Parliament Adopts Agriculture Committee’s Report
By: Binta Jaiteh The National Assembly on Thursday adopted the report of the Select Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on thecommittee’s tour to evaluate the…
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Youth Group Advocates for Drug-free Society
By Kemo Kanyi Tahawal Serrekunda, a youth-led organization in Serrekunda, has called on young people of the country to refrain from using intoxicated drugs, especially “Kush”. The…
NAATIP Boss Highlights Airport’s Proneness to Human Traffickers
By: Nyima Sillah The Executive Director of the National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons (NAATIP), IsatouDarboe, has highlighted the Banjul International Airport’s susceptibility to human traffickers, saying…
Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development:
By Chris Wellisz Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary standards to meet market…
Hamat Says Gov’t To Initiate Affordable Housing Scheme
By Kemo Kanyi The government of the Gambia has announced that it is planning to initiate an affordable housing scheme to address the issue…
Alleged Umbrella Theft Lands Man in Court
By: Dawda M. Jallow A certain Momodou Yassin Sowe was dragged to the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing an umbrella worth D1200. Prosecutors accused Sowe of stealing the umbrella of one Aminata Sillah at…
Min. Gomez Tells House Some Gambian Students in Morocco Overstayed
By: Arret Jatta The Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Pierre Gomez, on Wednesday told the National Assembly that…
Libya orders arrest of airline official over transport of migrants to Nicaragua
Libyan authorities on Monday ordered the arrest of an airline official on charges of helping to illegally transport migrants to…
ECOWAS court orders Ghana to release UN/ECOWAS investigation report in case of enforced disappearance in The Gambia
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has issued a landmark decision in a case of enforced disappearance…
Barrow Signs Executive Order for Suspension of Non-Statutory Travels
By: Kemo Kanyi President Adama Barrow has signed an executive order for the suspension of all non-statutory overseas travel by government officials and employees across…