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Gambia Hosts 12th Africa-Asia Luminary Conference to Advance Healthcare and Women’s Empowerment
First Lady Fatoumatta Bah Barrow
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambia is hosting the 12th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa-Asia Luminary Conference 2025 in Banjul, under the esteemed patronage of Her Excellency, the First Lady…
Gambia Transport Union Calls for Establishment of Central Commercial Garages Nationwide
Omar Ceesay GTU
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Transport Union (GTU) has urged the government to establish central commercial garages across all regions of the country to enhance transport efficiency, safety, and organization.
In a…
Gambia Transport Union Calls for Regular Review of Transport Fares
Omar Ceesay GTU
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Transport Union (GTU) has urged the government, through the Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, to establish a Special Fare Adjustment Committee responsible for reviewing and…
GFF President Kaba Bajo Raises Alarm Over Funding Shortfall for National Team
Lamin Kaba Bajo, President of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF)
By Fatou Sillah
The President of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF), Lamin Kaba Bajo, has voiced serious concerns over the inadequate funding allocated for the…
Minister Sillah: Formation of NDP Will Not Affect NPP
Hon. Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Works
By Makutu Manneh
The Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, has stated that the recent formation of the National Democratic Party (NDP), a splinter group from the…
75% Win Not Realistic, Says Minister Sillah
Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure
By Makutu Manneh
Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, has publicly disagreed with President Adama Barrow’s projection of securing 75% of…
High Court Orders Medical Exam for Abdoulie Sanyang, Accused in Arson and Judicial Interference Case
Abdoulie Sanyang
The High Court of The Gambia, presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has ordered a comprehensive medical examination for Abdoulie Sanyang, who is facing charges of arson and judicial interference—offenses that carry…
Barrow Claims Darboe’s Wife Urged Him to Step Down for Isatou Touray in 2016, Saying UDP Could Not…
President Adama Barrow
By Fatou Sillah
President Adama Barrow has disclosed that Mai Ndure, the wife of United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainou Darboe, once urged him to withdraw his candidacy in the 2016 presidential…
Kemo Bojang Refutes Claims of Betraying UDP, Denies Receiving Payments from Mayor Bensouda
Kemo Bojang, Spokesperson, Unite for Change
By Fatou Sillah
Kemo Bojang, Youth Councilor at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) and spokesperson of the Unite Movement for Change (UMC), has firmly denied allegations that he and…
Gambia Transport Union Decries Lack of Reciprocity in ECOWAS Cross-Border Operations
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Transport Union (GTU) has expressed serious concern over what it describes as the unequal treatment of Gambian commercial vehicles operating in other ECOWAS member states, while foreign vehicles from…