West African leaders pledge $1 bln to tackle terrorism
West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiralling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on...
OTYJ chairman calls on Gambians to balk at getting tricked by political leaders
By Lamin Njie
The chairman of Operation Three Years Jotna has called on Gambians to knock back at getting played by political leaders.
OTYJ on Saturday held a rally...
Woman, 74, in intensive care after giving birth to twin girls
A woman and her husband are both in intensive care after she gave birth to twin girls at 74 years old in a 'medical miracle'.
It was reported...
Ebou Jallow slams ‘lame-duck’ Barrow, rejects 1.6 billion dalasis sanction against him
By Lamin Njie
Former AFPRC junta spokesperson Ebou Jallow has rejected the Barrow administration’s decision that he should pay back 1.6 billion dalasis of Taiwan aid that went...
And banks too! Trust Bank, GTBank ordered to give back all income earned while...
By Lamin Njie
The Barrow administration has ordered the Central Bank of The Gambia to calculate all income earned by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd and Guaranty Trust Bank...
Cham meets his waterloo as Social Security is ordered to sack him and immediately
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has ordered the sacking of Abdoulie Cham, the director of finance and investment at the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation.
Cham is...
UDP’s Dibba hails Njie Manneh’s return to party
By Lamin Njie
Ebrima Dibba has hailed Njie Manneh’s decision to return to the United Democratic Party.
Manneh shocked the nation on Saturday after he announced he was returning...
Amadou Colley, Basiru Njie and Oumie Samba are banned from holding public office for...
By Lamin Njie
Three former top bankers of the Central Bank of The Gambia have been barred from holding public officer for life after they were found liable...
One of President Barrow’s staunchest supporters announces his return to UDP
By Lamin Njie
Njie Manneh has announced he is returning to the United Democratic Party, six months after leaving the party.
Mr Manneh converted to President Adama Barrow’s camp...
Gambia gov’t shocked by leaks of state secrets
By Momodou Justice Darboe
The Gambia government has expressed shock over the increasing leakage of government documents before they are due for public consumption.
According to the Gambia government...
Justice Minister vows to return diplomatic passports but fails to say when
By Momodou Justice Darboe
Following scathing criticisms and widespread condemnations of his alleged underhand deals to obtain diplomatic passports on behalf of his larger family, minister of justice...
Alhagie Ceesay is all smiles as Barrow administration rejects Janneh Commission’s sacking advice
By Lamin Njie
The Barrow administration has rejected a recommendation by the Janneh Commission that Alhagie Ousman Ceesay, the chief of protocol to President Barrow be sacked from...
Ebou Jallow slams ‘ridiculous’ 1.6 billion dalasis sanction
By Lamin Njie
Former AFPRC spokesperson Ebou Jallow Friday lashed out at the Barrow administration after it gave him a 30-day ultimatum to pay back 1.6 billion dalasis...
Ebou Jallow, Edward Singhatey and Yankuba Touray ordered to pay back 1.6 billion dalasis...
By Lamin Njie
Ebou Jallow, Edward Singhatey and Yankuba Touray have been ordered to pay back to the state $32,220,000 (1.6 billion dalasis) out of a $35,000,000 loan...
From criminal prosecution to lifetime bans, gov’t lays down measures taken against 31 people...
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia government has set out measures it has and wishes to take against 31
people who assisted former president Yahya Jammeh in his financial crimes.
The...
US vows to support Gambia in recovering ‘identified ill-gotten gains’
The United States government has said it will will continue the work well under way to pursue available legal means to support the Gambian government’s efforts to...
Karpowership to generate electricity from LNG in Senegal
Turkey's Karpowership company, the designer and builder of the world's first floating power plants and the global brand of Karadeniz Holding, will meet 15% of Senegal's electricity...
Vice president Touray brands Japan African development summit as ‘excellent’ platform
By Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Gambia participated in this year's Tokyo International Conference on African Development TICAD in Yokohama from 28th to 30th August.
The delegation was led...
One person dies by suicide every 40 SECONDS, WHO study reveals
Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the World Health Organization...
Diplomatic passport fraud: President Barrow has ordered full investigation, spokesperson says
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow as the singular approving authority of diplomatic passports has instructed a full investigation into the raging diplomatic passport hooha, government spokesperson Ebrima...