Sidia Jatta Calls on Deputies to Refrain from Insulting Each Other
By Yankuba Jallow
Honourable Sidia S. Jatta, the member for Wuli West has on Monday urged his fellow Parliamentarians to refrain from insulting each other...
‘National Assembly Will Serve Supreme Interest of Gambians’ Majority Leader
By: Kebba AF Touray
Kebba K. Barrow, the Majority Leader and National Assembly Member for Kombo South District, yesterday assured his colleagues that the National...
Lawmakers Highlight the Concerns of their Constituents
By: Kebba AF Touray
Lawmakers have yesterday highlighted concerns affecting their various constituencies and called on the authorities to provide remedies.
They made these remarks at...
Mayor Bensouda Assures D20 Million Support for Youth of KM
By Makutu Manneh
As he continues his Mayoral tour of his Municipality, Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda on Monday 23rd December 2019 assured people of his...
Works Minister Says 400 Kilometres of Roads Earmarked For Construction
By: Kebba AF Touray
Transport, Works and Infrastructure Minister Bai Lamin Jobe, has told Deputies at the National Assembly that the National Roads Authority (NRA)...
Motion on Appointment of Babucarr Alieu Suwareh Referred to Appointment Committee...
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly on Wednesday December 18th 2019, referred the motion to confirm the appointment of Baboucar Alieu Suwareh as Ombudsman,...
Kololi Residents Express Their Concerns to Mayor Bensouda
By Makutu Manneh
Residents of Kololi on Tuesday December 17th 2019 expressed their concerns to the Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Talib Ahmed...
Petroleum Minister Explains Factors on Erratic Water Supply in GBA
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia’s Petroleum and Energy Minister Fafa E. Sanyang, has explained to Deputies the factors responsible for the recent erratic supply...
‘Access to Information Bill Seeks to Enforce Right to Information’ Justice...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Abubacarr Tambadou, the Gambia’s Justice Minister has told Lawmakers at the country’s National Assembly that the Access to Information Bill 2019...
National Assembly Defers Bill on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly yesterday 17th December 2019, deferred the Bill entitled ‘Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters’ to the relevant Committees...
NAMs Receive Tool kit for SSR from DCAF
By Ndey Sowe
In the quest to empower Gambian Parliamentarians on the National Security Sector Reform process (SSR), the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance...
Deputies Ratify Finance Contract Agreement after Intense Debate
By: Kebba AF Touray
Deputies at the National Assembly on Thursday November 12th 2019, ratified the Bill entitled: “Finance Contract Agreement between the Republic of...
NAMs pass 2020 Appropriation Bill following intense scrutiny
By Kebba Secka
Members of the National Assembly on Wednesday 11th December considered and passed the 2020 Appropriation Bill with amendments after it has undergone...
New CEO Expresses Concerns about how Council Loses Revenue
By Lamin Fatty
The new chief executive officer of Basse Area Council has expressed concerns about how council is losing revenue at the SareNgai “Lumo”.
Ousuman...
Hon. Suwaibou Touray Reacts to 2020 Budget Speech
Hon. Suwaibou Touray, member for Wuli East in his reaction to the Budget speech delivered by the Finance and Economic Affairs on Friday 6thDecember...
French Development Agency Grants Budget Support to Government
By Louise Jobe/Kebba Touray
Mambureh NJIE, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Alexandre Pointier, the French Development Agency’s (AFD) Regional Director for Senegal,...
‘Government Introduces National Health Insurance Scheme’ Fianace Minister Njie
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Minister of Finance Mambury Njie, has disclosed that Government will introduce the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2020. Njie...
Deputies Defer Sittings for Proper Scrutiny of Revised Budget
By: Kebba AF Touray
Members of the National Assembly have deferred sittings of yesterday Monday 9th December 2019, for them to properly scrutinize the revised...
Councillors Finally Adopt Basse Area Council’s 2020 Budget
By Lamin Fatty
Councilors of the Basse Area Council (BAC) on Thursday 5th December 2019, adopted the regions 2020 budget estimates after it was initially...
Gov’t receives $183 million out of total pledges of $1800 million
By Kebba AF Touray
Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, Mambury Njie informed legislators that out of US$ 1.8 billion pledged by various development partners at...
