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NCCE Engages Half-Die Voters Ahead of Crucial By-Election

By Mariama Marong With just days left to the April 26th by-election in Banjul’s Half-Die Ward, the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) has stepped...

Court of Appeal Overturns Murder Conviction, Orders Transfer to Children’s Court

By Kemeseng Sanneh The Gambia’s Court of Appeal has overturned a high court ruling in a high-profile murder case, determining that the defendant, Yusupha Bodjan,...

Man Denies Possession of Millions in Forged Currency

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A Nigerian national accused of possessing millions in counterfeit currency was arraigned Tuesday before the Brusubi Magistrates’ Court, where he pleaded...

Gambia, Senegal Authorities Move to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation

By Kebba AF Touray The authorities of the Gambia and Senegal have moved to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Banjul and Dakar as citizens of two...

Coach Sarr invites four as Home-based scorpions intensify preparation for final...

By Momodou Jarju The Home-based Scorpions will take on Algeria in little over a week in a crucial encounter to fight for a spot in...

Gambia U-15 girls’ team in Ghana for CAF schools tournament

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia U-15 girls Saturday landed safely in Accra as they brace up to participate in the Pan African Schools Football Championship...

SASASNET-NBTE TRAIN STAKEHOLDERS ON RPL IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in Nigeria, with funding from the federal Tertiary...

Ghana Invites Sahel Leaders to ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Launch

By Kebba AF Touray President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has extended a formal invitation to the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger...

IMF Backs Gambia with $82M Deal

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Government of The Gambia on two critical fronts: a Resilience and Sustainability...

Local Government Commission Investigates BCC’s  D1.3 Million Contract for Coconut Seedlings

By Makutu Manneh The Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday continued with its investigation into the transparency and accountability of a 2020 procurement deal...

Four Portuguese Women Acquitted in Cocaine Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A High Court judge in Banjul has acquitted four Portuguese women in a major cocaine trafficking case, ruling that the prosecution...

Police Seize $23,100 & 57.5 Million CFA in Suspected Counterfeit Currency

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force arrested a Nigerian national and recovered a substantial quantity of suspected counterfeit foreign currency, in what law enforcement...

Government stops the salaries of 1424 ghost public servants

The Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination & Delivery through the Personnel Management Office carried out two phases of Staff Audit in...

Supreme Court Rules in Favour of KMC Declares Government Action Unconstitutional

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) KMC Mayor, Talif Bensouda The Supreme Court of The Gambia has ruled in favour of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), declaring that actions...

Gambia’s Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for Yankuba Touray

Affirms Murder Conviction By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Supreme Court of the Gambia has set aside the death sentence of Yankuba Touray, a former military junta...

Ex-Jungler Micheal Sang Correa Convicted of Torture in U.S

By Mustapha Jallow  A U.S. federal jury on Tuesday found Michael Sang Correa, a former member of Jammeh’s notorious paramilitary unit known as the Junglers,...

Supreme Court Says It Has Powers to Hear FGM Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Supreme Court of the Gambia on Tuesday ruled that it has the jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality...

Seedy Keita Hands Over EBID Chairmanship to Ghana’s Finance Minister 

By Yankuba Jallow, Special Report The 23rd Ordinary Session of the Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has wrapped...

CityLink Probe Reveals D13.8 Million Dustbin Deal Reached Without Market Survey

By Makutu Manneh A senior finance official at the Banjul City Council on Monday appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, facing tough questions...

Green-Up Gambia Founder Testifies in CityLink Probe

By Makutu Manneh Kemo Fatty, the founder of the environmental advocacy group Green-Up Gambia, told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday that he...