Friday, July 26, 2024

Turkish Ambassador Hails Gambia & Albayrak Group Port Concession Agreement

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By: Dawda Baldeh The Turkish Ambassador in The Gambia, F. Turker Oba, has hailed the Gambia and Albayrak Group port concession agreement, which was officially signed on July...

MC Cham Calls on President Barrow to Sell OIC SUVs to Address Pressing Issues

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By: Dawda Baldeh Momodou MC Cham Junior, the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) nominated councilor for business and tailoring at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has called on...

New Evidence in Court Sheds Light on More Stolen Items of Slain British Woman

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By Michaella Faith Wright The Banjul High Court has seen significant progress in the case of the British woman tragically killed in Sinchang Village on February 14, 2024,...

BAC Allocates 7000 Gambian Dalasis of Council Funds for Ceremony

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By Mama A. Touray The Brikama Area Council (BAC) Director of Finance, Alagie Jeng, revealed before the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry that BAC allocated seven thousand...

LG Commission: BAC Finance Director Admits to Using Geology Funds to Settle Council’s Negative...

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By Mama A. Touray The Director of Finance at Brikama Area Council, Alagie Jeng, has admitted before the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry that the council used...

BAC Finance Director Admits Using Geology Fund to Cover Council’s Negative Balance, LG Commission...

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By Mama A. Touray Alagie Jeng, the Director of Finance at Brikama Area Council (BAC), confessed to the local government Commission of Inquiry that the council allocated...

National Assembly Member Hon. Madi Cessay on Overcoming Infrastructure and Social Challenges in Serrekunda...

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By Michaella Faith Wright In an insightful and candid interview, we had the privilege of speaking with Honorable Madi Cessay, the National Assembly Member for Serrekunda West. Cessay,...

NAMs Applaud NA Education Committee’s Report, Urge Implementation of Recommendations

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By: Mama A. Touray National Assembly members applauded the National Assembly Select Committee on Education, Training, and ICT’s report on visits to private schools, madrasas, GSM operators, and...

ECOWAS Staff Gear Up for Week-long Mission to Strengthen Regional Security

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By Dawda Baldeh Staff members from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have begun a week-long in-mission training at a local hotel in Kololi, The Gambia,...

Court Rules in Favor of West Coast Governor; BAC Vows to Appeal

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By: Mama A. Touray Shortly after Justice Mohammed Lekan Owolabi of the Brikama High Court ruled in favor of the Governor of the West Coast Region regarding the...

NAMs Question the Joint Committee’s FGM/C Report

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By: Alieu Jallow In the ongoing heated debate over the repeal of the ban on FGM/C, several parliamentarians have raised questions about the integrity, empirical data, proof of...

National Assembly Decides to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

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By: Alieu Jallow The National Assembly Committee on Health and Gender, in its report, recommends upholding the ban on FGM/C as per the Women's Act 2015. The joint...

National Assembly Members Welcome Recommendation on Ban of Reckless Driving, Particularly “Stunting”

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By Mama A. Touray Following the adoption of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education, ICT, and Training's recommendation that the Government should place a ban and sanction...

BREAKING NEWS: Alleged Shooting Incident at Wellingara School by Grade 2 Primary School Student

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The Fatu Network has received distressing reports of an alleged shooting incident at Wellingara School. According to a credible source, a student reportedly discharged a firearm, causing serious...

Extended Report: Kush Abuse in The Gambia – Nightmares, Law Enforcement, & Advocacy

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By: Dawda Baldeh A new drug called 'kush' is wreaking havoc in The Gambia. Believed to originate from West Africa, particularly Sierra Leone, kush is estimated to have...

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali Sever Ties with Regional Bloc

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has opened a crucial summit in Abuja, Nigeria, just a day after Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger's military rulers...

Opposition Leader Ousainu Darboe Urges President Barrow to Halt Development on Disputed Government Land

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By: Michaella Faith Wright Speaking at a rally in Brikama on Saturday, opposition leader Ousainu Darboe called on President Adama Barrow to stop development on a contentious plot...

The Covert Battles of a Black Immigrant in Sweden: Social Capital, Sex Work, and...

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By: Mustapha Paragon Sonko I used to ardently believe in the adage that our eyes can never see our ears, but that was a pre-Sweden Mustapha. In Sweden,...

“We Will Not Be Terrorized,” says Almameh Gibba

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By Alieu Jallow Almameh Gibba, National Assembly Member for Foni Kansala, stated that they will not be terrorized. He made these comments in an exclusive interview with the...

Foni Kansala NAM Responds to ECOWAS Parliament’s Decision on Jammeh Tribunal

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By Alieu Jallow Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly Member for Foni Kansala, has reacted to the ECOWAS Parliament's decision to reject The Gambia's request for a special tribunal...