The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) has raised concern over the country’s labour market structure, calling for urgent policy action to expand formal employment opportunities after new data revealed that informality continues to dominate work across the country. The latest report, The Gambia Labour Market: Progress and Trends (2022–2026), shows that 85.8 per cent of…
A man has been sentenced to life in prison in Scotland after fatally stabbing his wife in a violent attack that took place inside their family home while their children were present. Momodou Bobb was convicted for the murder of his wife, Ndata Bobb, at their residence on Restalrig Avenue, Edinburgh, on 28 August last…
Members of the National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) on Monday questioned officials of the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority over a delayed D195,000 software project and the authority’s continued investment of surplus public funds without what lawmakers described as clear approval from the Ministry of Finance. Appearing before FPAC to present…
Gambian visual artist Moulaye Sarr has joined the ART27 Artist Group, describing his decision as inevitable. “It’s the hub for every Gambian visual artist to present their contemporary art,” he told Senigambia. Sarr emphasised that the group focuses on exhibitions, sales, and mentorship between senior and emerging artists. According to the invitation he received, Sarr…
Sadibou Kamaso, the presidential aspirant of Team Restore Confidence, on Saturday 16 May, officially launched his manifesto, dubbed the “Starting XI”, at the President’s International Award Hall in Banjul. The manifesto outlines Team Restore Confidence’s vision to professionalise Gambian football through improved league structures, increased prize money and better welfare for clubs, players and officials….
Veteran politician and PDOIS figure, Hon. Halifa Sallah, has called on Africans to shift from dependency to production, stressing that the continent’s greatest challenge is not lack of resources but what he describes as “the poverty of the mind”. “Africa’s poverty is not poverty of resources, it is the poverty of the mind,” Sallah said…
The Unite Movement for Change (UMC) has called for responsible governance, urging politicians to avoid personal attacks, discrimination and divisive religious or tribal politics ahead of the 2026 presidential election. Speakers at the UMC’s rally at Buffer Zone in Talinding on Saturday, 16 March 2026, warned that rising political tensions and divisive rhetoric could endanger…
The Gambia Revenue Authority on Monday opened a week-long technical assistance mission on transfer pricing, with officials describing the training as a critical step towards protecting the country’s tax base and strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation. The training, held at the Senegambia Beach Hotel from 18 to 22 May 2026, was organised in partnership with the…
The Managing Director of Wave Gambia Ltd has outlined the company’s long-term vision as it expands operations in The Gambia to become a trusted and impactful partner in the country’s digital and economic transformation. Speaking in a recent interview with journalists, MD Sainabou Sarr said Wave aims to continue expanding access to affordable financial services…
TAKE-M, a transformational organisation that promotes education in The Gambia, has continued to heighten the learning skills and academic pursuit of school children in The Gambia. Committed to its cause of aiding education in The Gambia over the last 15 years, with spelling and mathematics competitions for primary, lower and higher learning school students, TAKE-M…
