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GAMBIA ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL ELECTRICITY TARGET 

By Arret Jatta President Adama Barrow has said The Gambia is on track to achieve universal electricity access by the end of 2026, ahead of the global 2030 target. The president was speaking in Njogon village in the North Bank Region where he officially inaugurated a major electricity access project. The project is part of many he...
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GAMBIA ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL ELECTRICITY TARGET 

By Arret Jatta President Adama Barrow has said The Gambia is on track to achieve universal electricity access by the end of 2026, ahead of...

UN rapporteur flags arrest of GALA protesters, removal of auditor general 

(GENEVA, Switzerland) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, Gina Romero, has raised serious concerns at the UN Human Rights Council over mass arrests, alleged...

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GFA, PPA join forces to rescue Gambia

Press release Following successful discussions between officials of the Gambia For All (GFA) party and the Patriotic Progressive Alliance (PPA) movement, the relevant competent organs...

GBoS donates 85 motorbikes to support 2026 agric census

By Aminata Kuyateh The Gambia Bureau of Statistics on Friday presented 85 motorbikes to the Department of Planning at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and...

NCCE launches voter education campaign

By Olimatou Coker The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) is set to launch an intensive civic and voter education campaign ahead of the December...

INTER-HOUSE SPORTS BANNED IN PUBLIC PARKS

By Olimatou Coker The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) on Friday banned the use of public parks and external venues inter-house sporting activities...

SJAG prexy reflects on AIPS-Banjul congress

The president of the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia SJAG Omar Jarju has described the recently concluded meeting of African sports journalists in...

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Amadou Jaiteh Presidential aspirant

By Tabora BajangChief reporter In this edition of Bantaba, we had a Q&A session with former Gambian diplomat, international lawyer and presidential hopeful Amadou Jaiteh, leader of the Peoples Reformist Organisation for Growth, Renewal, Equity,...

Amadou Jaiteh Presidential aspirant

By Tabora BajangChief reporter In this edition of Bantaba, we had a Q&A session with former Gambian diplomat, international lawyer and presidential hopeful Amadou Jaiteh,...

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INTER-HOUSE SPORTS BANNED IN PUBLIC PARKS

By Olimatou Coker The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) on Friday banned the use of public parks and external venues inter-house sporting activities following concerns over disruptive behaviour, safety risks, and disturbances to...

INTER-HOUSE SPORTS BANNED IN PUBLIC PARKS

By Olimatou Coker The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) on Friday banned the use of public parks and external venues inter-house sporting activities...

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The burden and promise of governance in West Africa: A comparative reflection on The Gambia

By Mohammed Jallow Governance remains the single most decisive instrument through which nations either ascend into prosperity or descend into cycles of stagnation and despair. In West Africa, governance has not merely been an administrative...

INTER-HOUSE SPORTS BANNED IN PUBLIC PARKS

By Olimatou Coker The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) on Friday banned the use of public parks and external venues inter-house sporting activities...

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The burden and promise of governance in West Africa: A comparative...

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The Gambia can grow, but first it must decide to produce

By Dr Abdoulie Bojang On a birthday, offered to the Republic; in memory of a...

GDMS reacts to CepRass perception survey on the 2026 presidential elections

By Alhaji Kemo Conteh,Founder and senior partner, GDMS Attention:Independent Electoral CommissionCSOsMedia Introduction:This Memorandum conveys is a...

Why Gambians deem positive macroeconomic outlook irrelevant in recent CepRass survey

Dear Editor,Despite strong economic growth and a rapid post-Covid-19 recovery, Gambians continue to perceive...

Commending government for rural electrification

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GAMBIA ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL ELECTRICITY TARGET 

By Arret Jatta President Adama Barrow has said The Gambia is on track to achieve...

3 NAMs drop suit against Clerk over removal from Ecowas Parliament

By Tabora Bojang Former Gambian Ecowas parliamentarians Fatoumata 'Touma' Njai of Banjul South, Samba Jallow...

Governor Saidy lauds GHIB’s partnership at international trade finance convergence  

By Lamin Cham The Governor of the Central Bank Buwa Saidy on Monday addressed a...

UN rapporteur flags arrest of GALA protesters, removal of auditor general 

(GENEVA, Switzerland) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of...

PAP urges opposition to be serious with coalition building

By Amadou Jadama Ebrima Tabora Manneh, the leader of the opposition People's Alliance Party (PAP)...

FPAC grills OP over missing contract documents, bonds 

By Sirrah Touray The National Assembly Finance and Public Accounts Committee FPAC, scrutinising the auditor...

Prosecution seeks bench warrant against anti-Pura protesters

By Olimatou Coker According to a police statement yesterday, prosecutors in the IGP vs 23...

Ex-soldier Abdoulie Sanyang acquitted

By Arret Jatta The high court in Banjul, presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh yesterday...

GFA, PPA join forces to rescue Gambia

Press release Following successful discussions between officials of the Gambia For All (GFA) party and...

GBoS donates 85 motorbikes to support 2026 agric census

By Aminata Kuyateh The Gambia Bureau of Statistics on Friday presented 85 motorbikes to the...

NCCE launches voter education campaign

By Olimatou Coker The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) is set to launch an...

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By Olimatou Coker The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) on Friday banned the...

SJAG prexy reflects on AIPS-Banjul congress

The president of the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia SJAG Omar Jarju has...

Iran-US talks in Muscat bought time, not a deal

By Muhanad Seloom The first round of Iran-US talks in Muscat produced no breakthrough. The...

The Gambia does not need a coalition of numbers; it needs...

By Mark Saho The Gambia does not need a coalition built on claims of large...