The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has launched a crusade for maintaining a clean and hygienic environment called Operation Sanity. Operation Sanity is a necessary measure to enforce local government bye-laws throughout the Kanifing Municipality in maintaining a clean environment. The initiative aims to eliminate illegal sewage disposal in public gutters, combat littering, and prevent the…
Buba Saidykhan, a 31-year-old, who returned home to Farato, Bojang Kunda after a difficult journey, has made a difference in the field of recycling. After overcoming a tough experience attempting to migrate to Italy, which included three dangerous trips across the Mediterranean Sea and spending eight months in a Libyan prison, he was determined to…
The Gambia Market Union has reiterated its call on government to protect and aid small-scale businesses in the country. “The government needs to support small-scale businesses that are run by citizens, especially those that supply the community with rice, oil and onions,” stated GMU’s public relations officer Sulayman Dampha in an exclusive interview with SeniGambia….
The European Union has allocated 718.2 million Dalasi (9.5 Million EURO) to the government. This new payment is the 2nd disbursement under the budget support programme (the “State and Resilience Building Contract for The Gambia 4”). It is comprised of a fixed tranche of 2 Million EURO that is recognizing progress in the areas of…
Ibrahima Sanyang, Director of Procurement Policy and Operations at The Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA) has said the recent Procurement Act and Regulations is designed to make procurement processes more accessible to disadvantaged groups, including micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), women, youth, and persons with disabilities. Mr Sanyang was speaking during the opening of…
Wisconsin-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion (WATIP) has held a landmark diaspora trade and investment summit in Banjul that may bring about more establishments and development in The Gambia. The summit, held on 16 January at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre (SDKJ) in Bijilo, brought together entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and innovators to foster…
Madame Mariame SY has been nominated as Senegal’s new extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to The Gambia. If President Adama Barrow accepts her appointment, she will become the first female to serve in this role. Her nomination was part of a recent reshuffle of ambassadors announced by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during a Council of Ministers…
Arrival of Eliza Senghore & Emil Prom Foundation and Its monumental initiatives; from Charity to Equality and Making Dreams Take Flight in The Gambia From the heart of the USA, Gambian-born Hannah Senghore embodies a powerful narrative of resilience, hope, and transformation that resonates across continents. As the founder and driving force behind the Eliza…
The Office of the President hereby informs the public that H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, will embark on a day’s working visit to The Gambia, tomorrow [Friday] at 11:45 A.M. President Barrow will receive the visiting Head of State at Banjul International Airport and later host him to a State…
Abdoulie Ceesay, the backway returnee, left The Gambia in May 2014 to pursue his dreams of finding a better life in Europe, little did he know of the dangers his dreams would lead him to. Abdoulie grew up in the Kanifing Municipality, Talinding to be precise, in an extended family that could barely make ends…
