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Following international media reports accusing the US government of placing intense diplomatic pressure on The Gambia to...
10/07/2025

Following international media reports accusing the US government of placing intense diplomatic pressure on The Gambia to fasten regulatory approval for Starlink, with threats of possible funding freeze, the minister of Digital Economy Lamin Jabbi, yesterday confirmed in the National Assembly that both the US Department and its embassy in Banjul have been persistent in urging Gambia to fast track license approval for Elon Musk's Starlink company.

By Tabora Bojang

Joseph (Joe) Colley has been confirmed as the new chairman of Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), succeedin...
10/07/2025

Joseph (Joe) Colley has been confirmed as the new chairman of Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), succeeding Alieu Momar Njie whose contract ended in March 2025.

By Omar Bah

President Adama Barrow on Wednesday reassigned Sering Modou Njie, Minister for Defence as the new Minister for Foreign A...
10/07/2025

President Adama Barrow on Wednesday reassigned Sering Modou Njie, Minister for Defence as the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad.

By Omar Bah

The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology is pleased to announce that at its 361st meeting of ...
10/07/2025

The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology is pleased to announce that at its 361st meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the Board of Executive Directors has approved US $ 32.20 Million for The Gambia, to help fund the establishment of the “School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (SMAHS)” at the University of The Gambia Faraba Banta Campus.

The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology is pleased to announce that at its 361st meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB),

The Minister for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Dr. Ismaila Ceesay yesterday asserted during his ministry'...
10/07/2025

The Minister for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Dr. Ismaila Ceesay yesterday asserted during his ministry's monthly press conference that the National Assembly Committee's findings on the Russian petroleum oil scandal does not carry formal legislative authority yet, as it has not been debated and adopted by the Assembly.

By Arret Jatta

A decisive ruling at the High Court in Banjul has dismissed a civil suit filed by Creed Energy Limited against Access Ba...
10/07/2025

A decisive ruling at the High Court in Banjul has dismissed a civil suit filed by Creed Energy Limited against Access Bank (Gambia) Limited, for want of diligent prosecution.

By Bruce Asemota

Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL) a women's rights civic society working with female survivors of sexual and Gend...
10/07/2025

Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL) a women's rights civic society working with female survivors of sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in The Gambia, has welcome a recent decision by the Ecowas Court on FGM case brought against the state of Sierra Leone.

Press releaseWomen in Liberation & Leadership (WILL) a women's rights civic society working with female survivors of sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Babucarr Sanneh, a former bodyguard of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, who was arrested and jailed for allegedly p...
09/07/2025

Babucarr Sanneh, a former bodyguard of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, who was arrested and jailed for allegedly plotting to stage a coup in 2017, has broken his silence in a rare personal interview.

By Omar Bah

The Government of The Gambia has announces that the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill 2024...
09/07/2025

The Government of The Gambia has announces that the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill 2024 failed to secure the requisite majority during its Second Reading in the National Assembly on 7 July 2025.

Press release

Attempts to bring back Clause 14 in the Election Bill which would have enabled Gambians in the diaspora to participate i...
09/07/2025

Attempts to bring back Clause 14 in the Election Bill which would have enabled Gambians in the diaspora to participate in election from their bases overseas, has failed.

By Tabora Bojang

The government, through the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has officially launched a Digital Invoicing System as part o...
09/07/2025

The government, through the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has officially launched a Digital Invoicing System as part of its ambitious drive to modernise tax administration and boost revenue collection.

By Omar Bah

Police have arrested one Ebrima Hassan Cham the head teacher of a daara (Quranic School) in Sinchu Alagie where a recent...
09/07/2025

Police have arrested one Ebrima Hassan Cham the head teacher of a daara (Quranic School) in Sinchu Alagie where a recent fire resulted in the death of students.

By Olimatou Coker

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