FSQA – Fish Vendors Using Insecticide For Preservation To Face Prosecution
By: Alimatou S Bajinka
Recently, there were viral rumours of fish mongers using sniper insecticide to preserve their fish.
The Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) recently conducted a...
On International Women’s Day 2022: Gambia Press Union Calls for Gender Equality in The...
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is joining the world to mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD 2022) under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,”...
Ghanaian Journalist Sentenced To 14 Days In Jail For Contempt
A court in Ghana has sentenced a journalist to 14 days imprisonment for contempt of court.
Oheneba Boamah Bennie, a radio presenter at Power FM, reportedly issued a...
EU gives Gambia 1.5 billion dalasis but caveat is for nation to get new...
The European Union on Monday announced it has disbursed €25 million (approximately 1.5 billion dalasis) of budget support for the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
"As part...
NEA’s crackdown on plastic bag sees hundreds arrested while smuggling methods get solved
The National Environment Agency's fresh crackdown on plastic bags has seen the environment agency arrest hundreds of offenders.
The agency on its official Facebook page on Monday said...
President Barrow’s New Year’s Message
2023 NEW YEAR MESSAGE BY
H.E. ADAMA BARROW, GMRG,
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
NATIONAL BROADCAST DATE:
31ST DECEMBER 2022
"Fellow Gambians and Friends of...
Mali junta faces deadline for naming civilian leader
By AP
Mali’s military rulers face a regional deadline for naming a civilian interim leader Tuesday, as the junta meet with West Africa leaders who maintain that new...
UNFPA and UNICEF warn of surge in female genital mutilation in Gambia
A surge in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is feared in The Gambia as COVID-19 disrupts learning and programmes that help protect girls from this harmful practice, UNICEF...
Response to Gen. Drammeh grant to the extravagant demands of former CDS Kinteh
The conditions of service of Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) service personnel have been stipulated in the Terms and Conditions of Service Regulation, (TACOS) produced under the Gambia...
Prince Charles, 71, tests positive for coronavirus
Prince Charles has coronavirus and may have been contagious just 24 hours after last seeing his 93-year-old mother the Queen, who is well but has been taking...
‘Back Way’: Nearly 140 migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday said that nearly 140 migrants had been rescued off Libya’s western coast.
“Nearly 140 persons aboard 2 boats...
‘He betrayed us’: Momodou Sabally calls on Foreign Minister Tangara to resign over EU’s...
By Lamin Njie
Former civil service chief Momodou Sabally has called on Dr Mamadou Tangara to resign as minister of foreign affairs.
European Union mission in The Gambia earlier...
Immigration officers attacked in Gunjur
Immigration officers posted at a beach post in Gunjur have been attacked by unidentified men.
The officers were attacked early Friday leaving some injured.
Immigration spokesman Mamanding S Dibba...
What We Do Today Will Define Tomorrow
By H.E. Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
After every cataclysmic event one tends to think that the world will never be the same. This time it...
Election: What the candidates are doing on eve of the poll
The 2021 Gambia presidential election is finally here featuring an unprecedented six candidates.
The poll is on Saturday December 4.
The candidates are spending Friday cooling off after a...
Scorpions Manager Tom Saintfiet Expresses Dissatisfaction Over ‘Disrespectful Treatment’ In Cameroon
In an interview with Radio France International (RFI), Manager of Gambia’s main football team Tom Saintfiet have expressed dissatisfaction over what he described as ‘disrespectful treatment’...
KNOW YOUR CANDIDATE: President Adama Barrow
Early Life, Education and Career
President Adama Barrow was born on 15 February 1965 in Mankamang Kunda, a small village near Basse Santa Su, three days before The Gambia achieved independence...
‘All the allegations are false’: Hayatt shoots back at FSQA after latter penalised company...
By Jaka Ceesay Jaiteh
Hayatt Ltd has denied allegations of distribution of expired canned drinks in the country.
The main supplier of Delta fruit canned drink, Hayatt Ltd has...
Foreign minister says German official has indicated that thousands of Gambians are required to...
Foreign minister Dr Mamadou Tangara has said Germany's interior minister has informed a Gambian delegation over 4000 Gambians are required to leave Germany.
Dr Tangara stated this while...
UN says Gambia’s withdrawal from ICC will take effect November 10, 2017
By Alhagie Jobe
The United Nations has confirmed it has received the official notification from The Gambia of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
UN spokesman Farhan...
