Nema-Kunku Residents Fear Flooding as Rains Leave Streets Submerged
By Nelson Manneh
With the rainy season in full swing, residents of Nema-Kunku and nearby Nema-Alkali are growing increasingly alarmed over the rising risk of...
Health Ministry Confirms First Case of Monkey Pox in The Gambia
By Nelson Manneh
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of Monkey Pox (Mpox) in The Gambia, detected through the country’s routine surveillance...
Where Religion Once Served a Repressive Regime, Gambia’s Clergy Seek Redemption
By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives
For decades faith in The Gambia was weaponised — not as a source of healing, but as a tool...
Registrar General Testifies on Jammeh’s Seized Assets: “I Never Saw the...
By Kebba AF Touray
In his appearance before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee investigating the assets of former President Yahya Jammeh, Registrar General Abdoulie...
Former Kerewan Chairman Deflects Blame as Audit Reports Reveal Chronic Financial...
By Yankuba Jallow
Malamin I.L. Bojang, the former chairman of the Kerewan Area Council, returned to the witness stand on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, before...
Youths Demand Greater Investment from Janjanbureh Area Council
By Mariama Marong
In a dialogue aimed at reshaping youth development in Central River Region South, the Niamina West Yiriwa Kafo (NWYK) convened a high-level...
Gunjur-Berending Demarcation Stalls Amid Kartong Opposition
By Hatab Nyang and Louise Jobe
The ongoing boundary demarcation exercise between Gunjur, Berending, and Madina Salam has come to an abrupt halt since Monday,...
WHEN WILL THE NRA EMPLOY INSPECTORS TO VISIT AREAS WHERE DRAINS...
Contractors must have inspectors on the ground for work to be done efficiently and effectively. There is no civil works without qualified personnel hired...
SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE DESTITUTES
It is very common for policy makers to refer to those they classify as vulnerable groups in society. Such groups comprise people living below...
Calls Grow to Protect Victims’ Families from Inheritance Disputes Over Reparations
By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives
Concern is rising among civil society actors over growing confusion between reparations and inheritance in The Gambia’s transitional justice...
Nafa Cash Transfer Set for Expansion to 16 More Districts
By Ndey Sowe
The Gambia’s flagship social protection initiative under the RISE Project is set to expand the Nafa Cash Transfer Programme to sixteen (16)...
GLMA Boss Testifies on Missing Jammeh Cattle
By Kebba AF Touray
The Director General of the Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency (GLMA), Momodou Darboe, appeared before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee on...
Police Lie Exposed in Court
By Mariama Marong
The High Court in Banjul has ruled that a police officer gave false testimony under oath in the ongoing murder trial of...
Court Strikes Out Bail Application for Alleged Human Trafficker ‘Treasure’
By Mariama Marong
The High Court in Banjul, presided over by Justice Sidi Jobarteh, on Tuesday, 22nd July 2025, struck out the bail application filed...
Chairman of Mansakonko Area Council Faces Scrutiny Over COVID-19 Fund
By Yankuba Jallow
Landing B. Sanneh, the chairman of the Mansakonko Area Council, appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday and was...
Procurement Officer Raised Alarm—Chairman Took No Formal Action
By Yankuba Jallow
A former chairman of the Kerewan Area Council admitted on Tuesday, 22 July that he failed to act on a written warning...
WCR, LRR Beneficiaries Continue to Receive Nafa Cash Transfers Under RISE...
By Ndey Sowe
Beneficiaries in the West Coast Region (WCR) and Lower River Region (LRR) continue to receive their bi-monthly Nafa cash transfers of D3,000 and benefit...
Judiciary Transfers Magistrate as Ten Nioro Jarrol Farmers Remain Detained
By Louise Jobe
Hopes of securing bail for ten detained farmers from the village of Nioro Jarrol were dashed once again on Monday, July 21,...
Pakistani Man Accused of Masquerading as Diplomat to Defraud Gambians
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
A Pakistani national who allegedly posed as a diplomat and used fake credentials to defraud Gambians has been arraigned before the...
Kuntaur Chairman Calls for Equalisation Grant to Support Local Development
By Yankuba Jallow
Saihou Jawara, Chairman of the Kuntaur Area Council, has emphasised the need for an equalisation grant from the central government to help...
