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Gambia Posts D1.68 Billion Surplus in 2025 Budget, Finance Minister Says
Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambia recorded a D1.68 billion surplus in its 2025 national budget, significantly exceeding the government’s initial fiscal target, Finance and Economic…
Gambia Faces Mounting Debt Burden as Finance Minister Flags Servicing Challenges
Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita
By Fatou Sillah
Gambia’s rising public debt is emerging as a central challenge for the government, with Finance Minister Seedy Keita describing debt servicing as “the elephant in the…
Gambia Transport Company Shares Ramadan Iftar with Passengers
By Makutu Manneh
On Monday, the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC) extended a gesture of goodwill to its passengers, distributing Iftar meals to travelers at its Kanifing depot as part of its Ramadan outreach.
The initiative…
BAC Chairman Says Council Faces Obstacles to Development in Brikama
Yankuba Darboe, Chairman of the Brikama Area Council
By Makutu Manneh
Yankuba Darboe, the chairman of the Brikama Area Council and a senior member of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), said the council is encountering…
Gambia Education Ministry Warns Schools Against Inflating Enrollment Data as It Shifts to Digital…
By Seedy Jobe
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education warned school officials Monday against inflating enrollment figures as the education sector prepares to adopt a fully digital system for collecting national school census…
Gambia’s Foreign Minister Urges Stronger Multilateral Cooperation at Commonwealth Meeting
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia’s Foreign Minister, Sering Modou Njie, called for stronger international cooperation on Sunday as he addressed fellow diplomats at the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London, warning that…
Works Minister Says Government Is Fulfilling 2021 Campaign Promises
Hon. Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Works
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambia’s Minister of Works, Transport, and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, said the government is delivering on commitments made to voters during the 2021 presidential…
More Money, Less Progress? BAC Chairman Takes Aim at KMC
Yankuba Darboe, Chairman of the Brikama Area Council
By Makutu Manneh
The chairman of the Brikama Area Council, Yankuba Darboe, has criticized the development record of the Kanifing Municipal Council, arguing that his administration…
Seven Individuals Apprehended During Night Patrol in NBR, Says GPF
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Sunday, March 8, 2026, announced that officers from its Anti-Crime Unit Sub-Base in Barra, North Bank Region, apprehended seven individuals during a targeted night patrol as part of…
GDC National Women Mobiliser Calls for Equal Opportunities on International Women’s Day
Remeh Jagne, National Women Mobilizer of the Gambia Democratic Congress GDC
By Seedy Jobe
The National Women Mobilizer of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Remeh Jagne, has called for greater inclusion and equal opportunities for…