In a vibrant ceremony symbolizing unity and shared purpose, the Ghanaian ECOMIG contingent and the Gambian authorities inaugurated the newly expanded Banjul-Barra Ferry Terminal Mosque on Saturday, March 30, 2025. The project marks a significant milestone in cross-border cooperation and interfaith harmony. The initiative was spearheaded by Ghana’s Lt. Col. Abraham Pourigelle Dery, who transformed…
Yusef Taylor, a journalist and human rights advocates, has said the Gambia’s parliament has failed to fulfill one of its most critical responsibilities of checking or overseeing how government is spending tax-payers money. “For over a year, The Gambia’s Parliament has failed to fulfill one of its most critical responsibilities: overseeing government spending of taxpayer…
The National Assembly of The Gambia successfully has hosted the 4th edition of its annual Open Day under the theme: “Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”. The event took place at Assembly grounds in Banjul and was attended by Members of the National Assembly (NAMs), government officials, civil society organisations (CSOs), students, development partners, the…
Hon Modou Lamin Bah, Member of Banjul North, has criticised the Office of the President for its decision to assume control of McCarthy Square, a key public space in the capital. The move, outlined in a letter dated March 11, 2025, has sparked a legal and political dispute over local governance and adherence to national…
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…
A number of revenue collectors from the Banjul City Council (BCC) were recently engaged by the Local Government Commission of Inquiry in an attempt to address alleged financial irregularities at the city council. This followed the emergence of a number of alleged irregularities before the Commission’s desk, which include financial mismanagement, cash suppression and mal-handling…
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…
The Government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, has signed a landmark mining license agreement with Norwegian-Gambian Mining Company, a subsidiary of the European Eco Minerals (EEM), to explore deep-sea mining opportunities that may be available within jurisdiction. The signing is poised to be historic if at all the prospective…
The Local Government Commission of Inquiry, which is probing the administrative and financial operations of local government authorities across The Gambia, has unmasked a scheme involving fraudulent contracts, manipulated documents, and misappropriated funds in a borehole drilling project in the North Bank Region. At the centre of the scandal is Nyakasi Kassama, the regional officer…
The Gambia’s Vice President Muhammed B. S. Jallow recently received in audience a delegation of students from the School of Education at the University of The Gambia. The delegation was comprised of the executive members of the association of students at that school/faculty (EDUSA), who are tasked with the responsibility of furthering the welfare and…
