Gambia News

GAMBIA: Government Announces Companies Authorized to Recruit Workers for Spain.

Baboucarr Joof, the minister of trade and employment, said that several companies in the Gambia have received licenses to facilitate recruitment under the Spain-Gambia migrant...

GAMBIA: The Gambia’s Foreign Policy Under Scrutiny

The failure of our Foreign Affairs Minister Mamadou Tangara to secure the position of Secretary General of the commonwealth against two other African candidates...

GAMBIA: Why is Government Silent about the Plight of Gambia’s Stevedores?

Modibo Touray, Tor Senghore, Pa Malick Secka, and numerous stevedores in The Gambia feel a profound sense of disappointment that their challenging situations continue...

GAMBIA: President Barrow Alleges the Voice Newspaper is Undermining His 2026 Presidential Reelection Bid.

President Adama Barrow claims in a comprehensive 13-paragraph affidavit supporting his lawsuit against The Voice Newspaper and its Editor-in-Chief, Musa Sheriff, that the publication...

GAMBIA: The Persecution of the Voice Newspaper

It is now several weeks since President Adama Barrow filed a defamation lawsuit against the Voice Newspaper. Upon closerexamination and after speaking to few legal experts,...

GAMBIA: Former Lands Minister Granted D500,000 Bail Pending Criminal Charges.

Both Mr. Sheriff Abba Sanyang, the former governor of the Central River Region (CRR), and the former minister of lands, regional integration, and religious...

GAMBIA: GPU Raises Concerns Over Defamation Suits against The Voice & The Alkamba Times

Fajara, October 25, 2024: The Gambia Press Union(GPU) is deeply concerned by the country’s press freedom situation after the Gambian president and his environment minister decided to sue two newspapers for defamation. President Adama Barrow’s suit against The...

GAMBIA: AG Radio & Askani Gambia Newspaper to be Inaugurated Friday, October 25th 2024

We trust that this invitation letter reaches you all in good health. We are delighted to extend an invitation to you inviting you to attend the...

GAMBIA: CAF Has Approved Gambia’s Independence Stadium.

According to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Gambia's Independence Stadium in Bakau has received official approval from the Confederation of African Football...

GAMBIA: A British Citizen’s Murder is Under Investigation by Senegambia Police.

The Senegambia police are looking into the suspected murder of British national Leonard Dominique on October 19, 2024, according to a news release issued...

GAMBIA: Four Portuguese and Five Gambians remanded to Mile-2 Prison for Drug Trafficking

Due to accusations of drug trafficking, The Gambia's High Court Judge Ebrima Jaiteh has detained five Gambians and four Portuguese nationals to the Mile...

GAMBIA: EFSTH Former Board Chairman Reveals D27 Million Medical Equipment Funds Vanished Before His Exit

The former board chairman of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), Dr. Adama Sallah, revealed that just before he left, almost D27 million...

GAMBIA: Former BCC Director of Finance Put on Administrative Leave Pending Audit Report Investigations

The Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) has placed Momodou Camara, the former Director of Finance at Banjul City Council (BCC) and current Director of...

GAMBIA: In the Wake of an Audit Investigation, 27 BCC Employees Placed on Administrative Leave.

The Banjul City Council has been instructed by the Local Government Service Commission to put twenty-seven (27) employees on administrative leave while the police...

GAMBIA: Voice Newspaper and Editor-in-Chief Sued by President Barrow Over Muhammed Jah Report

Following the publication of an article claiming that Muhammad Jah, the CEO of Qcell and Chairman of Q-Group, would take over as the National...

GAMBIA: EFSCRJ Calls for Investigation of Environment Minister Rohey John Manjang

Statement By Edward Francis Small Center For Rights and Justice In June 2024, the Alkamba Times published a story written by their correspondent Kebba Ansu...