Kebba Fatty, the accounts clerk of the Kuntaur Area Council, Monday appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry to testify over the shortage in revenues. Mr Fatty has been working in the Kuntaur Area Council for 19 years. He was appointed as a market collector and worked for 15 years before he was promoted…
Prodigious young female author Fatoumata Bayo has lamented that the media has brainwashed young girls of her generation about marriage. The young author was reacting to a question in an exclusive interview. She was quizzed over the themes or stories she feels are most important to tell or amplify as a young woman writer. The…
Following the interception of an alleged Central Bank employee at the Jenoi checkpoint on January 24, 2025, carrying $57,800 and D370,000 in cash, The Gambia Police Force has invited some Central Bank officials to assist with the ongoing investigation. The Gambia Police Force assures the public that the matter is being handled with the utmost…
The executive members of the Education Students Association at the University of The Gambia have had edifying discussion on nutrition matters with the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA). The two bodies, who met on Thursday at the NaNA headquarters in Bakau, discussed ways to work together on programmes that aim to improve nutrition, particularly for babies…
The Gambia Police Force Community Policing Unit, supported by GIZ, has hosted a one-day workshop at the NaNA Conference Hall in Bakau to develop a new Community Policing Strategy for 2025–2029. The workshop, held on January 23 and attended by police commissioners and regional commanders, was opened by Commissioner Lamin Jaiteh, who highlighted the need…
The INTERPOL Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) West Africa National Training is underway at the Police Headquarters conference hall in Banjul. The session began with opening remarks from Chief Superintendent Sulayman Jawara, Security Officer (SO) for Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) in Banjul, who represented both the Head of NCB Banjul and the Inspector General…
The Government of The Gambia is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its constructive dialogue with the Committee on the Rights of the Child during its 98th Session, held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. This engagement, which took place on 22 January 2025 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm and on the 23 January…
The minister for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Dr Ismaila Ceesay, has told journalists that the government has allocated $11 million to Gambia Radio and Television Services to enhance its standard to carry out modern broadcasting to the public. He made this revelation during the monthly Ministerial Press Briefing on Wednesday at the Sir Dawda…
The Gambia Police Force has concluded its investigation into allegations surrounding an incident of “unburned prohibited drugs”, which followed the destruction publicly of seized drugs by the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG). The profound investigation aimed to demonstrate the police’s upholding of justice and transparency in handling prohibited substances. “The investigative panel has submitted…
Gambia’s Vice President Muhammed B. S. Jallow has said being a party to the Anti-Doping Convention, The Gambia is most willing to support the work of the Anti-Doping Secretariat and other agencies, such as Africa Regional Anti-doping Organisations (RADO). “Hosting this meeting is evidence of our stance on this matter,” he re-emphasised, in his remarks…
