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Lawmakers Debate Over President’s State of the Nation Address
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 24, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray Lawmakers clashed on Monday during a spirited debate in the National Assembly as they reacted to President Adama Barrow’s 2025 State of the Nation Address, delivered on June 19. The debate spanned critical national issues...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest leap in government debt from 2024 to 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 26, 2025
While borrowing is sometimes required to promote development, the capacity to sustain a minimal year-on-year increase in government debt indicates good economic management, maintains macroeconomic stability, and fosters long-term resilience. As...
Zohran Mamdani's full victory speech after NYC Democrat mayoral primary
The Post Millenial
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June 25, 2025
"That new day is finally here. And it is here because you have delivered." On Tuesday evening, socialist Zohran Mamdani became the Democratic nominee in New York City's mayoral race, beating out former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and other...
Rising deportations: How safe are international students in the U.S?
Epigram
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June 25, 2025
By Grace Bourne, Second Year, History and French As of March this year, less than two months into Donald Trump’s second term, the United States Immigration Service (ICE) has been ordered to monitor student campuses in search of international...
UPDATE Primaries 2025: Unofficial Results on Election Night, Cuomo Concedes Mayoral Race
Norwood News - New York
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June 25, 2025
By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUINONES After a sweltering day at the polls, approximately 930,505 voters had cast their ballots by poll closure in the New York State Primaries on June 24 (latest numbers as of 7.30 p.m.), including 97,632 Bronxites,...
Gambia Hosts Forum Focused on Energy Access and Financing
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 18, 2025
By Mariama Marong The Gambia is hosting a major economic forum from June 17 to 19, 2025, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, with a special focus on energy access and financing options for Africa. This 5th gathering of...
Gambia to commission first national University of Engineering, Science and Technology
The Point
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The meeting provided an update to the President regarding the upcoming convocation and commissioning of the USET multimillion-dollar, ultra-modern College of Science and Engineering (CoSE) campus in Brikama. This significant event is slated to...
Gambia’s Rural Regions See First-Class Roads in Landmark Infrastructure Drive
The Voice Gambia
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June 18, 2025
By: Yunus. S. Saliu The Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure (MoTWI) Honourable Ebrima Sillah, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to delivering first-class road infrastructure in rural Gambia as he continued his periodic...
President Barrow launches over US$ 45 Million PAMP Projects
The Voice Gambia
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June 18, 2025
By: Lamin B. Darboe Communication Officer, MoPS His Excellency, the President of the Republic, Adama Barrow presided over the launching of a five-year 47.7 million US dollars Public Administration Modernization for Citizen Centric Service Delivery...
Gambia partners Kebbi on strategies to enhance food security
Eagle Online
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June 18, 2025
The Gambian Government has revealed plans to partner with the Kebbi Government to adopt the state’s agricultural strategies to attain self-sufficiency in rice production. The News Agency of Nigeria reports a high-powered delegation of agric...
Gambia Urged to Lead as OIC Chair Amid Iran-Israel Tensions
The Voice Gambia
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June 18, 2025
By:Fatou Krubally Retired Lieutenant Colonel Samsudeen Sarr has called on The Gambia to step up and exercise its leadership role as current chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), amid escalating hostilities between Iran and...
Gambia marks DAC with renewed focus on children’s rights
The Point
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The theme for this year’s event - “Planning and Budgeting for Children’s Rights: Progress Since 2010,’ highlighted the importance of increased investment, accountability, and inclusion in national planning to promote and protect the rights of...
Minister Sillah impressed with progress on CRR north road projects
The Point
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Ebrima Sillah was speaking to journalists on Saturday, as he continued on day-two of roads project inspection with visit to the roads in Central River Region north. The contractor, Cornerstone Construction, a Gambian owned company, is actively...
Gambia Spends Over D8.13 Billion in First Quarter
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 17, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s total government expenditure for the first quarter of 2025 stood at Eight Billion One Hundred and Thirty Million Dalasi (GMD 8.130 billion), according to Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita. The figure...
UDP Youth Leader Condemns Senegal’s 500,000 CFA Levy on Gambian Tractors
The Voice Gambia
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June 25, 2025
By: Nyima Sillah Mr. Hagie Suwaneh, National Youth President of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has condemned an alleged levy of 500,000CFA approximately (D63,000) imposed by Senegalese border authorities on Gambian tractors crossing into...
SONA Debate: Banjul Central NAM Says Government Focuses on Accessibility Over Quality
The Fatu Network
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June 25, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Mama A. Touray Following the State of the Nation Address by President Adama Barrow on Thursday, National Assembly members have started delivering responses to the speech delivered by the president, with some praising...
Government revokes diplomatic status of Sudan national
The Times Group Malawi
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June 18, 2025
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has revoked a Malawi diplomatic passport previously issued to Sudan national Gamal Younos Mohammed Younos, citing irregularities in its issuance and non-compliance with provisions of the...
Gambian artistes to compete at Global Street Culture Contest in Russia
The Point
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This comes after a keenly contested national event held in June at Africell-KMC Park in Serrekunda, ahead of the Grand Finale to be held in Russia. The national event, organised in partnership with KARDO and the Smile Nation Foundation, attracted...
NHIA Expands NHIS Coverage Nationwide: Contracted Facilities Grow from 13 to 69 Across All Seven Regions of The Gambia
The Point
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This major achievement made possible through the support of The World Bank and The Government of The Gambia, NHIA is commitment to providing equitable, affordable, and quality healthcare services to every Resident of The Gambia, regardless of...
ECOWAS Authority Appreciate Gambia Gov’t Efforts in Creating Budget Line for SSR
The Voice Gambia
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June 25, 2025
By: Lamin B. Darboe The Sixty-seventh Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on 22 June 2025 in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, under the chairmanship of H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), President of the...