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GCCI Annual Forum Charts Path for Economic Growth

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) hosted its annual forum on Thursday, 21 November 2024, under the theme “Empowering Local...

Drug Squad Clutch Two with Suspected Cocaine, Skunk Cannabis at Airport

By Nelson Manneh Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG)alongside personnel of the Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forcestationed at Banjul International Airport...

Ousainou Bojang Opens Defence in Police Shooting Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Ousainou Bojang, a resident of Brufut accused of murdering two (2) policemen in September 2023 on Tuesday, 19 November 2023 testified...

Presidential Tour: Residents of Kerr Ardo Call for Health Facility &...

By Assan Bah Residents of Kerr Ardo have called for the government of President Adama Barrow to build a health facility and provide them with...

Police Arrest Alleged Murderer of Twenty-Year-Old in Banjul

By Louise Jobe  Information from the Gambia Police Force (GPF) indicates that agents of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the GPF have arrested the...

Gambia, Ghana sign MoU on ECOWAS roaming implementation 

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) and the National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

President Barrow Promises to Examine Poor Groundnut Produce to Help Farmers

By Assan Bah President Adama Barrow has concluded his meetings at the North Bank Region where discussions in all meetings were dominated by farmers’ cries...

Pro-Mali junta call for the resignation of Prime Minister Maïga

By Biran Gaye Increasingly frequent demonstrations are shaking Mali, with supporters of the transitional authorities from several regions, including Kayes, Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal, demanding...

WHAT IS THE STATE OF PLAY OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON...

In order to ensure transparency and avoid rumours the National Assembly convened an inquiry into a 30 million dollar consignment of oil that found...

THE SENEGALESE HAVE SPOKEN

The crisis that hit Senegal before the 25th March 2024 presidential election made many people to have the fear that the country was either...

Beekeepers’ Association Assesses $27,000 Project

By Madiba Singhateh The National Beekeepers Association of The Gambia (NBAG) held a project evaluation meeting on Wednesday, November 13, to assess the progress of...

Gambia ranked among highest in total imports from Ecowas countries 

By Mustapha Jallow Essa Wally, the president of the Association of Customs, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies (ACCFA) has disclosed that the Gambia is ranked among...

Gov’t Urged to Fully Implement Women’s Act

By Nelson Manneh Madam Isatou Dea Sawaneh, the outgoing chairperson of the National Women Council during the inauguration ceremony of the 17th National Women Council, has...

NCCE, partners advance dialogue to build consensus on draft constitution

By Mustapha Jallow  Senior staff of the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) with its development partners—UNDP and EU have concluded a week-long dialogue with...

Honourable Musa Cham Testifies before Commission Investigating Local Councils

 By Makutu Manneh Honourable Musa Cham, a councillor for London Corner Ward in Serrekunda from 2018 to 2022 on Monday, 18 November 2024 testified before...

Cries of Poor Groundnut Harvest Dominate President’s First Meeting

By Assan Bah As the President’s 2024 Meet the People’s Tour to get first-hand information from citizens across the country commences in Bantanding Wollof in...

GAMCOTRAP Provides Six Milling Machines to Former Circumcisers in NBR

By Ndey Sowe GAMCOTRAP launched the provision of milling machines to former circumcisers in the six districts of Niumi in the North Bank Region on...

UNICEF’s Country Representative Issues Statement on ‘World Children’s Day’

UNICEF’s Country Representative, Ms. Nafisa Binte Shafique, has issued a televised statement on the eve of World Children's Day titled: ‘Amplifying children's voices for the...

Gov’t Maintain Price of Groundnut at D38 Per Kilo

By Assan Bah (Reporting from Kerr Ardo) President Barrow on Tuesday, 19 November 2024 informed a gathering in Kerr Ardo, Lower Badibou District - North Bank...

IS THE WORLD SLEEP WALKING INTO ...

Both Russia and Ukraine were part of the USSR. When the Soviet Union collapsed, each became a sovereign state that should have developed a...