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Gamcel Staff Question Credit Union Transparency Amid Financial Struggles

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Concerns over transparency, strained finances, and staff representation have ignited discontent among workers at Gamcel, the national mobile service provider, following...

Kartong Calls for Fair Play Amid Dispute Over Gunjur-Berending Boundary Demarcation

By Hatab Nyang and Louise Jobe Residents of Kartong Village have called on the government to act fairly and transparently in addressing a controversial boundary...

Registrar General Questioned on Government’s Right to Sell Seized Land

By Kebba AF Touray Lawmakers probing the sale of assets belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh questioned the Registrar General last week over the legal...

Ebrahim Daffeh Rejects Confession in Tujereng Murder of Alieu Ceesay

By Mariama Marong  Ebrahim Daffeh, standing trial for the murder of Alieu Ceesay, a native of Banyaka who died in Tujereng, has rejected the confession...

Sankulleh Janko Wins ECOWAS Journalism Award for Powerful Flood Story

By Kebba AF Touray Sankulleh Janko, a Gambian journalist with West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) has emerged as the Radio Reporter of the Year at...

Gambia Government Launches Youth Rice Production Scheme to Reduce Imports

By Kebba AF Touray The Government of The Gambia has launched a Youth-led Entrepreneurship Scheme in Rice Production as part of efforts to reduce the...

Drivers, Pedestrians Complain of Wrongful Parking on Roadsides, Pavements

By Amadou Manjang Drivers and pedestrians alike have complained about vehicles being wrongfully parked on pavements along the Serrekunda / Westfield road, and near the...

Gambia Hosts ECOWAS’ Maiden Journalism Awards

By Kebba AF Touray The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting its inaugural journalism awards in The Gambia...

Gambia Confirms 1 Mpox Case, Investigates 17 Suspected Infections

By Nelson Manneh  Update (25 July) - Health authorities in The Gambia have confirmed the country’s first case of Mpox, a viral disease formerly known...

JUDICIAL BLOCKAGE OR INDEPENDENCE IN SENEGAL?

Leaders do not change society just as they please. In The Gambia, after the 2016 change of administration, a constitutional review commission (CRC) was...

MPOX ALERT

The ministry of health has responded to calls to give more details on their findings on cases of Mpox in The Gambia. After their...

Registrar General Tells Lawmakers Some Cancelled Jammeh Properties Were Later Sold

By Kebba AF Touray The Registrar General, Abdoulie Colley, has disclosed that some properties initially identified as belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh and later...

Ex-Kerewan Chairman Faces Questions Over Unaccounted Millions

By Yankuba Jallow Malamin I.L. Bojang, former Chairman of the Kerewan Area Council, on Wednesday reappeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry to face...

CRR-South Youth Trained on Civic Rights and Leadership

By Mariama Marong In an effort to raise awareness among young people about their rights and responsibilities, Kudang Apex, in partnership with ActionAid International The...

Medical Health Service Credit Union Holds AGM

By Kebba AF Touray The Medical and Health Services Cooperative Credit Union (MHSCCU) held its 2025 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, July 19, under the...

NEA Rallies Stakeholders for Ocean Treaty Action 

By Madiba Singhateh In a significant move towards ocean governance and environmental sustainability, the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Wednesday, 23rd July 2025, convened a...

Gambia presents its Voluntary National Review reports to the United Nations

The Gambian delegation is currently attending a High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York to presents their Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports on their...

Stakeholder Engagement Event Strengthens Collaboration for Gambia Port Operations

The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), in collaboration with its concessionaire, Alport, hosted a significant stakeholder engagement event on Wednesday, July 23 aimed at enhancing...

WHAT NEXT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM?

This question was put to Halifa Sallah, since he recommended constitutional reforms through constitutional amendments. He indicated the following: A constitution is not a sacred...

MPOX PRESS RELEASE SHOULD BE UPGRADED

The best practice in dealing with a dangerous illness is to prevent it. Medical policy makers and practitioners are duty bound to track the...