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Shelter Crisis: The Growing Burden of Rent in The Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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July 3, 2025
Finding decent accommodation in The Gambia has become a major struggle, especially for low- and middle-income earners. As the cost of living continues to rise, the housing crisis is tightening its grip on urban and peri-urban areas, with rent...
SJAG to commemorate International Sports Journalists Day, Saturday
The Standard Gambia
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July 3, 2025
- Advertisement - The Sports Journalists’ Association of The Gambia (SJAG) will commemorate International Sports Journalists Day on Saturday at Seaview Hotel, under the theme “Evolution of Sports Press in The Gambia: challenges and opportunities”....
Ecobank Gambia Launches School Ecosystem CVP to Transform Education
The Point
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The event brought together key stakeholders from the education sector, including ministers, private school owners, education service providers, and development partners. Mr. Kebba M.I Gaye, Group Manager for Education, Faith-Based and Social...
Bread Rise Deepens Gambia’s Cost of Living Crisis
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 3, 2025
By Nelson Manneh As of July 1st, 2025, the cost of a loaf of bread in The Gambia officially rose from D10 to D12. The price hike, affecting both Tapalapa and Senfur loaves, follows a consensus reached between the government and the Gambia Bakers...
MB Vision signs two young Gambian artists
The Point
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The newly signed artistes - Sulayman Jobe, also known by his stage moniker King Saul, and Sulayman Jallow, aka Lucky Saul, are fast rising multi-talented stars, who are ready to make it in the country’s music landscape and beyond. With this...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Turkey donates school furniture to Noor Islamic School in Banjul
The Point
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The donation, facilitated through the efforts of Hon. Modou Lamin Bah, National Assembly Member for Banjul North, marks a vital contribution to improving educational infrastructure for local students in the area. Speaking at the handover ceremony,...
Gambia set to replace 30-year-old environmental law
The Point
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The 1994 Act, according to Hon. Manjang, no longer reflects the environmental realities of today. “So much has changed since 1994,” she said while addressing lawmakers. “New international conventions have been ratified, new local challenges have...
Hadith Specialist Abu Muqbil Bah Slams Imam Musa Jallow Over Political Ambitions
The Fatu Network
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July 3, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Dawda Baldeh Abu Muqbil Bah, a Hadith specialist and Islamic scholar, has criticised Imam Musa Jallow for venturing into politics, claiming that to survive in that space, the imam “must go against Shariah.” Speaking...
I Go Dye Wears Named Global Peace and Development Ambassador
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
Celebrated Nigerian comedian and humanitarian, Ambassador Francis Agoda, better known as I Go Dye, has added a new feather to his illustrious cap with his recent appointment as a Global Peace and Development Ambassador. The prestigious recognition...
GOV’T TO FOOT D1.8 BLN LOANS OF DEFAULTING SOES
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - By Arret Jatta A recent report by the National Assembly’s Public Finance Accounts Committee (FPAC) has revealed a concerning trend of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) failing to repay loans guaranteed by the government. According...
ECOWAS Hybrid Court Has Mandate To Prosecute Jammeh-Era-Crimes – GBA Boss
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
By: Nicholas Bass The Secretary General of the Gambia Bar Association (GBA), Counsel Abdoulie Fatty, has confirmed that the newly established subregional court has the mandate to hear the Jammeh-era-crimes. According to him, ECOWAS Hybrid Court...
Banjul Mayor Admits to ‘Unlawful’ Media Contracting
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
The Mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, has admitted that her office did not follow any formal procurement procedures in contracting media services for city events, telling the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that her team operated outside...
“Mayor Cannot Be A Paying-Out Cashier,” Lead Counsel Gomez Told Mayor Lowe
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
Rohey Malick Lowe, Mayor of Banjul City Council, was on Thursday told in no uncertain terms that she had overstepped her legal mandate by assuming roles that did not belong to her, including making financial requests and initiating payments — a...
Le Directeur de la MCA déclare que quatre sirops contre la toux importés d’Inde étaient contaminés
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
Par: Nicholas Bass Le directeur exécutif par intérim de l’Agence nationale de contrôle des médicaments (MCA), Essa Marenah, a révélé jeudi que quatre sirops contre la toux importés d’Inde étaient contaminés, comme l’indiquent les résultats...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
Barrow lays foundation for landmark ‘Deep Sea Port’ in Sanyang
The Point
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The landmark ceremony marks a significant milestone in the country's journey toward robust economic development. This ambitious project also symbolises a strong commitment by the Barrow government to investing in crucial infrastructure, which is...
Security Sector Reform
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Slow as it is, The Gambia’s Security Sector Reform informed by the transition from a twenty-two-year dictatorship to a democracy, has registered some improvements in the area of infrastructure. Just yesterday, the Inspector...
Arrests in West Yorkshire after 'smuggling gang brings 500 Gambians to UK illegally'
Telegraph & Argus
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A HUGE probe into the illegal entry of hundreds of foreign nationals into the UK has led investigators to West Yorkshire. Seven members of a suspected people smuggling gang have been arrested in dramatic raids after allegedly making millions of...
Trois employés du ministère de la Justice libérés sous caution pour un montant de 16 millions GMD
The Voice Gambia
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July 2, 2025
Par: Nicholas Bass La Haute Cour de Banjul a accordé lundi une caution de 16 millions de dalasis à trois membres du personnel du ministère de la Justice. Le juge Ebrima Jaiteh, qui présidait l’audience, a accordé la libération sous caution aux...