COVID-19 Jab

By: Kebba AF Touray Some Gambians who have taken their COVID-19 vaccine have challenged their Gambian compatriots to take the COVID-19 jab. They argued that vaccination...

Fuel Marketing Companies Threaten To Stop Operations 

By Ndey Sowe Fuel Marketing Companies in The Gambia have threatened to quit selling fuel in the country if the Gambia Government fails to review...

Vendors Voice Frustration on Uncollected Garbage at Coastal Road Market

By Assan Bah Vendors who sell along the coastal road market in Old Yundum, have voiced their frustration and concern on the uncollected garbage at...

Gambia College Graduates Narrate Their Difficulty

In Accessing Their Attestations By Assan Bah / Amadou Manjang Getting into the Gambia College (GC) is not as difficult as graduating from this institution....

Dept. of Water Resources Predicts Above Average Rainfall For 2022

By Nelson Manneh The Department of Water Resources has predicted the rainfall for the 2022 wet season to be above average as more rain is...

NAM For Niamina Dankunku Links Poor Pensions to Poor Salary

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Member for Niamina Dankunku Samba Jallow, has attributed the low pension payment of retirees to the poor salary...

EWC Recommends IEC To Publish Election Results on its Website

By Nelson Manneh Elections Watch Committee (EWC) has recommended for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to publish all election results including the 2021 presidential and...

Banjulian Rapper Receives D30,000 Compensation From Gambia Police

By Mustapha Jallow Sheriff Camara, the Banjulian rapper alias ‘Chipa Yi,’ has received D30,000 from The Gambia Police Force (GPF) as part of a compensation...

WHEN WILL THE EXILES FROM KERR MOT ALI HAVE JUSTICE?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Residents of Kerr Mot Ali who are followers of Ndigal were forced into exile in Senegal during the Jammeh era. When...

AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICE IN GOVERNANCE: THE POLICE AND RAPPER...

In any democratic dispensation employees of the state and state agencies, be they civil servants, security or defence forces, or others holding public office,...

‘Partners That Signed MoU With TRRC Need To Respect Agreements’ TRRC

The defunct Truth-Seeking body (TRRC), in its recommendations to the Government of the Gambia emphasised that partners who have signed Memoranda with the Commission...

Unprecedented Heavy Downpours Leaves Tens of Families Homeless Within KM

By Nelson Manneh Many families within the Kanifing Municipality (KM), have been left homeless as a result of last weekend's long hours of unprecedented heavy...