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Mayor Lowe Blames Finance Director, L.G Ministry For BCC’s Failures
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally Banjul City Council (BCC) Mayoress, Rohey Malick Lowe has laid blame on the Finance Director and the Ministry of Local Government for multiple financial and administrative failures at the council, including the unlawful awarding...
Gambia Loses Millions to Illicit Financial Flows- Dr. Manneh
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
By: Nyima Sillah Former Senior Official in Regional Integration at African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Lamin Manneh says Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are draining millions from The Gambia, undermining infrastructure development, agriculture, and...
Rohey Malick Lowe Says CEOs Control Council, Not the Mayors
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of the Banjul City Council (BCC) on 25 June testified before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, where she faced a detailed and probing interrogation by Lead Counsel Patrick Gomez on matters relating to financial...
Gambian Student Becomes First Black Valedictorian at Turkish University
The Fatu Network
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June 27, 2025
- Advertisement - By: The Fatu Network Newsroom Modou Lamin Cham, a Gambian student, has graduated from Ankara Sosyal Bilimler University (Social Sciences University of Ankara) in Turkey with multiple academic distinctions. Cham completed his...
Gambians lead in drug abuse cases, says DLEAG DG
The Point
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He made this disclosure during the commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, commonly known as World Drug Day, held at the President’s International Award (PIA) Centre. Speaking at the event, DG Ceesay...
Mayor blames ex-CEO, finance director for BCC’s financial mismanagement
The Point
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Testifying before the local Government Commission of Inquiry (LGCI), Mayor Lowe said that despite her position, the real power within the council resided with the former CEO Mustapha Batchilly and former Finance Director Momodou Camara. “In the...
Tracing the Fate of Ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s Seized Lands
The Fatu Network
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - By Binta Jarju Years after the fall of former President Yahya Jammeh, the full extent and fate of the vast real estate empire he amassed during his 22-year rule remain concealed from the Gambian public. - Advertisement - The...
GSCC, GWCC launch Banjul trade fair, hosts Gambia’s Good Market
The Point
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The initiative, delivered in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC) through the EU-YEP–funded Tourism and Creative Industries Project, aims to enhance market access and forge stronger partnerships for micro, small, and medium-sized...
Business Support Organizations Launch ‘Gambia Good Market’ Initiative
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Binta Jaiteh Two business support organisations have recently launched the ‘Gambia Good Market’ (GGM), an initiative designed to boost local market access and strengthen partnerships for businesses in the tourism and creative industries. The...
DARBOE URGES BARROW TO DISOWN MINISTER SABALLY Over the latter’s ‘inciting’ comments
The Standard Gambia
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang The leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party UDP Ousainu Darboe on Saturday called on President Adama Barrow to distance himself from comments made by Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally whom he...
From stigma to strength: Healing the wounds of witch-hunt victims in The Gambia
The Standard Gambia
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - “We started as a result of a gap for women in the transitional justice process. When we visited communities, we noticed that the men mostly came forward to tell their stories, to talk about the violations they endured, even...
Deputy Speaker Underscores Skills as Pillar of Gambia’s Socioeconomic Growth
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Haddy Touray The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Seedy S.K. Njie, has reaffirmed the critical role of technical and vocational skills in shaping The Gambia’s future, stressing that skills development not academic degrees alone...
Ministers Respond to Lawmakers’ Concerns Regarding President’s 2025 SoNA
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 25, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray On Monday, June 23, 2025, Gambia’s cabinet ministers addressed various concerns raised by lawmakers during a session following President Adama Barrow’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) delivered on June 19. The ministers...
KHALSA AID International UK digs borehole in Daru Foday Ba community
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Haruna Kuyateh The Daru Foday Ba community in Jokadou hailed KHALSA AID International UK for providing them with a borehole to address and ease the issue of drinkable in the community. The support was facilitated by Africa Corps Volunteer...
Gambia’s first workers depart for Spain in historic circular migration deal
The Point
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The initiative, designed to promote safe, legal, and productive migration, marks a milestone in bilateral cooperation between The Gambia and Spain, offering new employment opportunities for Gambians in Spain’s agricultural sector. At a...
UNDP, Government of Gambia launch 2025 Global Human Development Report
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Nyima Sillah The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), on Friday launched the 2025 Global Human Development Report (HDR) under the global...
The Gambia’s fragmented foreign policy under fire
The Standard Gambia
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - In a world bracing for the implications of the short but devastating “Twelve-Days War” between Israel and Iran, one would expect the Chair of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to rise above the fray and offer clear...
Gambia Sets Fertilizer Price at GMD 1,100 Per Bag with GMD 1,875 Government Subsidy
The Fatu Network
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June 26, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom The Gambian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security announced today that fertilizer will be sold to farmers at GMD 1,100 per bag for the current farming season, with 28,892...
Gambian seafarers call for end to harassment at sea
The Point
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They alleged that most of the harassment and discrimination are meted out to them by foreigners, faulting authorities for turning a blind eye to their issues. These disturbing tales include sometimes working under appalling conditions which...
West African governments must push for harmonised visa regimes, cross border connectivity – GTA
Ghana Business News
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June 30, 2025
Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto – CEO – GTA Mrs Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), says West African governments must push for more harmonized visa regimes, improved cross-border...