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GAMBIA: Public Outrage Regarding the Leaked D3.6M Security Per Diem for the President’s Mother’s Overseas Medical Trip
Following the revelation of a proposed GMD 3.6 million per diem allocation request for a security detail to accompany the President's mother on a...
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GAMBIA: State Pursues Dismissal of the FGM Ban Case Currently Before the Supreme Court
The State has filed a preliminary objection to the lawsuit aiming to remove the ban on female circumcision, also referred to as female genital...
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GAMBIA: Mbolo Association Co-Founders Testify Regarding their Interactions with BCC
On Monday, Malang Sambou and Sílvia Llopart Gracia, co-founders of the Mbolo Association, presented their testimonies to the local government commission of inquiry regarding...
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GAMBIA: Laptops Stolen from the SIS State Intelligence Agency Headquarters.
Is President Barrow angry with Civil Servants, as manifested in his Koriteh message to Banjul Muslim Elders at the State House? Why the anger?...
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GAMBIA: Dr. Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe was a Remarkable Statesman and a Champion of Democracy
The passing away of Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe yesterday in Dakar brings a profound sense of grief and deep admiration for a remarkable statesman,...
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GAMBIA: MoHERST Unveils Design for New UTG School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) is currently holding a press briefing to unveil the architectural designs for the long-anticipated...
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GAMBIA: The Residents OF Salagi Condemn Unexpected House Demolitions
After government officials abruptly demolished their homes and complexes, Salagi residents expressed their intense anger and sadness.
Numerous impacted locals assert that the exercise was...
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GAMBIA: In a Period of Three Months, GRA Generates D6.7B.
Yankuba Darboe, the Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), announced yesterday that the authority has generated D6.7 billion during the months of...
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GAMBIA; Mayor Bensouda Demands National Unity and Denounces the Politicisation of Market Fires
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has voiced significant disappointment regarding what he termed the politicisation of recent fire...
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GAMBIA: Gambia and Mauritania Enhance Bilateral Relations and Address Migration Concerns
Dr. Momodou Tangara, the Gambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad, recently travelled to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania as President...
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GAMBIA: Democracy is Fundamentally Characterised by the Obligation to Hold Government Accountable
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay who has recently claimed that some media outlets raise questions about whether they are truly independent or simply extensions of political...
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GAMBIA: The Gambia Armed Forces Receive Buses and Tractors from President Barrow
President Adama Barrow handed five buses and five tractors to the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) at the State House in Banjul on Wednesday. This...
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GAMBIA: Government to Find Ways to Regulate Online Media
During an interview with Peter Gomez, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, the Minister of Information and Media Broadcasting Services, emphasised the government's necessity to establish order...
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GAMBIA: Fire Outbreak at the Naval Base in Banjul
A fire outbreak at the Naval Command in Banjul on Friday killed Gambia Navy officer Richard Mendy and injured two of his colleagues, according...
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GAMBIA: 90% of People Arrested for Drug-Related Offences in 2024 are Gambians
90% of people arrested for drug-related offences in 2024 are Gambians, according to Demba Ceesay, Director General of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The...
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GAMBIA: No Government Employee Makes Less than D6,000 a Month, According to Finance Minister.
In a recent interview, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Seedy Keita stated that no government employeesin The Gambia, including messengers and drivers, is...
