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Advocates Call for Awareness, Acceptance, Action on Autism in Gambia

By Ndey Sowe Together for Autism Gambia (TFAG), a local organization devoted to supporting individuals with autism and their families, spearheaded a powerful awareness campaign...

Over Thousand Students Matriculate at USET in Landmark Ceremony

By Madiba Singhateh The University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET) on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, officially matriculated over a thousand students across various...

Striving to Combat Mental Health with Limited Resources

By Nelson Manneh Mental health in The Gambia faces significant challenges, including limited access to services, high rates of mental disorders, and strong societal stigma.  While the...

King Colley emboldens clubs as 2025 Gambia Handball League resumes

By Momodou Jarju The President of the Gambia Handball Association (GHA) Lamin King Colley has emboldened clubs in the country as this season’s handball league...

Home-based Scorpions defender Saikou Jatta says they know what’s at stake against...

By Momodou Jarju Home-based Scorpions defender Saikou Jatta has told GFF Media that they know what’s at stake as they brace up for the crucial...

Pedestrians Call for Action as Pavements Turned into Roads

By Amadou Manjang What used to be safe spaces for pedestrians along the bustling Westfield–Sukuta Road have become extensions of the road itself, overtaken by...

Relocation Plan Triggers Economic Fears For Serrekunda Vendors

By Assan Bah In the early hours of March 31, a sudden fire swept through the Serekunda Sandika, reducing over ten vendor sheds to ashes...

Gambian Lawmakers to Assess Progress on Oil Saga Inquiry

By Kebba AF Touray A joint parliamentary committee tasked with probing the controversial importation of petroleum products into The Gambia met behind closed doors on...

High Court Steps In to Protect Jobs in Bank Transfer Dispute

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A High Court judge has ordered Standard Chartered Bank Gambia Limited to deposit GMD250 million into an interest-bearing account amid an...

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...