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PPP Running Mate Challenges Barrow to Debate; Minister Says President Has ‘Nothing to Prove’
By Makutu Manneh
Nenneh Cheyassin Secka Kebe, an aspiring vice president under the banner of the People’s Progressive Party (The Gambia), has publicly challenged Adama Barrow to debate the party’s presidential candidate, Saihou…
High Court Upholds Jail Sentences for Jabang Stunt Drivers, Citing Public Safety
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
The High Court on Tuesday rejected appeals by three young men seeking reduced sentences for a high-profile stunt-driving incident in the community of Jabang, affirming that the nation’s roads…
Parliamentary Committee Recommends Criminal Probe for Ex-Minister Ba Tambadou, Reprimand for Dawda…
Ba Tambadou, former Minister of Justice, and Dawda A. Jallow, Current Justice Minister
By Staff Writer
A Special Select Committee of the National Assembly of The Gambia has called for criminal investigations and urgent…
UNITE Movement Formed to Provide Alternative to Status Quo, Says Spokesperson Kemo Bojang
Kemo Bojang, Spokesperson, UMC
By Seedy Jobe
The spokesperson of the Unite Movement for Change (UNITE), Kemo Bojang, has said the formation of the movement was intended to offer Gambians an alternative to what he described as the…
Economist Ousman Gajigo Criticizes Foreign Affairs Budget as “Misallocation of Public Resources”
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Gambia For All
By Makutu Manneh
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, a prominent development economist and senior member of the Gambia for All party, has sharply criticized the government's proposed budget for the Ministry of…
MoHERST Engages University Registrars Following Nigeria Study Tour
By Seedy Jobe
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology said it had convened a meeting with registrars of the country’s public universities following their return from a study tour in Nigeria…
Police Arrest 19 in Raid Targeting Crime and Social Vices in West Coast Region
By Seedy Jobe
The West Coast Regional Command of the Gambia Police Force said it arrested 19 people during a coordinated raid in Brikama Dirimakolon on Tuesday as part of an operation aimed at disrupting criminal hideouts…
State Files Amended Charges Against Sanna Manjang, Adding Murder and Torture Counts
Manjang at court
The state has filed an amended bill of indictment against Sanna Manjang before Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh, expanding the charges against him to six counts related to alleged extrajudicial killings and torture during his…
Economist Says Central Bank Rate Cut Unlikely to Spur Significant Growth
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Gambia For All
By Makutu Manneh
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, a development economist and senior member of the Gambia for All party, says the recent decision by the Central Bank of The Gambia to reduce its benchmark interest…
Finance Minister Says Government Spent D7.23 Billion on Subsidies and Transfers in 2025
Hon. Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, on Monday told the National Assembly that the government spent D7.23 billion on subsidies and…