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ASSEMBLY URGED TO SUMMON FATTY, SANYANG OVER $48M LAB PROJECT

Assembly skips sitting for lack of quorum

Police investigate murder of ex-UTG students union VP

US Embassy announces Robert Anderson as new chargé d’affaires

Beyond the headlines: Q1 2026 budget execution and the illusion of fiscal consolidation in The Gambia

Is US the right ground for the World Cup?A reflection on football, borders, and global equity

Gov’t suspension of ID card and driver’s licence issuance raises important questions

One year on: How Jarga is building Gambia’s luxury handbag industry

Tribute to my friend, Alhagi Sambou Gassama

Letters: Understanding the attempted assault on Nyang Njie

Stop the insults and bigotry

CSOS ALLEGED CHINESE-DONATED PPES DIVERTED TO FIRST LADY’S OFFICE

Brikama equips shopkeepers to stop spread of Covid-19

Police complete investigations into Rambo’s alleged threats against Madi, Nyang

Public outrage over ‘leniency’ with driver who killed 3

Nyang Njie speaks on reported attack in Banjul

Consul rejects tales of suffering by Gambian women in Lebanon

Senegalese man and his family die in suspected arson in US

Scores arrested for violating curfew restrictions

Concerns over entire NBR/LRR sharing one Covid-19 ambulance

Security guard found dead at Africell Bakau outlet

VP Touray recovers, health minister tests negative

Ghanaian troops mark National Day with a donation to the Mbullum Ahmadiyya Muslim schools

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Govt rolls out $31 million project to provide cash for poor households

Jawara refutes UDP NAMs played politics with Covid-19

QTV refutes claims it favours only selected Islamic preachers

Police arrest more DJs at music show

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