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GAMBIA: BCC Revenue Collector Acknowledges Misappropriating more than D350,000 in Council Funds
In a surprising revelation during the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, Mustapha Sarr, a trade licence revenue collector for the Banjul City Council (BCC),...
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GAMBIA: Millions for Essential Commodities: There are more Questions than Answers
The Essential Commodities Act 2015 defines the list of essential commodities under Article 2. It says they are food stuff, first and foremost. Then...
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GAMBIA: Finance Minister has Confirmed the Acquisition of 70 Buses for a Sum of €9 Million.
Seedy Keita, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, said that the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC), via its subsidiary, the Gambia...
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GAMBIA: Defence Minister Advocates for Proposed Peacekeeping Mission in Sierra Leone
On Wednesday, Sering Modou Njie, The Gambia’s Minister of Defence, responded to concerns expressed in Parliament about the government's plan to send Gambian troops...
Crime & Investigation
GAMBIA: The Chief Justice Orders a Coroner’s Inquest into Brig. Gen. Bora Colley’s Death.
According to a statement released by the judiciary on Tuesday, the Chief Justice of The Gambia has authorised a coroner's inquest into the death...
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GAMBIA: Serekunda Community to Sue the Gambia High Court Sheriff Division and Supersonicz
Residents of Serekunda intend to file a lawsuit against Supersonicz Financial Limited and the Sheriff Division of the Gambia High Court for allegedly engaging...
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GAMBIA: Addressing Agriculture and Appreciating Women
This past weekend, 8th March was International Women Day. The fact this day falls in the middle of the vegetable growing season provides an important...
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GAMBIA: The NPP Government’s Fears of the Gambian Diaspora Influence Led to Diaspora Disenfranchisement
Honourable Essa Mbye Faal, leader of the APP-Sobeya party, said in an interview on AG Radio that the current government of President Adama Barrow is focused...
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GAMBIA: UDP Reacts to Ministry of Works Concerning the Concession Agreement for Banjul Port
The United Democratic Party acknowledges the press release issued by the Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure on March 5, 2025, concerning the concession...
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GAMBIA: Government Denies UDP Leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s Assertions that it Sold Banjul Port to a Turkish Company
The Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure has refuted allegations made by United Democratic Party (UDP) leader, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, asserting that the government...
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GAMBIA: Diaspora Voting Provision in Election Bill Rejected by Lawmakers
In the consideration stage of the Election Bill, members of the National Assembly voted to exclude diaspora voting, thereby rejecting Clause 14 of the...
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GAMBIA: The Weaponization of the National Assembly by NPP and its Allies against the Gambia Diaspora
The NPP, NRP, all the nominated members and some Independent members have just voted against diaspora voting, 25 Vs 14.” by Hon, Madi Ceesay,...
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GAMBIA: To Protect the Voter Register, Lawmakers Remove a Contentious Provision from the Election Bill
The National Assembly has voted to eliminate Clause 3 from the Election Bill, which would have invalidated the current voter register and mandated that...
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GAMBIA: Government Allocates More Than GMD 396 Million for Youth Empowerment via SIE Fund
His Excellency President Adama Barrow oversaw the distribution of the Skills, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (SIE) Fund Training Grants to 25 public and private Technical...
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GAMBIA: UDP Responds to President Barrow’s Massembeh Ward By-Election Congratulations.
Shortly after receiving a congratulatory message from President Barrow regarding his party’s success in the Massembeh Ward by-election, the leader of the opposition United...
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GAMBIA: The Gambia Government has Nominated Former Justice Minister Abubacarr M. Tambadou as an ICJ Candidate.
The government, in a statement regarding the nomination, emphasised The Gambia’s notable contributions to international law and human rights advocacy, pointing out that no...
