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Nigerian Woman Faces Six Counts of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation...

By Mariama Marong A Nigerian woman identified as Hanna Magbujor Isaiah, also known by the aliases “Treasure” or “Madam,” is facing six serious criminal charges...

CID Officer Testifies Harouna Tine Was Not Forced During Statement

By Mariama Marong A police officer from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has told the High Court that murder suspect Harouna Tine was neither forced...

Court Orders West Coast Radio to Submit Original September 14 Broadcast

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court on Monday ordered West Coast Radio to produce the complete and unaltered audio recording of a September 14,...

Gov’t Spox Under Fire in Court Over Statements

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Government Spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh faced questions in the High Court on Monday as defence lawyers challenged the accuracy and source...

URR Director Urges Farmers to Wait, Use Seeds Wisely

By Lamin Fatty, reporting from Basse  As the rains begin to mark their return to the farmlands of The Gambia’s easternmost region, Samba John, the...

Jammeh’s Forfeited Assets Sold as ‘Scraps’

By Amadou Manjang When former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh fled the country in January 2017, he left behind hundreds of luxury vehicles, machinery, real estate,...

Gambia’s International Reserves Surpass D37.8 Billion, Says President Barrow

By Kebba AF Touray  President Adama Barrow has announced that The Gambia’s international reserves now stand at approximately $515 million—equivalent to D37.08 billion—as of January...

Businesses Embrace GRA’s Digital Tax Stamp as a Boost to Industry

By Kebba AF Touray In a transformative shift for The Gambia's business landscape, companies have welcomed the introduction of the Gambia Revenue Authority's (GRA) Digital...

USET Holds Historic Graduation of First Engineering Cohort  

By Ndey Sowe On Saturday, June 21, 2025, President Adama Barrow, the Chancellor of the University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET), officially inaugurated...

UNICEF and University of The Gambia Partner to Launch Child Rights...

By Ndey Sowe In a landmark move aimed at mainstreaming child rights into higher education and policy dialogue, UNICEF and the University of The Gambia...

Murder Suspect Acquitted in Basse Over Lack of Evidence

By Lamin Fatty In a case that captivated residents of the rural Upper River Region for more than a year, the High Court in Basse...

WHAT DOES THE US HOPE TO GAIN?

The intelligence advisers of the US government have failed to weigh the position the Trump government has placed itself prior to attack of the...

FARMERS DEMANDING FOR FERTILISER AND SEEDS

In his state of the nation address, the President made reference to the provision of seeds and fertiliser at subsidized prices. Farmers are now...

High Court Halts Kumba Sinyan Murder Trial Pending Supreme Court Decision

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court has ordered a suspension of proceedings in the ongoing murder trial of Kumba Sinyan, a case that has...

Barrow’s State of the Nation Address Outlines Broad National Agenda

By Kebba AF Touray  President Adama Barrow’s 2025 State of the Nation Address, delivered before a packed National Assembly in Banjul, offered a sweeping and...

CDS Cham Calls State Guards ‘Face of GAF,’ Demands Excellence and...

By Makutu Manneh The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Mamat O. Cham, paid a visit to the State Guard Battalion on Tuesday, emphasising the...

Government Approves Bread Price Increment Effective July 1

The Gambian government has officially approved an increase in the price of bread, raising the cost of Senfur and Tapalapa loaves to 12 Gambian Dalasi (D12) each, effective...

Court Orders Gamtel to Pay $2.9 Million to Bankai International for...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A high court in Banjul has ordered the national telecommunications company, Gambia Telecommunications Company Limited (Gamtel), to pay Bankai International Private,...

SHOULD WAR OR ATTRITION BETWEEN IRAN AND ISRAEL CONTINUE?

The people of the world, during a war of attrition between states, should take the side of the people of the countries that are...

BREAD PRICE TO INCREASE TO D12 PER LOAF

The nation is informed that the price of bread will increase from D10 to D12 from 1 July 2025. According to the Ministry of...