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Yonna Group Honors Employees at End-of-Year Retreat and Awards Ceremony
Yonna Group CEO, Sheriffo Touray presents to one of the staff at the award ceremony
By Seedy Jobe
Yonna Group, a major player in The Gambia’s private sector, held an end-of-year staff retreat and…
Binta Janneh Jallow Dismisses Claims of Marginalisation at Kanifing Council
Binta Janneh Jallow, Deputy Mayor of KM, and Mayor Bensouda
By Fatou Sillah
Binta Janneh Jallow, the Deputy Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has rejected claims that she has been sidelined by Mayor…
Yonna Group Honors Employee of the Year With Cash Award
Malick Gibba receiving his award
By Seedy Jobe
Yonna Group on Thursday recognized one of its employees, Malick Gibba, as Staff Member of the Year for 2025, awarding him D50,000 in appreciation of what the company described as…
Agriculture Minister Accuses Opposition Lawmaker of Religious and Personal Impropriety at Campaign…
Hon. Alimameh Gibba and Minister Demba Sabally
By Makutu Manneh
Demba Sabally, the minister of agriculture and deputy national president of the ruling National People’s Party, accused an opposition lawmaker, Almameh Gibba, of…
NPP Adviser Warns Foni Voters Against APRC Faction and Criticizes Local Lawmaker
Dou Sanno, a presidential adviser
By Makutu Manneh
Dou Sanno, a senior figure in the governing National People’s Party and a presidential adviser, has urged voters in Foni to reject the APRC–No-To-Alliance faction while…
Environment Minister Says Waste Crisis Is Councils’ Responsibility, Not Central Government
Rohey John Manjang, The Minister Of Environment.
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources, Rohey John Manjang, said on Monday that responsibility for waste collection and disposal…
Seven Dead, Scores Rescued After Migrant Boat Capsizes off Jinack
Migrants on a boat
By Staff Writer
At least seven people have been confirmed dead following the capsizing of a boat carrying irregular migrants off the coast near Jinack Village in The Gambia’s North Bank Region,…
Jammeh Offers New Year Prayer to Gambians, Calls for Unity Beyond Faith and Politics
Former President Yahya Jammeh
By Seedy Jobe
Former President Yahya Jammeh has offered a New Year prayer for The Gambia and its people, extending goodwill across religious and political divides as the country prepares to enter 2026.
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Local Government Minister Accuses Councils of Putting Politics Ahead of Public Service
Hamat N.K. Bah, Minister of Lands, Regional Governments, and Religious Affairs,
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Local Government, Lands, and Religious Affairs, Hamat N.K. Bah, on Tuesday accused several local government…
Opposition Alliance Could Upend Barrow’s Re-Election Bid, Lamin Tamba Says
Lamin Tamba
By Seedy Jobe
A prominent Gambian political commentator based in the United Kingdom, Lamin Tamba, said this week that a broad opposition alliance could pose a decisive challenge to President Adama Barrow and the…