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More Gaps Surface in BAC’s Controversial Deal with 5C Energy 

By Yankuba Jallow Additional testimony before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday has shed new light on previously undisclosed elements of the controversial...

Access to ID Cards Remains A Challenge for Gambians

By Nelson Manneh In a recent press conference, Ebrima Mboob, the Director General of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID), highlighted ongoing challenges faced by Gambians...

Chairman of Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency Testifies Before Lawmakers on Jammeh’s...

By Kebba AF Touray In a public hearing before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Ebrima Cham, Chairman of the...

BADGED MESSENGER OF FONI JARROL CONCLUDED HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE BRIKAMA MAGISTRATES...

By Louise Jobe Foni Jarrol District Tribunal badged messenger, Mr. Salifu Ceesay, on Wednesday 30th July 2025, continued and concluded his testimony narration before the...

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF ACCESS TO ID CARDS?

According to Halifa Sallah, there can be no country without citizens. Citizens must have national documents for their identification. Every citizen of a republic...

SEEDNUTS FOR FARMERS OR FOR SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME?

During the national tour of the president before the commencement of the 2024/2025 groundnut trade season farmers complained that their groundnut cropping season had...

NAWEC Uncovers Over 25 Illegal Electrical Connections at Former President’s Garden...

By Assan Bah  The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has uncovered more than two dozen alleged illegal electricity connections at the garden of former...

Former Brikama Chairman Under Fire for Mismanagement of Geology Funds

By Yankuba Jallow  Sheriffo Sonko, the former Chairman of the Brikama Area Council (BAC), appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday, 29...

Councillor Sheriffo Bai Sonko Linked to Controversial 5C Deal with Brikama...

By Yankuba Jallow  Sheriffo Sonko, who served as Chairman of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) from May 2018 to May 2023, has come under scrutiny...

Chairperson of Inquiry Warns Witnesses to Cooperate or Face Prosecution

By Kebba AF Touray  The Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee investigating the sale and disposal of assets linked to former President Yahya...

GTSC General Manager Testifies Before Lawmakers Investigating Jammeh’s Assets

By Kebba AF Touray  The General Manager of the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC), Seedy Kanyi, appeared on Monday, July 28, 2025, before the National...

Higher Education Experts Hold Sector Retreat

By Mariama Marong The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology has recently convened a three-day second quarter sector retreat with higher education experts...

Gambia Faces ‘Triple Burden of Malnutrition’, NaNA Director Warns

By Ndey Sowe The Executive Director of the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), Mr. Malang N. Fofana, has raised alarm over The Gambia’s growing struggle with...

Secretary to Cabinet Reveals Key Janneh Commission Records in Closed Confidential...

By Kebba AF Touray Secretary to Cabinet Alieu Njie has disclosed that some of the records relating to the implementation of the Janneh Commission’s recommendations...

BCC License Manager Again Fails to Justify Millions in Personal Bank...

By Yankuba Jallow  Pa Modou Ndow, Acting License Manager of the Banjul City Council (BCC), returned to the witness stand before the Local Government Commission...

Policewoman Battles Pain After Sukuta-Jabang Traffic Lights Shooting

By Louise Jobe Corporal Ancy Jawo survived what many did not. Shot in the line of duty at Sukuta traffic lights, in an ambush that...

GALGA Kicks Off Training on Gender Balanced Budgeting and Revenue Generation

The Gambia Local Government Association has commenced a three-day training for staff and stakeholders of the Banjul City Council (BCC) at McCarthy Square. Began on...

CJ Hosts Inaugural Meeting on Review of Land Dispute Adjudication System ...

A press release from the Judiciary issued on the 28 July, 2025, informed the general public that the Judiciary has organised an inaugural meeting...

Former BCC CEO and Revenue Collector Face Scrutiny Over Suppressed Funds,...

By Yankuba Jallow  The Local Government Commission of Inquiry has uncovered fresh details surrounding the suppression of D324,000 in council revenue, drawing both the former...

Young Man Sentenced for Theft of Over D150,000 in Cash and...

By Louise Jobe A young man identified as Musa Njie has been sentenced by the Brikama Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to breaking into a...