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MINISTER SAYS CONCERNS OVER GOV’T MEDIA ACCREDITATION ‘MISPLACED’ 

By Omar Bah Dr Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, has dismissed concerns over the government's push for mandatory media accreditation as “unfounded”, saying it is essential for “accountability” rather than censorship. In November 2025, Minister Ceesay announced plans to require accreditation for all journalists by early 2026, targeting unlicensed online platforms competing with...
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MINISTER SAYS CONCERNS OVER GOV’T MEDIA ACCREDITATION ‘MISPLACED’ 

By Omar Bah Dr Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, has dismissed concerns over the government's push for mandatory media accreditation as...

Arraigned ex-GRA staff faces another fraud case

By Amadou Jadama A former staff member of the Gambia Revenue Authority, Fatou Secka, has been dragged to court accused of obtaining money by false pretence. Appearing before Principal Magistrate Muhammed Krubally of the Banjul court...

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GFF, 1xBet seal partnership to support growth of Gambian football

By Aminata Kuyateh A new partnership between the Gambia Football Federation and 1xBet was formalised during a signing ceremony on Monday held at the federation's...

MINISTER SAYS CONCERNS OVER GOV’T MEDIA ACCREDITATION ‘MISPLACED’ 

By Omar Bah Dr Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, has dismissed concerns over the government's push for mandatory media accreditation as...

Gov’t reinstates all GT Board staff unlawfully dismissed

By Tabora Bojang The government has said it complied with a National Assembly resolution to reinstate all the senior staff of Gambia Tourism Board who...

Court summons hospital boss over missing post-mortem report

By Arret Jatta The Banjul High Court has ordered the chief medical director of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Dr Mustapha Bittaye to personally...

Arraigned ex-GRA staff faces another fraud case

By Amadou Jadama A former staff member of the Gambia Revenue Authority, Fatou Secka, has been dragged to court accused of obtaining money by false...

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With Omar Bah Professor Sara Eloy is an architect, and an associate professor at the University of Antwerp, currently teaching adaptative reuse of modernist buildings....

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COACH MCKINSTRY ARRIVES TO UNVEIL SQUAD FOR SENEGAL MATCH

Gambia coach Jonathan McKinstry arrived in town yesterday night to start preparations for the Gambia-Senegal friendly match scheduled for 31st March in Dakar. The coach will announce his squad at a press conference at Football...

COACH MCKINSTRY ARRIVES TO UNVEIL SQUAD FOR SENEGAL MATCH

Gambia coach Jonathan McKinstry arrived in town yesterday night to start preparations for the Gambia-Senegal friendly match scheduled for 31st March in Dakar. The coach...

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Re: BB Explains Why Jawara’s Gov’t Did Not Build A University

Kebeli Demba Nyima I have read Mr Bakary Bunja Dabo's latest defence of the PPP government's failure to establish a national university, and I regard it as one of the weakest exercises in retrospective excuse-making...

COACH MCKINSTRY ARRIVES TO UNVEIL SQUAD FOR SENEGAL MATCH

Gambia coach Jonathan McKinstry arrived in town yesterday night to start preparations for the Gambia-Senegal friendly match scheduled for 31st March in Dakar. The coach...

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MINISTER SAYS CONCERNS OVER GOV’T MEDIA ACCREDITATION ‘MISPLACED’ 

By Omar Bah Dr Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, has dismissed...

Gov’t reinstates all GT Board staff unlawfully dismissed

By Tabora Bojang The government has said it complied with a National Assembly resolution to...

Court summons hospital boss over missing post-mortem report

By Arret Jatta The Banjul High Court has ordered the chief medical director of the...

Arraigned ex-GRA staff faces another fraud case

By Amadou Jadama A former staff member of the Gambia Revenue Authority, Fatou Secka, has...

7 dead, 40 injured in accident near Tambacounda

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79 Gambian migrants sent back from Libya

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