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NAWEC to Receive Electricity Supply from Guinea through OMVG

By Makutu Manneh After meeting with President Adama Barrow, Elhadji Lansana Fofana, the High Commissioner of the Organisation for the Development of the Gambia River...

Gambia-Senegal Agree to Address Trade Barriers

By Kebba AF Touray Gambian authorities and their Senegalese counterparts have agreed to address issues affecting transit traders, such as the exorbitant and unnecessary charges...

PEC Tasks Commission to Evaluate SOEs

By Kebba AF Touray The Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly has tasked the State Owned Enterprise (SOE) Commission to adequately evaluate SOEs...

Agriculture Minister Denies Claim of Fertilizer Scarcity

By Assan Bah  Dr. Demba Sabally, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, shrugged off claims that there is...

SHOULDN’T UK AND ITS EU PARTNERS COOPERATE WITH THE UN TO...

Threat to international security is not just a concern for the United States and any of its NATO partners. Threat to peace anywhere is...

POPULATION CENSUS 2024 REVEALED

Census is a fundamental tool for assessing the size and characteristics of a population in order to facilitate planning to ensure human security and...

Gambia Owes Senelec over D100 Million

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Petroleum Minister, Nani Juwara has said that the Gambia currently owes Senelec CFA10 Billion (approximately One Hundred and Twenty...

Ebrima Dibba Asks Court to Free Him in Sedition Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Senior Lawyer Bory S. Touray for Ebrima Dibba has made a “no case submission” as he asked the court to free...

Senegalo-Gambian Secretariat Tasked to Monitor Border Demarcation

By Kebba AF Touray Vice President Muhammad BS Jallow has said that the Senegalo-Gambian Secretariat has been tasked to monitor the border demarcation between Gambia...

Women politicians say inadequate fund deterring their political participation 

By Amadou Manjang  Women politicians in rural Gambia said inadequate funding is deterring women's participation in politics, especially contesting in elections in the Gambia.  The duo...

ITC Inaugurates Hospitality Training Center in Mansa Konko

By Sariba Manneh The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the Mansakonko Area Council, the Gambia Association...

Govt Reviewing Soldier’s Dismissal after High Court’s Ruling

By Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, has told members of the National Assembly that the ministry of defence is reviewing the dismissal...

WAHO Screens over Thousands of Women for Breast, Cervical Cancer

By Kebba AF Touray The Director General of West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) has informed members of the ECOWAS Parliament’s joint committee that his organization...

Trade Minister to Table Manpower Agreement before the National Assembly

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia's National Assembly is poised for a significant legislative session as a series of crucial motions and bills are set...

Parliament Considering Bill to Re-enforce Right to Fair, Speedy Trial

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambian Parliament on Tuesday 10 September 2024 continued the consideration of the Criminal Procedures Bill 2020. The bill, among others, seeks...

Court Transcriber Testifies in Ebrima Dibba’s Sedition Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh  A seasoned court transcriber working with the Judiciary of the Gambia on Monday, 9 September 2024 testified in the sedition trial involving...

Speaker Jatta Warns of Consequences of Corruption on Democracy, Public Trust

By Kebba AF Touray The Speaker of the National Assembly, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has told the country’s lawmakers that corruption undermines democracy and erodes public...

More Cuban Health Professionals Arrive in The Gambia to Cure, Save...

Banjul, Sep 9, 2024- New Cuban health professionals arrived in the Gambia to join the Caribbean Island's Medical Brigade (BMC) which has been curing...

ECOWAS Parliament Recommends Increased Allocation of National Budgets to Health Promotion

By Kebba AF Touray The ECOWAS Parliament, through its joint committees, has recommended the allocation of 15 percent of the national budgets of Member States...

KEYCDA, Partners Pilot Third Phase of Tree Planting Project

By Nelson Manneh  The Kombo East Youths and Children Development Alliance with support from B4L and BK West United have over the weekend completed its...