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NEA SAYS IT STOPPED D15K MONTHLY FUEL PAYMENTS TO VP, ENVIRON MINISTER

By Tabora Bojang The executive director of National Environment Agency (NEA) Dr Dawda Badjie yesterday told the National Assembly Finance and Public Accounts Committee that the D15,000 fuel allowances paid to the Vice President and the Minister of Environment which auditors flagged as unjustified has been stopped. ‎The committee was considering the financial statements and audit report...
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NEA SAYS IT STOPPED D15K MONTHLY FUEL PAYMENTS TO VP, ENVIRON MINISTER

By Tabora Bojang The executive director of National Environment Agency (NEA) Dr Dawda Badjie yesterday told the National Assembly Finance and Public Accounts Committee that...

Darboe exhorts kung fu warriors, youths to be politically engaged

By Sirrah Touray Addressing a group of young people who joined his party yesterday, UDP leader Ousainu Darboe called on youths to embrace national politics because they have a high stake in combatting bad governance...

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GAMBIA HANDBALL PREXY APPOINTED INTO CAHB ETHICS COMMISSION

The President of the Gambia Handball Association Lamin King Colley has been appointed as member of the Ethics Commission of the African handball Confederation,...

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GAMBIA HANDBALL PREXY APPOINTED INTO CAHB ETHICS COMMISSION

The President of the Gambia Handball Association Lamin King Colley has been appointed as member of the Ethics Commission of the African handball Confederation, CAHB. A letter from the continental body said the decision to...

GAMBIA HANDBALL PREXY APPOINTED INTO CAHB ETHICS COMMISSION

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Seven languages and one confused classroom

By Lt. Col. Samsudeen Sarr Rtd I listened to Dr Habibatou Drammeh, The Gambia's Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, on Coffee Time with Peter Gomez on Tuesday, 10 February 2026. She was impressive, clear,...

GAMBIA HANDBALL PREXY APPOINTED INTO CAHB ETHICS COMMISSION

The President of the Gambia Handball Association Lamin King Colley has been appointed as member of the Ethics Commission of the African handball Confederation,...

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