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Majority Leaders Calls for Unified Support for Draft Constitution

By Kebba AF Touray The Majority Leader, and member for Kantora, Hon. Billay G Tunkara, on the draft constitution, urged the members to give their...

First Batch of Circular Migrants Departs for Spain Today

By Assan Bah The first group of Gambian circular migrants is set to leave for the Kingdom of Spain today, June 24, 2025, with a...

Gambia Hosts 4,521 Displaced Persons

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia is currently home to 4,521 forcibly displaced individuals, comprising 4,023 registered refugees and 498 asylum seekers, according to the Gambia...

Government Assures Sufficient, Affordable Fertiliser 

By Assan Bah The Government of the Gambia, through the National Food Processing and Marketing Cooperation (NFPMC), has assured Gambian farmers on the ‘‘availability, affordability...

Gov’t Spox Tells Court His Comments Were Based on Police Briefings

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Government Spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh testified in the High Court on Monday that his remarks about the Sukuta-Jabang shooting were entirely...

Lawmakers Debate Over President’s State of the Nation Address

By Kebba AF Touray Lawmakers clashed on Monday during a spirited debate in the National Assembly as they reacted to President Adama Barrow’s 2025 State...

IS THE WORLD CLOSER TO PEACE OR NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he gave the following answer: This depends on whether the mindset of the crop of the current...

GGC RENDERS ACCOUNT

Public enterprises are supposed to render account to the public. According to section 207 of the Constitution the media is given the responsibility to...

Hon Suwaibou Touray Voices Sharp Critique on State of the Nation...

By Kebba AF Touray Hon. Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East, delivered a measured but pointed response to President Adama Barrow’s 2025...

GADHOH Deaf School Celebrates Milestone with First Graduation Ceremony

By Sariba Manneh The Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHOH) Deaf School held its inaugural graduation ceremony on Saturday, marking a...

3 Senegalese Nationals, 12 Gambians Arrested in Major Drug Crackdown

By Nelson Manneh The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) recently arrested three Senegalese nationals along with twelve Gambians in connection with fifteen...

Nigerian Woman Faces Six Counts of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation...

By Mariama Marong A Nigerian woman identified as Hanna Magbujor Isaiah, also known by the aliases “Treasure” or “Madam,” is facing six serious criminal charges...

CID Officer Testifies Harouna Tine Was Not Forced During Statement

By Mariama Marong A police officer from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has told the High Court that murder suspect Harouna Tine was neither forced...

Court Orders West Coast Radio to Submit Original September 14 Broadcast

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court on Monday ordered West Coast Radio to produce the complete and unaltered audio recording of a September 14,...

Gov’t Spox Under Fire in Court Over Statements

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Government Spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh faced questions in the High Court on Monday as defence lawyers challenged the accuracy and source...

URR Director Urges Farmers to Wait, Use Seeds Wisely

By Lamin Fatty, reporting from Basse  As the rains begin to mark their return to the farmlands of The Gambia’s easternmost region, Samba John, the...

Jammeh’s Forfeited Assets Sold as ‘Scraps’

By Amadou Manjang When former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh fled the country in January 2017, he left behind hundreds of luxury vehicles, machinery, real estate,...

Gambia’s International Reserves Surpass D37.8 Billion, Says President Barrow

By Kebba AF Touray  President Adama Barrow has announced that The Gambia’s international reserves now stand at approximately $515 million—equivalent to D37.08 billion—as of January...

Businesses Embrace GRA’s Digital Tax Stamp as a Boost to Industry

By Kebba AF Touray In a transformative shift for The Gambia's business landscape, companies have welcomed the introduction of the Gambia Revenue Authority's (GRA) Digital...

USET Holds Historic Graduation of First Engineering Cohort  

By Ndey Sowe On Saturday, June 21, 2025, President Adama Barrow, the Chancellor of the University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET), officially inaugurated...