The Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Welfare of The Gambia, Fatou Kinteh, has engaged in high-level bilateral discussions with Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), at the UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ongoing 69th session of the Committee on the…
The North Bank Region (NBR) border patrol unit of Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has intercepted 29 suspected would-be irregular migrants of different nationalities in a coordinated operation across Barra and nearby communities since Monday 17 March 2025. Inspector Siman Lowe, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of GID, said the intercepted would-be migrants consisted of 17 Senegalese, 8…
The Coalition of Progressive Gambians (CoPG) has voiced its dissatisfaction with the cabinet’s rejection of Section 14 of the Election Bill presented to the National Assembly that would allow Gambians living abroad to vote in elections while residing in foreign countries. In a letter addressed to the SeniGambia news, the CoPG executive described the decision…
In the early hours of March 18, 2025, Dimbaya Immigration personnel successfully recovered two children reported missing yesterday in a widely circulated social media post. The allegedly abducted children were located and secured following a thorough screening, investigation, and intelligence-gathering operation by immigration officials. According to a GID statement, Mohamadou Jallow, who claimed to be…
The police are investigating the alleged abduction of two seven-year-old twins, Hassanatou and Hussainatou, in Brikama Gidda. According to reports, the parents are divorced, and the father, Cherno Korika Jallow (whose name appears as Muhammed Jallow on official documents), may have forcefully taken the children with the intention of removing them from the country. The…
A prodigious and dynamic young author who has been making a mark on the literary landscape in The Gambia, making waves and establishing a name for himself, Alpha Jobe, has bagged yet another feat in his literary quest, becoming one of the winners of an international essay contest in the United Kingdom. Known broadly as…
Ngoneh Panneh, the senior ITC coordinator at the International Trade Centre (ITC), has said empowering women through trade is not charity, it is smart economics. Madam Panneh was speaking during the launching of the private sector coalition for gender equality campaign and the guidelines on public procurement for women-led businesses in The Gambia. The ceremony…
The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), in collaboration with UNICEF through the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD), recently ended a nationwide stakeholder learning forum on advancing the rights of persons with disabilities in The Gambia. The forum, funded by UNICEF under the UNPRPD, was held under the theme:…
Medina United Academy was Thursday honoured to welcome the Gambia senior national football team head coach Johnathan McKinstry to the Medina United Academy Complex in Yundum. The highly anticipated visit of the esteemed coach was met with great excitement from the management, technical staff, and players alike. On his arrival, the coach McKinstry was greeted…
An auditor at the Banjul City Council (BCC) has accused officials of improperly funneling council funds into an organization linked to Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe, which has heightened concerns accountability and transparency issues with regard to the council’s operation of funds. The organisation, known as Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (Réseau des Femmes…
