July 06, 2023
Gambia: Pedestrians Without Sidewalks
The KMC was expected to indicate what the new council would do in one hundred days so that the media would monitor their programme. One expected that the primary task would be to… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Gambia: Central Bank and the New Currency
According to section 161 of the Constitution, the Central Bank has the responsibility to issue currency in the country. The Jammeh administration was here for 22 years but left old… Read more »
Gambia: Immigration Departments Collects 64 Million Revenue in 2023
The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) Monday, 5 June announced that it has collected Sixty-Four Million Dalasis (D64,000,000) as revenue fees from January to March 2023. Read more »
Gambia: Environment Alliance Calls for Reduction, Re-Cycling of Plastic Waste
The secretary General of the Gambia Environment Alliance, Muhammed Hydara, calls for the reduction, re-use and re-cycling of plastics, as well as the adoption of a circular economy… Read more »
Senegal: What Is the Way Forward for Senegal?
Senegal is currently in the arms of the two most important arms of the state, that is, the judiciary and the executive. Presidents of republics and judges are sworn in to perform… Read more »
Gambia: Reporters, Editors Trained On Crime, Court Reporting
The Young Journalist Association of the Gambia (YJAG), in partnership with the Gambia Press Union (GPU), has commenced a two-day training for twenty reporters and editors on… Read more »
Gambia: Speaker Urges Parliamentarians to Focus On National Building
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has urged lawmakers to now focus on nation building as the country has just emerged from the last phase of the… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Gambia: NPP Condemns Attack On Journalists, Encourages Respect for Civil Liberties
The National People's Party (NPP) learned with dismay, the allegations of assault on two journalists who were covering the swearing-in ceremony of elected local officials at the… Read more »
Gambia: A Step in the Right Direction
The statement of the NPP condemning its members for assaulting a journalist is a step in the right direction. There have been incidents in the past when journalists or political… Read more »
Gambia: Local Government Service Commission Demands Office Space
The Chairperson of the Local Government Service Commission, while appearing before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, said the commission wants to have its own office… Read more »
Gambia: FGRA Commissioner General Receives Honorary Award From QCell
The Commissioner General (CG) of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has been conferred an honorary award by QCell on the occasion of the official launching of the… Read more »
Senegal: Govt Calls for Peace in Senegal
The Gambia Government has issued a press release dated 4 June calling for peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict in Senegal. Read more »
Gambia: Newly Elected Councillors, Chairperson for Basse Area Council Sworn-in
Mahamadou Ceesay, the newly elected chairperson for Basse Area Council and fourteen elected Councilors, were sworn into office last Friday, 2nd May 2023. The event was held at… Read more »
Gambia: What Will the KMC Discuss At Their Meeting Today?
The Kanifing Municipal Council is scheduled to meet today. This is their first meeting since the day of inauguration. Meetings of councils are supposed to be open to the public in… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Gambia: Gambians in Sudan Finally Arrive Home
The Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad last week informed the general public that Gambian citizens (56… Read more »
Senegal: Six Thousand People Displaced By Casamance Conflict
The Gambia's Minority Leader, Hon. Alhagie S. Darboe, while addressing the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, disclosed that an estimated 6000 Senegalese and Gambians are displaced from… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Gambia: Is Anybody Above the Law?
Dou Sannoh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow's, has been charged by the police and released on bail. Read more »
Gambia: The Battle for the Mayoral and Chairpersonship Elections Rages
The most fiercely fought mayoral, chairpersonship elections between political parties that were united in 2018 is now taking place. In Banjul, each candidate is now engaged in… Read more »
Gambia: Gambian Association in Turkey Speaks, Turkish Ambassador Explains
Officials of the Gambian Association in Turkey dubbed 'the Real Responders' have stated that the situation of their countrymen in Turkey is worrying as they alleged that the Police… Read more »
Gambia: Presidential Adviser Dou Sannoh Charged
President Adama Barrow's adviser, Dou Sannoh, has been charged by the police and released on bail. Police Spokesperson Cadet Assistant Superintendent Binta Njie confirmed this news… Read more »
Gambia: President Barrow Inaugurates 30 KV Power Line
President Adama Barrow, on Saturday, 6th May launched a 30KV power line covering LaminKoto to Diabugu-Batapa. Read more »
Gambia: Wco Pledges to Support Customs in Tackling Illegal Trade
Dr Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), Friday said they will continue giving support to regional customs, especially in the area of combating… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Gambia: Registrar of Companies Removed From His Position After He Decline to Register Vista Bank
Registrar of Companies Alieu Jallow has been removed from his position by his superiors at the State Law Office after he declined to execute what he called illegal instructions… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Gambia: What Is the State of Play for the Council Elections 2023?
The number of council seats is 120. 366 candidates have been nominated to participate in the elections. No single seat has been left uncontested. Read more »
Gambia: NAWEC Briefs the Press On New Tariff
Officials of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), yesterday Monday 27th March 2023, briefed members of the press on their new tariff which will take effect on 10th… Read more »