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THE DANGER OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEEDS

Seed availability and security are key to sustainable crop production. As the president continues his tour, farmers are complaining of poor quality groundnut crop....

Stakeholders Inauguate Boraba Women Community Garden

By Kebba AF Touray, Reporting From Boraba, CRR North The Ambassador of German to the Gambia, H.E Klaus Botzet, in collaboration with the community of ...

President Barrow Reshapes Governance with new Cabinet Appointments

President Adama Barrow has announced pivotal changes to his Cabinet, including the creation of a new ministerial portfolio and a strategic merger of key...

Soldier Whose Vehicle Fatally Hit Infant Granted Bail

Mustapha Jallow Corporal Jallow, a serving member of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), who was detained after causing the death of a 3-year-old boy when...

KMC Councillors Admit Receiving Full Payments for Market Exercise despite Partial...

By Makutu Manneh The Local Government Commission of Inquiry yesterday received testimonies from three former Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) councillors, who confirmed receiving payments of...

Police Recover Body of Drowned Seaport Worker

By Louise Jobe  The Gambia Police Force (GPF) have announced that they have responded to a tragic drowning incident at the New Wharf, Banjul. which...

NRA, Partners Hold Another Cleansing Exercise on Bertil Harding Highway

By Arfang M.S. Camara, Communication Officer, NRA  As part of efforts to maintain cleanliness on the roads, the National Roads Authority (NRA) in collaboration with...

Liberian Lawmakers Tasked to Unify their Nation

By Kebba AF Touray A delegation of the ECOWAS Parliament to Liberia has tasked members of the Liberian House of Representatives, to work towards unifying...

President Barrow Unveils National Gender Policy, Inaugurates Women’s Council

By Nelson Manneh President Adama Barrow on Monday, 18 November 2024, launched The Gambia’s 2025-2034, National Gender Policy and inaugurated the 2024-2029 National Women’s Council. The...

WHAT COMPLAINTS HAVE THE PEOPLE MADE SO FAR DURING THE PRESIDENT’S...

In the first meeting of the president held in Bantanding Wollof in Jokadu, the people complained about poor harvest of groundnut and coos, and...

FINANCE MINISTER LAMENTS EXPENDITURE SHOCKS

In his statement in laying the Estimates for the year 2025 the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs told the National Assembly members that...

Promises, Plights, and Persistent Demands

Gambians Speak as Barrow's Nationwide Tour Begins By Makutu Manneh The 1997 Constitution of The Gambia, in Section 1 subsection 2, states that the government derives...

Over $12 million Project Launched to Boost Urban Resilience 

By Madiba Singhateh The National Environment Agency (NEA), serving as the GEF Operational Focal Point, convened an implementation meeting on Thursday, November 14, to kick...

DG Ceesay: Gambia a Target for Drug Traffickers

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia faces a growing challenge as drug traffickers target the country for the transit and storage of cocaine destined for Europe,...

Justice Ministry Advances Plans To Implement TRRC Recommendations

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), hosted a stakeholder forum on Friday, November 15,...

Government Launches Trade Logistics Charter to Enhance Trade Efficiency in Gambia

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment has officially launched the Trade Logistics Charter, an initiative aimed at enhancing trade...

President Barrow Promises a Policy Environment for Gambia’s Private Sector

By Makutu Manneh At the 60th anniversary of Deloitte and Touche Associates (DT Associates), President Adama Barrow has promised to provide the country’s private sector with...

Debt repayment for 2025 is 11 billion dalasi

By Kebba AF Touray The debt to be repaid by The Gambia in the year 2025 is 11 billion dalasi. This is indicated in the...

NAMs Commence Pre-budget Retreat

By Kebba AF Touray Following the tabling of the estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2025 by the Minister of Finance last Friday, members of...

Jaja Cham Challenges LGA Commission Order against Him

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Jaja Cham, a former acting chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has filed a suit against the...