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WHEN WILL THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASS THE APPROPRIATION BILL 2025?

There are two major Bills in the hands of the National Assembly that are of major national concern – the Appropriation Bill 2025 and...

THE GOOD THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO LIVE AFTER THEM: IN REMEMBRANCE...

It is Shakespeare’s saying that the evil that men do lives after them and the good is often interred with their bones. He must...

Sukuta-Salagi Protest Persists Amid Police Intervention

By Madiba Singhateh The ongoing tensions surrounding Sukuta-Salagi Forest took a new turn on Saturday as community members and environmentalists defied police intervention to address...

ECOWAS Parliament Approves Budget of Over 418 Million UA

By Kebba AF Touray The ECOWAS Parliament adopted its budget of four hundred and eighteen million, sixty-two thousand and nine hundred and twenty-seven UA (418,062,927...

Budget Deficit Expected to Slow Down to 5.1 Billion

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia's Finance Minister, Seedy Keita, has said that overall budget deficit is expected to slow down to D5.1 billion. He said...

GCCI Holds Forum to Boost Businesses

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), on Thursday, 12 December 2024, hosted a business forum as part of their efforts to...

MoBSE Launches Africa’s First Master’s Program in EMIS to Advance Data-Driven...

By Abdou Mbye  Communication Officer, MoBSE The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE), in collaboration with the University of The Gambia (UTG) and the University...

WHAT IS THE NEXT STAGE OF THE TRRC PROCESS IN THE...

A press release has been issued indicating readiness to establish an international tribunal in the country to handle cases identified by the TRRC in...

THE NEED FOR MORE REVELATION IN THE BUDGET SPEECH

The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs has made it very clear that for 2024, expenditure is expected to exceed revenue by 7.2 billion...

Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Criminalisation of Female Circumcision

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)The five panel of judges of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow has given time for people...

Sainabou Martin Says She Was Framed by KMC

By Makutu Manneh Sainabou Martin-Sonko, a former chief executive officer of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has said staff of the council worked together and...

Gambia Owes over D1 Billion to Senelec, Karpower

By Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Energy Minister Nani Juwara, has said the country owes over US$24 Million (approximately One Billion, Six Hundred and Thirty-Two Million...

Minister Says Case of Alleged Missing Funds at GPA Referred to...

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abdoulie Sanyang, has disclosed before Deputies the case file of the alleged missing funds of D300...

Water Resources Ministry to Commission 55 Boreholes in February

By Kebba AF Touray The Water Resource Minister, Musa Drammeh, has told the Assembly that work is expected to be completed for the commissioning of...

NAWEC terminates staff services over alleged financial misconduct

By Amadou Manjang The National Water and Electricity Company has terminated the services of its Treasury Manager and suspended the Director of Finance following allegations of...

Gambia Hosts 18th Edition of Statistics Directors Meeting

By Louise Jobe  The 18th annual session of the African Union Committee of Directors of National Statistics Offices (CoDGs) meeting commenced at the Sir Dawda Kairaba...

BUDGET SPEECH WHAT IS THE MINISTER OF FINANCE GOING TO TELL...

All ears will be given to the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs as he delivers his speech on Friday, 13th December, 2024. The state...

THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY: D1.6 BILLION OWED BY NAWEC

No nation can do away with food and water. They are the key to human survival. A nation that depends on other nations for...

OMVG leaders sign three new conventions

By Makutu Manneh & Amadou Manjang Leaders of the Organization for the Development of The Gambia River Basin (OMVG) have signed three new Conventions at...

Report on Appointment into Victim’s Reparation Commission Laid before Parliament

By Kebba AF Touray Justice Minister Dawda A. Jallow has laid a report on the appointment of members to the Victim’s Reparation Commission on Saturday,...