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Advocates Call for Sign Language in Public Services

By Assan Bah  Disability rights groups in The Gambia have renewed calls for the government to provide sign language interpreters in hospitals, schools, courts, and...

WHY IS LAND AN EXPLOSIVE SOCIAL PHENOMENA?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he gave the following answer. The population of The Gambia has shifted to the West Coast and...

SECURITY SECTOR REFORM ON TRIAL

The case of Omar Badgie should not be taken lightly. This should not be because it was followed by public disorder. It is in...

DEPENDENCY SYNDROME INCREASING

There is a need to take note of how people are surviving in The Gambia today. Earnings of the vast majority of people could no...

Committee Gives Accountant General 24 Hours to Produce Jammeh-Linked Documents

By Kebba AF Touray The special select committee probing the assets of former President Yahya AJJ Jammeh has given Accountant General Agnes Macaulay Jagne a...

Parliament Adopts Motion to Review Customary Land Disputes and Evictions

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly on Monday adopted a motion calling for a nationwide review of land disputes and evictions involving customary land,...

Agriculture Minister Unveils 600 Hectares Targeted for Sowing Improved Pasture

By Kebba AF Touray The Agriculture Minister, Demba Sabally, on Monday, 22 September, 2025, appeared and provided responses to the lawmakers on the activities of...

Gambia Hosts 20th Commonwealth Conference on Justice

By Mariam Marong For the first time, The Gambia hosted the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association’s 20th Triennial Conference on Justice, an international gathering focused...

GRA Hosts Dialogue on Women in Cross-Border Trade

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) is hosting the first stakeholder dialogue on women in cross-border trade, the African Continental Free Trade Area...

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE YOUTH IN POLITICS?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he responded as follows. It is important to address this question from a point of age, law...

A NEW AUDITOR GENERAL SWORN-IN

Yesterday, 22nd September, 2025, a new Auditor General was sworn in. This confirms that the person who was sworn in to occupy the position...

NaNA Urges IPC Networks to Sustain Behavior Change Under RISE Project

By Ndey Sowe The Senior Nutrition Field Officer of the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) in the Upper River Region (URR), Yusupha Jawo, has called on...

Parliamentary Defence Committee Report Reveals Lapses in Security Installations

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defense and Security has reported serious shortcomings in security installations across the country, citing poor...

Former AG Testifies on Conflict of Interest, Aisha Fatty’s Eviction

By Kebba AF Touray The former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr M. Tambadou, on Friday denied claims of conflict of interest in the...

Saltwater Intrusion: Rising Seas Threaten Families and Farmland in Rural Gambia

By Nelson Manneh Majula Colley and her family are faced with the proboem of saltwater intrusion which has been a daily struggle for survival. Born...

Gambia: Never Again is Never Again

By Baba Galleh Jallow, former Executive Secretary, TRRC Recent civil developments in The Gambia have caused some people to doubt the possibility of non-repetition of...

Action-Aid, Partners Launch Massive Mangrove Planting Exercise

By Kebba AF Touray In an effort to restore and support mangroves in the Gambia, Action-Aid International-The Gambia together with civil society groups like ‘Activista’...

WHAT DID KEMESENG SANNEH SAY ABOUT HALIFA SALLAH AND PDOIS CONGRESS,...

During a panel discussion broadcast by QTV last week, Mr Kemeseng said the following in response to questions asked by the moderator. Q: What policies...

LAND, JUSTICE AND SECURITY

There is need for monitoring of all the land disputes in the country and a proper evaluation done on their cause, possible consequences and...

Former Attorney General Denies Ministry Interference in Janneh Commission’s Work

By Kebba AF Touray Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubacarr M. Tambadou on Thursday flatly denied that his ministry interfered in the work...