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Bensouda: Parties Strong Enough to Win Alone Have No Reason to Seek Coalition
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council
By Fatou Sillah
Unite Movement for Change (UMC) leader and Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, says political parties with sufficient electoral strength…
Darboe: UDP’s Fight Is With Barrow Alone, Not Fellow Opposition
ANM Ousainu Darboe at the event... photo credit: Camaraba Official
By Fatou Sillah
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader ANM Ousainu Darboe has declared that President Adama Barrow is his party's sole political opponent, urging…
Mayor Bensouda Cites 3 Billion Dalasi Debt in NAWEC Power Crisis
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and leader of the United Movement for Change, has publicly challenged the National Water and…
Gambia Immigration Department Receives 52 Migrant Returnees from Mauritania
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has received 52 Gambian migrant returnees from Mauritania during the week at the Amdalai border post. The repatriation was facilitated by the Gambian Embassy in Mauritania in…
NAWEC Justifies Regional Power Reliance With Cost Argument, Announces Major Solar Expansion
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By Seedy Jobe
Facing mounting public scrutiny over the country’s reliance on foreign energy, executives at The Gambia’s state utility defended their strategy on Friday, arguing that cross-border electricity imports—heavily…
Gambia Inaugurates First National Food and Drug Quality Control Laboratory
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Friday presided over the inauguration of The Gambia's first National Food and Drug Quality Control Laboratory, a modern facility established to ensure that food, medicines, and other…
President Barrow Says Media Criticism Does Not Affect Him, Calls for Peace Ahead of Elections
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has stated that criticism directed at him through television and social media has no impact on his leadership, as he called on Gambians to uphold peace and unity ahead of…
President Adama Barrow: Deaths of 66 Children Could Have Been Prevented with Drug Testing Laboratory
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Friday, June 5, 2026, stated that the deaths of 66 children linked to contaminated cough syrups could have been avoided if previous governments had established a…
Port of Banjul Operations Halted as GPA Workers Launch Sit-Down Strike
By Staff Writer
Port activities at the Port of Banjul have come to a complete standstill following a sit-down strike by employees of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), which began on Thursday, 4 June 2026, over unresolved…
National Assembly Speaker Confirms Petitions Filed Against Deputy Speaker Over Tribal Remarks
Fabakary Tombong Jatta, Speaker of the National Assembly and leader of the APRC
By Seedy Jobe
Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has confirmed that the legislature has received formal petitions against…