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Sulayman S. Janneh, Managing Director of the National Roads Authority (NRA) By Makutu Manneh The Managing Director of the National Roads Authority (NRA), Sulayman S. Janneh, has said the Stingcorner–Mandinaba bypass is being…

By Makutu Manneh The European Union and the Government of The Gambia on Tuesday launched a new multi-year initiative valued at more than 1.6 billion dalasis, aimed at strengthening the country’s agri-food sector and reducing its…

By Makutu Manneh The Gambia Immigration Department on Monday facilitated the voluntary repatriation of 33 non-Gambian migrants through the Amdallai Border Post in the North Bank Region, officials said. The group included 16…

Joseph Colley, IEC Chairman By Makutu Manneh The Independent Electoral Commission said on Monday that voter identification cards issued in 2016 are no longer valid, seeking to dispel what it described as a growing wave of…

By Makutu Manneh A government-appointed task force has recommended that the National Water and Electricity Company be split into two independent entities, outlining a sweeping restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency in…

Suspected migrants By Makutu Manneh The Gambia Immigration Department said it had intercepted 24 people attempting to migrate irregularly by sea, in what is commonly known as the “backway,” underscoring the continued flow of migrants…

President Adama Barrow By Makutu Manneh President Adama Barrow said on Sunday that he would double a business fund run by his ruling National People’s Party, raising it to 100 million dalasis from 50 million, if he wins re-election…

Ebrima Dibba, UMC member By Makutu Manneh Ebrima Dibba, a member of the Unite Movement for Change, said the group is preparing to challenge the ruling National People’s Party at all levels of political competition, even as it awaits…

Ebrima Dibba, UMC member By Makutu Manneh Ebrima Dibba, a senior figure in the Unite Movement for Change (UMC), said in a recent interview that the party expects its full national presence to be visible by May 16, as it continues to…

By Makutu Manneh The Unite Movement for Change on Friday distributed 120 motorbikes to its ward committees across all 120 wards in The Gambia, in a move aimed at strengthening grassroots mobilization and improving the mobility of…