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…
Eminent Gambian opposition politician and National Assembly member Madi Ceesay has embarked on a path to establishing himself as an active author. Hon. Ceesay, a veteran journalist, who has just authored an edifying book on his life as an active media practitioner, said the book is an inclusive piece of work that would satisfy the…
The Gambian Nollywood award winning actor, Musa Darboe, has arrived in the country from Nigeria ahead of his homecoming award celebration to be held 25 January this year at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre. The award winning actor was welcomed at the weekend at the Banjul International Airport by Musa Suso, the…
Hon. Halifa Sallah, the standard bearer of the People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), has urged the Gambia government to protect farmers from exploitation. He echoed this urging during a press conference at the party’s main office in Serrekunda on January 8, 2025, discussing the challenges facing agricultural productivity and the need for…
