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GACH GLOBAL, PAVI FORT SHUT DOWN FOR FAILING TO PAY TAXES

The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has temporarily closed GACH Global and Pavi Fort-AI Associates amid mounting concerns over tax compliance, The Standard has been reliably informed.  Section 215 of the GRA Act empowers the commissioner general to close down part or the whole of a taxpayer's business for a temporary period not exceeding 14 days unless...
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GACH GLOBAL, PAVI FORT SHUT DOWN FOR FAILING TO PAY TAXES

The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has temporarily closed GACH Global and Pavi Fort-AI Associates amid mounting concerns over tax compliance, The Standard has been...

Foñi NAM says Casamance artillery shells landing in Gambia

Bakary K Badjie, National Assembly Member for Foñi Bintang, has urged the government to urgently intervene in the escalating Casamance tensions. Sporadic clashes between Senegalese forces and heavily armed gunmen suspected to be Casamance separatist...

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Iranian ambassador lauds Kandeh for solidarity

In a bold diplomatic gesture, the Iranian ambassador in Senegal has penned a letter to Mamma Kandeh, head of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC)...

Foñi NAM says Casamance artillery shells landing in Gambia

Bakary K Badjie, National Assembly Member for Foñi Bintang, has urged the government to urgently intervene in the escalating Casamance tensions. Sporadic clashes between Senegalese...

Port clearing agents threaten strike over ECTN charges

By Arret Jatta Clearance agents operating at the Banjul Port have announced plans to embark on a strike, citing concerns over what they describe as...

IGP says Gambia registered 54 rape cases in 2025

By Olimatou Coker The Inspector General of Police Seedy Touray has revealed that rape cases reported to the police have increased from 46 in 2024...

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By Olimatou Coker About two weeks after prison officers arrested Amadou Tijan Sowe for attempting to smuggle kush into Mile 2 Central Prison, a woman,...

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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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Attempting to accredit journalists and content creators is a backflip to press freedom.  Will this be Dr Ceesay’s biggest mistake?

Dear Editor, The proposal to introduce mandatory accreditation for journalists and content creators in The Gambia raises serious questions about the direction of our democracy especially at a time when the government continues to proudly...

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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