Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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Second Reading of Constitution Bill Delayed Until June

By Kebba AF Touray The second reading of the Constitution (Promulgation) Bill, 2024, originally scheduled for later this month, has been postponed until June, the...

Institutions Pivotal in Achieving Prosperous West Africa

By Kebba AF Touray Hajia Alima Ahmed, the First Secretary General of the ECOWAS Parliament, has called for stronger institutions, deeper integration and people-centred approach...

Gambian Lawmakers Vote against Clause Calling for Diaspora Voter Registration in...

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly’s ongoing deliberations over the controversial Elections Bill hit a major impasse on Tuesday, with lawmakers divided over a...

National Assembly Passes Bill to Facilitate Inter-Regional, International Trade

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly of the Gambia Monday, 3 March 2025, passed a bill titled The Gambia Legal Metrology Bill 2025 after...

Finance Minister Says Over €11 Million Needed to Implement DTT Project

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Finance, Seedy Keita, has informed the National Assembly that a total of €11,257,830 is required to fully implement...

Finance Minister to Respond to Audit Reports on GAMTEL, NAWEC Today

By Kebba AF Touray Finance Minister Seedy Keita is set to appear before the National Assembly today to respond to the Public Enterprise Committee (PEC)...

Parliament to Ratify Visa Exemption Agreement with UAE

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambian Parliament is set to consider a motion to ratify a visa exemption agreement between The Gambia and the United...

Religious Affairs Minister Updates National Assembly on 2025 Hajj Preparations

By Kebba AF Touray Hamat N.K. Bah, Gambia’s Minister of Religious Affairs, provided an extensive briefing to the Regional Government Committee of the National Assembly...

Audit Report Exposes Fragilities at GGC’s Internal Audit Department

By Kebba AF Touray The audit report of the Accord Associates on the financial transactions of the Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC), now called National Food...

National Assembly, Partners Train Communication Officers

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly, in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the International IDEA, conducted a two-day refresher training over the...

Serrekunda NAM Awards Scholarship to Deserving Students

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Member for Serrekunda, Hon. Musa Cham, presented scholarship packages worth D50,000.00 to deserving students within his constituency last...

Audit Firm Uncovers Lack of Loan Policy for D14 Million Disbursement

By Kebba AF Touray An audit conducted by Augustus Prom Audit Firm has revealed that the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) failed to...

SSHFC Completes Thousands of Affordable Housing Units

By Kebba AF Touray The Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) in its 2022 activity report disclosed the completion of over six thousand affordable...

SSHFC’s Total Investment Stood at over D119 Million in 2022

By Kebba AF Touray The report of the Augustus Prom Audit Firm has disclosed that the total investment income of the Social Security and Housing...

PEC to Summon Finance Minister, OVP over Procurement of GTSC Buses...

By Kebba AF Touray The Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly has resolved to summon the Office of the Vice President and Finance...

GAMWORKS Reports on Status of D417 Million Worth of Contracts 

By Kebba AF Touray The Director of the Gambia Agency for the Management of Public Works (GAMWORKS), Mr. Omar Gaye, has reported on the status...

OVP, IGP Asked to Provide Information on Treasury Receipts Worth over...

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC) has tasked the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and...

FPAC Recommends Police to Investigate Missing Vouchers

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC) has instructed the Inspector General of the Gambia Police Force...

Report Says Most Farmers Do Not Value Using Certified Seeds

By Kebba AF Touray An audit report on the provision of farm inputs to farmers has disclosed that 94 percent of farmers lack knowledge of...

Gov’t Intends to Offer Loans to Students to Pay for Studies 

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Pierre Gomez, has told members of a joint committee of the...