Gender Minister Holds Talks with UN Peacebuilding Fund
By Sarjo M. Camara, communications officer
The Gambia’s Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Welfare, Fatou Kinteh, met with Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General of the...
Debate on $30 Million Oil Scandal Fails to Proceed
By Kebba AF Touray
A long-anticipated parliamentary debate on a controversial $30 million oil deal collapsed on Monday after lawmakers clashed over procedural issues, forcing...
National Assembly Adopts Landmark Students Revolving Loan Scheme Bill
By Kebba A.F. Touray
On Monday, March 17, 2025, the Parliament of The Gambia adopted the report from the Joint Committee of FPAC and Education...
BCC Revenue Collector Under Scrutiny over Suspicious Bank Deposits
By Makutu Manneh
Pa Modou Ndow, the acting Licence Manager of Banjul City Council (BCC), was ordered by the Local Government Commission of Inquiry to...
ECOWAS Launches Intra-Regional Tourism Forum in Gambia
By Kebba A.F. Touray
A five-day intra-regional tourism forum, organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), opened on Monday, March 17, 2025,...
Banjul Central MP Threatens Legal Action against Government
By Kebba AF Touray
The Member of Parliament for Banjul Central, Hon. Abdoulie Njai, has threatened legal action against the government’s decision to take over...
WHEN WILL CONSULTATION ON THE CONSTITUTION BUIDING/MAKING PROCESS BE MADE PUBLIC?
The people were advised that since the second reading of the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill has been postponed till...
THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY BASED SECURITY MEASURES
Community based policing should be linked to community-based security measures. Only an organised community can make residents secure. This requires people living in a...
NAO Warns Premature Publication of Audit Reports Undermines Credibility
By Kebba AF Touray
The National Audit Office (NAO) has expressed serious concern over the premature publication of audit reports before their processes are fully...
GRA, Zenith Bank Sign MoU to Enhance Revenue Collection
By Mustapha Jallow
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday, 13 March, 2025 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zenith Bank to improve the...
Committees to Investigate Intrusion, Security Threats Caused by Foreign Herders
By Kebba AF Touray
The three National Assembly committees of Agriculture, Environment, and Security have been assigned to investigate the intrusion, security, and forest land...
Minister Kinteh Calls for Economic Empowerment of Women
By Sarjo M. Camara, communications officer, reporting from US
Fatou Kinteh, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, and the Chairperson of the ECOWAS...
Minister to Report on Budget Implementation This Week
By Kebba AF Touray
According to the revised agenda for the first Ordinary Session of the National Assembly in the 2025 Legislative Year, the Ministerial...
HOW MANY TRACTORS HAVE GAMBIA IMPORTED SINCE 1994?
This is a question that National Assembly members should ask as the vice president informed the nation that 180 tractors are to be imported....
30-MILLION DOLLARS OIL INQUIRY REPORT TO BE LAID AT THE NATIONAL...
30 million dollars is equivalent to 2.1 billion dalasi. The nation woke up to the alarming news that a tanker had brought 30 million...
Gambian Parliament to Debate $30 Million Russian Oil Scandal
By Kebba AF Touray
A high-profile parliamentary report on a controversial $30 million petroleum deal—suspected to involve Russian oil—is set to be debated on Monday,...
How Millions of Dalasis Landed in the Hands of a Contractor...
By Makutu Manneh
In a shocking revelation before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, top officials of the Kerewan Area Council have admitted to awarding...
Lawyer Contradicts Defence Minister’s Statement on Dismissed Soldier Omar Sarjo
By Amadou Manjang
In a striking contrast to statements made in Parliament, Omar Sarjo’s lawyer, Babucarr A.M.O Badjie, has denied claims by the Minister of...
BCC Revenue Collector Admits Pocketing Over D350,000 in Council Funds
By Makutu Manneh
In a startling admission before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, Mustapha Sarr, a trade licence revenue collector for the Banjul City...
Gambia Spends Over D840 Million into Groundnut Trade
By Assan Bah
Abdoulie S. Khan, the Coordinator and Liaison Officer for the Federation of Cooperative Societies (FACs), has announced that a total of D840,781,247.57...
