THE NEED FOR MORE REVELATION IN THE BUDGET SPEECH
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs has made it very clear that for 2024, expenditure is expected to exceed revenue by 7.2 billion...
Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Criminalisation of Female Circumcision
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)The five panel of judges of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow has given time for people...
Gambia Owes over D1 Billion to Senelec, Karpower
By Kebba AF Touray
Gambia’s Energy Minister Nani Juwara, has said the country owes over US$24 Million (approximately One Billion, Six Hundred and Thirty-Two Million...
Minister Says Case of Alleged Missing Funds at GPA Referred to...
By Kebba AF Touray
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abdoulie Sanyang, has disclosed before Deputies the case file of the alleged missing funds of D300...
Water Resources Ministry to Commission 55 Boreholes in February
By Kebba AF Touray
The Water Resource Minister, Musa Drammeh, has told the Assembly that work is expected to be completed for the commissioning of...
BUDGET SPEECH WHAT IS THE MINISTER OF FINANCE GOING TO TELL...
All ears will be given to the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs as he delivers his speech on Friday, 13th December, 2024. The state...
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY: D1.6 BILLION OWED BY NAWEC
No nation can do away with food and water. They are the key to human survival. A nation that depends on other nations for...
Report on Appointment into Victim’s Reparation Commission Laid before Parliament
By Kebba AF Touray
Justice Minister Dawda A. Jallow has laid a report on the appointment of members to the Victim’s Reparation Commission on Saturday,...
Expelled Touma Njai wins case against PPP
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Fatoumatta Njai alias Touma Njai has won a landmark case against her political party (PPP) as the court held that the...
HOW FAR IS THE DISMISSAL OF THE LECTURERS AFFECTING THE UTG?
The dismissal of the two lecturers is affecting the students of the university. In fact the students union has engaged in a consultative process...
INCUMBENCY IS BEING DEFIED BY VOTERS IN AFRICA
The victory of PASTEF in the presidential election in Senegal and the victories of the opposition in Botswana and Ghana appear to be shaping...
WILL ASSAD’S DEPARTURE LEAD TO A STABLE SYRIA?
For more than 50 years, the Assad family ruled Syria. Syria is currently in the hands of an armed opposition that have asked the...
UNIONISM AS AN INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNANCE
The conflict between the administration and staff of the University of The Gambia (UTG) has impacted on the deliveries of lectures and the conducting...
Agric. Minister Says Government in Process of Acquiring 180 Tractors
By Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia’s Agriculture Minister, Dr. Demba Sabally, has told lawmakers that the government of the Gambia is in the process of...
GOV, GFD Commemorate International Day of Persons with Disability
By Louise Jobe/Madi S Njie
The Regional Office of the Gambia Organization for the Visually Impaired (GOVI) in the West Coast Region, on Wednesday, 4...
70 Rural Folks Trained on Sustainable Beekeeping
By Madiba Singhateh
At least 70 rural folks have embarked on a four-day training on beekeeping and bee production by the National Beekeepers Association of...
NAMs Adopt Report on Bill Amalgamating Weights, Measures with Standards Bureau
By Kebba AF Touray
Photo: Hon. Kebba Jallow
The National Assembly of the Gambia has adopted The Gambia Legal Metrology Bill, 2024 which seeks to amalgamate...
IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL TO CHANGE THE NAME NIA TO SIS?
The name National Intelligence Agency (NIA) cannot be changed to State Intelligence Services (SIS) without constitutional amendment. The Attorney General should make this known...
Justice Minister Says Gov’t Committed to Prosecuting Past Crimes
By Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia’s Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, has told the lawmakers that the government is committed to prosecuting crimes committed during the...
COULD A PERSON BE HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND SECRETARY...
Section 168 subsection (1) of the Constitution states:
“The President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Public Service Commission, shall appoint a person...
