Market collector of the Kuntaur Area Council has disclosed to the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that he used to give monies to the finance manager of the Council. Sorri S. Manneh is a resident of Kuntaur and began working at the Kuntaur Area Council as a market collector in November 2019. He told the…
The National Assembly of The Gambia in Banjul Tuesday hosted members of the University of The Gambia Students Union Legislative Body (UTGSULB) in a pioneering collaboration effort to ensure student leadership development. The UTGSU-LB, comprised of representative students from the twelve schools and faculties in the UTG, is tasked with addressing student welfare issues. The…
The National Disaster Management Agency of The Gambia (NDMA) has received one million euro from the Agence Francaise De Development (AFD) to help victims affected by flooding in the country. According to NDMA, in 2022 The Gambia confronted a catastrophic flood that severely impacted the lives of over fifty thousand individuals, leaving many families in…
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…
Connecting 300 million Africans to electricity within the next five years is within reach through collaborative effort and commitment to implementation, participants at the Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, heard on Monday. The summit is organized by the Government of Tanzania and Mission 300, an unprecedented collaboration between the African Development Bank Group, the…
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…
Many concerned Gambians have voiced their dissatisfaction regarding the actions of security forces at the Senegambia beach, who have been denying them access to the beach and its vicinity. This restriction is viewed as unlawful and a serious violation of their fundamental rights and freedoms as guaranteed by the 1997 Constitution of The Gambia. Section…
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…
