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Fisheries Minister: 50 thousand of the country’s population to benefit from...

By: Kebba AF Touray James F Gomez, the Fisheries Minister said an estimated 50,000 of the country’s population will directly benefit from a 20 solar...

Works Minister: Gambia Generates at most D15 million from Senegambia Bridge...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Works, Construction and Infrastructure, Mr. Lamin Jobe, told the legislature that the Gambia generates at most D15 million...

Gamtel, Gamcel and GCCA have defaulted in their payments to SSHFC

The Minister of Finance Mamboury Njie has informed NAMs that apart from the Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC) and Gambia Ports authority(GPA) which are on...

Education Minister Links Failure to Submit Reports to Incarceration of Ex-Finance...

By Kebba A.F. Touray The Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology said their failure to submit audit reports of the Gambia College was...

State of Public Emergency Extends for Seven Days

State House-His Excellency President Adama Barrow in consultation with the Ministerial Sub-Committee on COVID-19 and based on the advice given by the Health Experts’...

Gov’t Pays Over D1 Million To 37 Police Rented Properties in...

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia Government through the Ministry of Interior has paid over one million dalasis to 37 rented properties that belong to the...

Madi’s Bail Extended to Tomorrow

By Mustapha Jallow & Modou Jarju The Gambia Police Force has on Wednesday extended the bail for a Gambian activist – Madi Jobarteh to Thursday. Jobarteh...

Government says it has not increased prices of fuel

The Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday the prices of fuel are still in effect and will continue to be the actual prices for...

Over 232, 000 Gambians Issued Biometric ID Cards Since 2018 Over...

By Momodou Jarju Over two hundred and thirty-two thousand Biometric Identification Cards have been issued to Gambians since the commencement of the issuance of the...

OJ reconciles with Major Bah, while Ensa Jesus Badjie forgives Soriba...

By Nelson Manneh Commissioners of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission have on Wednesday 1st July 2020 facilitated the reconciliation exercise between four perpetrators against...

Did the Vice President Say That the 5 Percent Civil Servants...

QUESTION OF THE DAY The written introductory statement delivered by the Vice President relating to the Public Service Pension Bill is different from her oral...

Covid-19 And The Declaration Of A State Of Emergenccy

On 30th June 2020, the following motion was supposed to be tabled before the National Assembly  for the National Assembly  to consider and approve...

Finance Minister says unclaimed funds held at CBG amounts to over...

Minister of Finance Mamboury Njie told Parliamentarians on the 24th June, 2020, that the total amount of unclaimed funds held at the Central Bank...

Gambia Records Two New COVID-19 Cases

By Nelson Manneh Two new COVID-19 cases involving two Gambians who returned to the Gambia recently have been confirmed by the health authorities. One of the...

Gambian Writer Co-authored Stories in African Anthology

By Momodou Jaju Gambian writer and author, Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe, has co-authored an African anthology titled Twaweza. The title of the anthology, Twaweza- is a...

Police Invite Madi Jobateh for Questioning Over Statements He Made at...

By Momodou Jarju & Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Police Force has on Tuesday invited human rights activist, Madi Jobarteh, for questioning over statements he made...

State Withdraws Motion for Extension of Public Emergency

By: Kebba AF Touray The Speaker of the National Assembly, Mariama Jack Denton, on Tuesday adjourned parliamentary sitting to Wednesday 1st July 2020 after they...

The National Aseembly Is The Law-Making Authority Of The Land

Section 100 of the Constitution establishes the law-making powers of the National Assembly. Law making starts by introducing Bills to be scrutinised and passed...

TRRC: David Colley Maintains Innocence in 2006 Carrion Scandal

By Momodou Jarju In the reproduction of David Charles Colley’s testimony held last week at the Truth Commission (TRRC), today’s part teed off in 2006...

Gambia records 3 new COVID-19 Cases Bringing the total active...

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has recorded three new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 47. One case was...