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MAJaC Trains Gambia, Bissau Reporters

By Nelson Manneh The Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), with support from UNESCO and the UN Peacebuilding Fund, has launched a three-day international...

ECOWAS Parliament Convenes in Banjul to Address Fallout From Sahelian Countries’...

By Kebba AF Touray Against the backdrop of one of the deepest crises to confront West Africa’s regional bloc in decades, the Parliament of the...

Gambian delegation returns from 3-day basketball camp in Senegal

By Momodou Jarju A Gambian delegation led by the Gambia Basketball Association (GBA) has returned from Thies in Senegal where they participated at the Hoop...

Study Reveals High Rates of ‘Shigella’ Related Diarrhea, Drug Resistance in...

A press release from the Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia @ London School of Tropical Medicine and Research revealed high rates of ‘Shigella’ infections...

Ministry Launches National Gender Policy 2025–2034 

By Mariama Marong As a bold and forward-looking framework that will guide the nation’s continued efforts to achieve gender equality, social justice and inclusive development...

Gambia’s Higher Education Ministry Unveils TITA Mobile App 

By Mariama Marong In a major leap toward digitizing higher education, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has officially launched the...

WHAT ARE THE CENTRAL AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIONS SAYING ABOUT THE SITUATION...

There is need for swift action to reach an agreement with the vendors whose businesses once flourished in the Sandika Market. At the moment,...

POLITICAL LITERACY IN THE GAMBIA SHOULD INCREASE

The visit of Xu Qin, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Heilongjiang Provincial Committee to sign multiples of projects should educate Gambians...

Wuli East Lawmaker Provides D360 Thousand Water Facility for Sare Kolli...

By Kebba AF Touray In a bid to address access to quality and portable water for his constituents, National Assembly Member for Wuli East, Hon....

Gambia Urged to Reignite Commitment as Malaria Elimination Deadline Nears

By Ndey Sowe With less than a year to achieve its ambitious goal of eliminating malaria by 2025, The Gambia is being urged to step...

Gambia Signs Four Cooperation Agreements with China’s Heilongjiang Province

By Makutu Manneh At the State House on Saturday, 26 April 2025, the Government of The Gambia signed four cooperation agreements with China’s Heilongjiang Province....

Alkalo Cross-Examines Plaintiff at Foni Bondali Tribunal in Chabai-Kanjibato Land Dispute

By Louise Jobe  The Foni Bondali District Tribunal on Thursday, 17 April 2025, continued hearing the land dispute between the Badjie Kunda Family of Kanjibato...

NPP Secures Commanding Victory in Half-Die Ward By-Election

By Nelson Manneh  The National People’s Party tightened its hold on the capital Saturday, as its candidate, Bartholomeh Colley, swept to victory in the Half-Die...

Businessman Defends Alleged Inflated Dustbin Prices

By Yankuba Jallow  A local contractor’s testimony at a public inquiry has raised questions about the pricing of a dustbin supply contract awarded by the...

Commission Investigating BCC’s Waste Bin Distribution Deal

By Yankuba Jallow  A statement by Alieu Sonko, a resident of Latrikunda Sabiji and owner of Universal Technology Enterprise, has shed light on the contracting...

Contractor Testifies on Fencing Contract Dispute at Banjul City Council 

By Yankuba Jallow  A recent testimony at a public inquiry has brought attention to a complicated dispute involving delayed payments and possible mismanagement of a...

“CAF Is Watching Us”: GFF Committee braces up for Independence Stadium...

By Momodou Jarju This Saturday The Gambia’s Independence Stadium will host an international match for the first time in little over three years. The continent’s...

NAO Launches D1.6 Billion 5-Year Strategic Plan

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO), on Thursday, 24 April, 2025, launched a whopping Strategic Plan amounting to one billion six hundred...

CAOPA Celebrates International Women in Small-Scale Fisheries

By Madiba Singhateh The African Confederation of Professional Organisations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) on Thursday, April 24, launched a three-day international program in The Gambia...

Stakeholders Hold Agroforum to Promote Climate-Smart Agriculture

By Assan Bah Key players in The Gambia’s agricultural sector convened on Thursday for an agroforum focused on promoting Liquid Amino Acid Organic Fertilizer and...