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Former BCC Finance Director Discusses Irregular Invoicing & Fuel Allocations

By Makutu Manneh The former Finance Director of the Banjul City Council (BCC) has disclosed to the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that the Council’s...

California State University Awards Gambia’s Chief Justice

His Lordship Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow has been awarded the 2025 Peace and Justice Award by California State University on 26 April 2025...

Security Guard Testifies in United Vegetable Oil Robbery TrialBy Kemeseng Sanneh...

A security guard, who was off duty during a violent robbery at United Vegetable Oil Company on New Year’s Eve, took the witness stand...

2 Suspected Migrant Smugglers Arrested in Failed ‘Backway’ Attempt

By Biran Gaye The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has apprehended two suspected migrant smugglers in what officials described as a major breakthrough in the country’s...

Girls Lead the Way as Trust Bank Honours Gambia’s Top GABECE...

By Ndey Sowe Trust Bank on Tuesday, 6 May 2025, celebrated academic brilliance and potential at the Dunas Hotel in Kololi, where it honoured the...

ECOWAS Parliament Meets to Discuss Cost of Air Transportation

By: Kebba AF Touray The ECOWAS Parliament, through its joint committee on Infrastructure, Agriculture, the Environment, Natural Resources, Energy and Mines, has commenced a second...

GPU President Says Cybercrime Bill 2023 Could Derail Accountability, Transparency 

By Assan Bah  Isatou Keita, the President of the Gambia Press Union (GPU), has sharply criticized the Cybercrime Bill 2023, calling it a threat to...

NDMA, Qatar Charity Launch D144 Million Project in The Gambia

By Kebba AF Touray The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and the Qatar Charity Gambia Office have launched a sweeping $2 million (approximately D144 million)...

TANGO Donates Over 2,000 Educational Materials to Boost Learning Institutions

By Assan Bah The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (TANGO) has donated a total of 2,070 sets of books to three major educational institutions in The...

Gambia Launches E-Extension Platform to Bridge Agriculture Advisory Gap

By: Kebba AF Touray In The Gambia, where the ratio of agricultural extension workers to farmers currently stands at a staggering 1:3000, efforts to close...

NaNA, Partners Train IPC Networks on Life-Changing Tools

By Ndey Sowe The National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), in partnership with the Department of Community Development (DCD) and the Directorate of Social Welfare (DSW), has...

Cardinals Mull Pope Francis’ Proxy as Vatican Prepares for Conclave and...

By Nelson Manneh The Catholic Church entered a pivotal phase Monday as the nine-day mourning period for Pope Francis formally concluded, setting the stage for...

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

Protocol: Without much ado, I wish to thank the Gambia Press Union for the opportunity to speak on a topic that is shaping the current...

Migration Myths: The Impact of Social Media on Gambian Dreams of...

By Sankulleh Gibril Janko "I thought I’d find a job as soon as I landed, and my life would be perfect, just like the people...

IS DEMOLITION IN OLD YUNDUM THE ANSWER?

Foroyaa has received complaints that well-constructed buildings have been demolished, and has sent a reporter there to see the outcome of the demolition, which...

SETTLEMENT OF GROUNDNUT TRADE ISSUES SHOULD BE TIME BOUND 

Foroyaa is receiving complaints about the lack of settlement of dues to farmers more than a month after the end of the 2024/2025 groundnut...

Some Farmers in NBR Say They Are Still Not Paid

By Assan Bah Farmers in the North Bank Region (NBR) say they have not been paid for their groundnut produce, more than two months after...

Department of Physical Planning Demolish Structures in Old Yundm

By Assan Bah Mamadou Jallow, a victim of the recent demolition exercise carried out by the Department of Physical Planning and Housing in Old Yundum,...

Police Investigating Suspected Murder in Tanji

 By Nelson Manneh The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Gambia Police Force (GPF), Cadet Assistant Superintendent Modou Musa Sisawo, said police officers in Tujereng...

Essa Faal vows to unite opposition following his resignation from ICC

Gambian lawyer and politician Essa Faal has vowed to bring together the opposition to unseat President Adama Barrow ahead of the 2026 presidential election. Mr...