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27 BCC STAFF INTERDICTED
By Omar Bah
The Banjul City Council BCC is this morning left with only a skeleton staff after at least twenty-seven of its officials were placed on administrative leave by the Local Government Service commission yesterday, following an audit query now being investigated by the police.
According to the LGSC in a letter addressed to the CEO,...
27 BCC STAFF INTERDICTED
By Omar Bah
The Banjul City Council BCC is this morning left with only a skeleton staff after at least twenty-seven of its officials were...
Senegal: Amnesty International calls for release of Bougane Gueye
The director of Amnesty International in Senegal Seydi Gassama has reacted to the arrest and detention of Senegal's opposition politician Bougane Gueye Dany who was arrested on Saturday, whilst on his way to Bakkel...
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Gambia joins the Middle East Green Initiative
By Omar Bah
The Gambia has been admitted into the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) during Wednesday's inaugural ministerial meeting of the multilateral climate change...
UN calls on Gambia to submit national report on Resolution 1540
The Gambia is one of only eight countries worldwide that has not yet submitted its mandatory report to the United Nations Security Council 1540...
Gambia tells Caf time to host home matches
By Lamin Cham
For the first time in about five years, the Gambia is close to hosting an official Caf international match on home soil.
The...
Court accounts clerk found guilty of stealing
By Amadou Jadama
One Haruna Jallow, an accounts clerk posted at Bundung Magistrates' court was on Wednesday arraigned at the same court for allegedly stealing...
Ecomig, GAF breast cancer awareness campaign reaches NBR
The Ecowas Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG), in partnership with the Gambia Armed Forces GAF, recently extended its breast cancer awareness campaign to the...
Bantaba
The life of a girl child
What is her value? Does she have any value, just as a human being, or lays her value in what she can achieve? When a baby is born, it is greeted and celebrated. The...
The life of a girl child
What is her value? Does she have any value, just as a human being, or lays her value in what she can achieve? When...
Sports
Wassu Stone Circles football tourney kicks off
A youth tournament featuring players from villages in Niani district started in Wassu, the home of the famous historical stone circles on Sunday.
The opening fixture featured Future Star Acacemy and Pallang which ended 2-1...
Wassu Stone Circles football tourney kicks off
A youth tournament featuring players from villages in Niani district started in Wassu, the home of the famous historical stone circles on Sunday.
The opening...
Opinions
On this KMC hiring
Effective public relations, like other specialty fields, requires some expertise. It is much more than selling the image of an institution or being a mouthpiece of an organisation. Having said that, I also do...
Wassu Stone Circles football tourney kicks off
A youth tournament featuring players from villages in Niani district started in Wassu, the home of the famous historical stone circles on Sunday.
The opening...
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Partners and stakeholders celebrate the World Food Day in Jarra Soma,...
Hon. Minister of Agric., Heads of UN Agencies and partners holding a WFD Banner...
Wassu Stone Circles football tourney kicks off
A youth tournament featuring players from villages in Niani district started in Wassu, the...
BK MILLAN FOUNDER SPEAKS ON CHANGE TO COLLEY STARS
Bakau based second division giants BK Millan is now called Colley Stars, after Gambia...
A fool’s mission: trying to track the impact of EU migration...
Last year, I set out to investigate the on-the-ground impact of the tens of...
Are people deaf or just ungrateful?
Politicians, especially western politicians, tend to be very careful of their words, so you...
Do we know every detail about the Africa50 deal?
It was announced a few days ago that Africa50 has now taken over the...
Which African will be the new Commonwealth secretary general?
Governments leaders in the Commonwealth are heading to Samoa this week to elect a...
On this KMC hiring
Effective public relations, like other specialty fields, requires some expertise. It is much more...
Pres. Barrow versus The Voice Newspaper
Recently, the report on Freedom of Expression Index painted a bright picture of The...
27 BCC STAFF INTERDICTED
By Omar Bah
The Banjul City Council BCC is this morning left with only a...
Banjul qualifies for second Bloomberg Youth Climate Change Fund
The city of Banjul has successfully defended its plans for funding for the second...
Sabally says Barrow’s third term bid ‘undebatable’
By Omar Bah
Special Presidential Adviser Momodou Sabally has said that President Adama Barrow's third...
Senegal: Amnesty International calls for release of Bougane Gueye
The director of Amnesty International in Senegal Seydi Gassama has reacted to the arrest...
WA Elders Forum calls for sustainable peace
The Chairman of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF), Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has called...
Gaye Njorro holds outdoor training for students
Gaye Njorro Skills Academy recently conducted a transformative 5-day outdoor learning program for its...
Akufo-Addo attends Commonwealth meeting to support Ayorkor Botchwey’s bid
President Akufo-Addo on Saturday, October 19, left Accra for Samoa in the South Pacific...
NPP Banjul donates D125,000 to Nawettan teams
By Fatou Saho
The National Peoples Party on Friday presented a total of D125,000 to...
WAFU REVISES U-17 TOURNAMENT FORMAT AFTER WIDE MRI TEST FAILURES
Following the disqualification of three competing nations in the Wafu-A U-17 Caf qualifiers for...
A dispensation in press freedom – same rules, different frequency
The concept of governance and its normative adjectives, such as goodness and effectiveness only...
Secrecy kills accountability
The 1997 Constitution of The Gambia gives the National Assembly the mandate to hold...