Economics
President Barrow Appoints Seedy Keita as Trade Minister
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him under Sections 71(1) and 71(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, has appointed Mr Seedy K. M. Keita as Minister for Trade, Industry, [...]
Gambian Wins $500,000 Compensation Against UK Immigration Department
A High Court Judge has awarded $500,000 in compensation to an illegal immigrant from Gambia, who was detained for over a year after his deportation failed in 2018. Delivering a judgment during a virtual hearing recently, Justice Frank Seepersad ordered [...]
Government Encouraged To Probe The Rapid Increase Of Fake Real Estate Agents
Two Gambian victims of real estate fraud, land grabbing or contract breaching, have urged the government to thoroughly investigate the issue of sham real estate snowballing in the country. “The proliferation of real estate scammers who prey on innocent homebuyers [...]
Ministry of finance and economic Affairs, validated IFMIS report
The ministry of finance and economic affairs, on Friday validates the integrated financial management and information system (IFMIS) report after concluding a ten years project funded by the World Bank. The purpose of the IFMIS project was to boost government’s [...]
Manjai Market Vendors Battle Water Shortage
The vendors at Manjai Market, on Monday grumbled about the water shortage they have had to endure for years. According to them, they started experiencing this difficulty shortly after the former regime left office. Njaga Chaw said they have lodged [...]
SK Hospital’s CT Scanner Dynamites: Patients Pay Over D4000 For Scanning
Patients have to pay over D4000 at private clinics to undergo CT scanning, as the only scanner at the Serekunda General Hospital has been down since May. The computerized tomography scan, also called CT, combines a series of X-ray images [...]
UWT: UK Based Global Charity Foundation Continues To Award Cash Grants To Needy Gambians.
Ummah Welfare Trust helped another 1,000 deaf and visually impaired beneficiaries with hardship grants in the Gambia, many of whom were accompanied and guided by young children. The program has now come to an end with emotions running high, many [...]
Wally Secka presents food provisions and toys to SOS children
The famous Senegalese musician, Wally Balago Secka with partners on Thursday donated food items and children toys to SOS children. The gesture was meant to help the children at the village and contribute to the development of the children. Fanta [...]
Sex Workers Should Not Be Deprived Of Basic Human Needs— Ba Kawsu
Imam Baa Kawsu Fofana is the latest Islamic scholar to share his opinion on the ongoing squabble weather or not to extend financial assistance to commercial sex whose business has been affected due to COVID-19 . According to him, they [...]
OIC Gambia Recruits Water, Electricity Consultants
Press Release The Gambia O.I.C. Secretariat, in collaboration with the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), wishes to announce the recruitment of DAR Engineering & Mahfous Engineering (joint venture) as the Consultant for the design and supervision of the Electricity [...]