Jah Says Agriculture is the Only Solution to End Food Shortages, Unemployment, Unveils Farming...
By: Dawda Baldeh
Gambian business tycoon Hamidou Jah, the owner of Jah Oil Company Limited, has stated that investing in agriculture is the only solution to ongoing food...
Tax collector faults revenue collection device for entering incorrect figures
By Mama A. Touray
After the Commission observed that she conducts revenue collection without the standard procedure of submission and reconciliation within the council, revenue collector Jainaba Cham...
Accused Murderer Arona Tine Requests Legal Representation from State
By: Alieu Jallow
Arona Tine, a Senegalese national who is the alleged killer of Fatoumatta Kargbo, a former staff member of HM bureau at West Field, appeared before...
PW 4 Acknowledges Cashing Over Ninety-five Thousand Dalasis from Late Lamin Jarju
By: Alieu Jallow
In the ongoing D11 million theft involving the three senior government officials of the Ministry of Health, PW 4 Muhammed Sissoko, a businessman, has acknowledged...
Influential Female Entrepreneurs Call on Youths to Acquire Skills for Economic Freedom
By: Dawda Baldeh
Influential Female Entrepreneurs in Gambia’s Capital, Banjul, have called on the country's youths to acquire skills for them to gain economic freedom amidst unemployment as...
High Court grants D1M bail to man charged with possessing ‘prohibited drugs’
By Alieu Jallow
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of The Gambia's High Court on Monday granted bail of D1 million dalasi to Lamin Jallow, who had been arrested by the...
Counsel Asserts that Empty Cartridges Were Never Handed to Ebou Sowe But to Mr....
By Alieu Jallow
In the ongoing Sukuta Jabang Police shooting incident, the defense counsel for the first accused person, Ousajnou Bojang, in his cross-examination of the prosecution witness...
Gambia calls for independent Palestinian state, condemns Israel’s aggression on besieged enclave
By Hadram Hydara
The Gambia government has condemned Israel's inhumane military operations in Gaza and called for the establishment of a sovereign and independent Palestinian state with its...
Internal auditor: ‘BAC used to spend D1M on fuel every month’
By Mama A. Touray
The principal internal auditor of Brikama Area Council (BAC), Sulayman Barry, has told the ongoing local government commission of inquiry that the council used...
GAP congratulates ‘newly elected 5th president of Senegal’ Diomaye
By Dawda Baldeh
The Gambia Action Party (GAP) leader Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 'the newly elected 5th president of the Republic of Senegal,...
23-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Seeks Help to Return Home Amidst Human Trafficking Ordeal
By: Zackline Colley
In a distressing plight for repatriation, a 23-year-old woman, whose name will be omitted, originally from Nigeria, finds herself stranded in The Gambia after being...
UNICEF and UNFPA alarmed by proposed repeal of law banning FGM in The Gambia
JOINT STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Joint statement by UNICEF Representative in The Gambia, Nafisa Binte Shafique, and UNFPA Representative in The Gambia, Ndeye Rose Sarr
BANJUL, THE GAMBIA, 21 March...
BAC revenue collectors suppressed D864,500 of council revenue in 2023
By Mama A. Touray
The Brikama Area Council's (BAC) principal internal auditor, Sulayman Barry, has informed the Local Government Commission that revenue collectors suppressed D864,500 of council funds...
Kuwonkuba women institutes D500 fine to address violence at their garden
By Mariama Cham
Women gardeners in Kuwonkuba village in the Upper River Region have taken a rare move to set a fine of D500 for anyone who quarrels...
BAC internal auditor says council makes payments without vouchers
By Mama A. Touray
Sulayman Barry, the Principal Internal Auditor at the Brikama Area Council (BAC), who was the fifth witness to testify at the institutional hearing focused...
Raising Awareness on Mensural Education: ‘Binti Period Gambia’ Expands Program in NBR
Binti Period Gambia, an organization focused on menstrual health education, has expanded its Menstrual Education Training program in the North Bank Region (NBR) of The Gambia.
The initiative,...
Tragic Death of Isatou Chorr Demands Justice
OPINION
By Bakary J Janneh
Right Activist
The devastating news of Isatou Chorr's untimely demise has sent shockwaves through communities far and wide. Isatou Chorr, a Gambian maid, was allegedly...
DLEAG Seizes 9 Unauthorized Firearms with 153 Live Rounds in 2023
By: Dawda Baldeh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) between January and December 2023 seized nine firearms including seven pistols, one hunting gun, and a...
Human Rights Activist Tabou Njie Sarr Describes FGM/C as a Health Hazard to Women
By: Alieu Jallow
Tabou Njie Sarr, a human rights activist and advocate, says FGM/C is a health hazard to women due to its dire consequences. She lamented that...
Brikama Area Council Does Not Maintain an Up-to-Date Asset Register – Internal Auditor
By: Mama A. Touray
Sulayman Barry, the Principal Internal Auditor of Brikama Area Council, informed the LG Commission that the council does not maintain an up-to-date fixed asset...
