August 23, 2023
Gambia: GAMTUB Supports Call for Diplomacy in Niger
Gambia Trade Union Bureau (GAMTUB) and its affiliate worker organisations in The Gambia have expressed their support for the statement issued by the Secretary General of the Pan… Read more »
Gambia: BCC Failure to Heed Exposes GPPA's Weakness
Local Government Commission of Inquiry (LGCI) has disclosed that Banjul City Council (BCC) failed to adhere to GPPA's advice to employ a procurement officer in purchasing 3000… Read more »
Gambia: Football Coaches Association to Stage Tournament for Stakeholders
The Gambia Football Coaches Association (GFCA) will on Thursday kick start a football tournament for stakeholders. Read more »
August 21, 2023
Gambia: Super Cup Win Delights Rangers FC Coach
Rangers FC assistant coach, Saidou Badjie has expressed delight over winning the Serrekunda East 2023 nawetan curtain raiser (Super Cup) final. Read more »
Gambia: Sabally Hails Barrow for 'Bold Move'
Momodou Sabally, the campaign manager for the United Democratic Party (UDP) has commended President Adama Barrow for what he called a "bold move" in temporarily suspending all… Read more »
West Africa: Good Morning Mr President - Be Cautioned With Niger! Advice to New Lands Minister
Mr President, the issue of Niger is getting more controversial by the day as regional bodies and individuals are divided over the matter. Read more »
Gambia: NA Hands Over Controversial Procured Vehicles to NAMs
The National Assembly management last Friday officially handed over vehicles procured for National Assembly Members (NAMs) at a ceremony held at the National Assembly Building in… Read more »
Gambia: KETP Launches Magazine And Fleet Management Project
The Kanifing Environmental Transformation Program (KETP) on Friday launched its 1244 call center, magazine and fleet management project. Read more »
Gambia: Sambou UTD, Manokang FC Through to Brikama Nawetan Playoffs
Sambou United and Manokang FC are the first two teams to book their places into the Brikama Sports Committee (BSC) nawetan qualifiers playoff following their respective wins in the… Read more »
Gambia: 40 Health Workers Engaged On Comprehensive Education
The principal investigator of the Comprehensive Health Education (CHE) Project under the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education last Thursday engaged 40 health workers from… Read more »
Gambia: Barrow Temporarily Suspends All Foreign Travels
His Excellency President Adama Barrow, has effective immediately, suspended all Government foreign travels for the rest of the fiscal year, 2023. Read more »
Gambia: 'TGSB Develops Over 300 Standards'
Papa Secka, executive director for The Gambia Standard Bureau (TGSB), said the bureau has developed more than 300 standards to ensure standardisation of products into the country. Read more »
Gambia: Barrow Hails Outgoing IMF Resident Rep
State House, Banjul, 18th August 2023: President Adama Barrow has expressed gratitude to the outgoing IMF Country Representative, Mamadou Juldeh Barry, who bid him farewell Friday… Read more »
Gambia: Kabafita School Holds Graduation
Kabafita Upper and Senior Secondary School recently held its graduation for it's grades 9 and 12 students at a ceremony held at the school ground. Read more »
Gambia: Govt Approves Banjul Port Expansion And Sanyang Deep Seaport Development
Conscious of the need to increase the handling capacity of the country's only seaport and decongest terminals, The Gambia Government has approved a Public Private Partnership (PPP)… Read more »
Gambia: Future Stars, Galaxy Through to SK West Nawetan Proper
Future Stars and Galaxy FC became the latest and final set of teams to qualify for the Serrekunda West Sports Organisation (SWESO) 'nawetan' proper tournament following their… Read more »
Gambia: 'Councillors Procured Items Without Involving Procurement Officers'
Gambia Public Procurement Authority officials has acknowledged before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that the councillors at the Janjangbureh Area Council conducted… Read more »
Gambia: Barrow Appoints Sowe As Lands Minister
The President of the Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency Adama Barrow, on the powers vested on him by Sections (71) (1) and 71 (3) of the Constitution of the 1997, today 18th… Read more »
Gambia: GTboard Embarks On Domestic Tourism Promotion
In the quest to promote and boost domestic tourism in the nation, the Gambia Tourism Board on Tuesday ended a two-day domestic tourism promotion tour. Read more »
Gambia: IFRC SG Expresses Readiness to Strengthen GRCS Services
Jagan Chapagain, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has expressed his impression with The Gambia Red Cross Society and… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Gambia: Police Arrest 7 Over Stolen D50,000
The Gambia Police say the Anti-Crime Unit has arrested seven suspects for the alleged theft of D50,000.00 on Saturday at Super Bar, Serrekunda. Read more »
Gambia: DG Sowe, Foni Chiefs Pledge 9 Scholarships, Borehole to Fatima SSS
Ousman Sowe, the director general of the country's State Intelligence Service (SIS) in collaboration with the Association of Foni Chiefs have pledged to provide nine scholarships… Read more »
Gambia: GRA Top Brass in U.S. for 'Comparative Tax Policy' Meeting
Top echelons of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) as well as senior government officials are currently in the United States attending a specially designed comparative tax policy… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Gambia: Chuma, Kingston, Nema City Qualify for Sukuta Nawetan Proper
Chuma FC, Kingston FC and Nema City became the latest teams to book their places into the Sukuta 'nawetan' proper following their playoffs victories. Read more »
Gambia: 'Single Mothers Face Challenges and Stigma'
Amie Njie, Quality Assurance Manager at the Bundung Maternal and Child, in an interview with The Point, states that many single mothers face the inability to meet the cost of… Read more »