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Lamin Manneh: UDP Has Withdrawn From Coalition Talks, Is Building a New Alliance
Lamin Manneh, the UDP's Deputy Senior Administrative Secretary for External Affairs
By Seedy Jobe
The United Democratic Party (UDP) announced Tuesday that it has withdrawn from ongoing opposition coalition…
Finance Minister Says Barrow’s Pledged 30% Pay Raise for Civil Servants Is Achievable if Re-Elected
Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs
By Fatou Sillah
Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita has expressed confidence that President Adama Barrow's pledge to increase civil servants' salaries by…
Experts Say More Young Gambians Are Developing Hepatitis-Related Liver Disease
Bakary Dibba, Research Coordinator, MRC Hepatitis Research Group
By Makutu Manneh
Health experts in The Gambia are warning of a troubling shift in the country's hepatitis burden, with increasing numbers of young…
NAWEC Chief Says High Generation Costs and Power Imports Keep Electricity Tariffs Elevated
Gallo Saidy, Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company
By Makutu Manneh
The managing director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), Gallo Saidy, said the high cost of generating…
President Barrow Launches D83.8 Million TVET Grant Program to Expand Skills Training and Youth…
President Barrow at the event
By Fatou Sillah
President Adama Barrow on Tuesday launched a new round of grants totaling more than D83.8 million to strengthen technical and vocational education and training (TVET),…
Coalition 2026 Vice Chair Resigns, Citing Loss of Confidence in Opposition Talks
Momodou Satou Dibba
By Fatou Sillah
Momodou Satou Dibba has resigned as vice chairperson and a member of the Coalition 2026 Mediation Committee, saying he no longer has confidence in the direction of negotiations…
UDP Withdraws From Coalition 2026 Talks, Citing Constitutional Concerns
Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, United Democratic Party
By Seedy Jobe
The United Democratic Party (UDP) has withdrawn from Coalition 2026 negotiations, with its leader, Ousainu Darboe, saying the opposition alliance…
Darboe Dismisses Calls for Formal Withdrawal, Says UDP Is Out of Coalition Talks
Ousainu Darboe, leader of United Democratic Party (UDP)
By Seedy Jobe
The leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Ousainu Darboe, said on Tuesday that his party is no longer participating in the opposition…
Sanna Manjang Opens Defense With Testimony on Military Service and Kanilai Patrol Duties
Sanna Manjang, the Defendant
The defense in the trial of former soldier Sanna Manjang opened its case at the High Court in Banjul on Tuesday, with the accused taking the witness stand to describe his military career, his deployment…
NAWEC Says Infrastructure Expansion, Not Generation, Accounts for Most Energy Sector Investment
Buba Badjie, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC),
By Makutu Manneh
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has defended the pace of improvements in The…