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GOV’T ASSURES SUPPORT TO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL IN GAMBIA
The Standard Gambia
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June 13, 2025
- Advertisement - Sports Minister Bakary Badjie yesterday told a convergence of football stakeholders brain storming on transforming Gambian football to a professional league that government is committed to transforming football into a sustainable...
NEA, Ghanian Firm Move to Solve Gambia’s Waste Crisis
The Voice Gambia
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June 13, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The National Environment Agency (NEA) and a Ghanian firm specialising on waste management have joined forces to solve Gambia’s waste crisis. The NEA on Thursday convened a national validation session for a technical and...
Central Bank of The Gambia Monetary Policy Committee Statement delivered by Governor Buah Saidy, 12th June, 2025
The Standard Gambia
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June 13, 2025
- Advertisement - The Committee reviewed recent economic developments and assessed risks to the inflation and growth outlook. Following deliberations, the Committee decided to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 17 percent. The summary...
REDD+ Project Stakeholders to Meet Environment Minister Over Funding Suspension
The Voice Gambia
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June 11, 2025
By: Haddy Touray Stakeholders of the Gambia Mangrove REDD+ Project have taken a unanimous decision to meet with the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) over the suspension of funding for the multi-million-dollar...
United vision: Why an NPP–GDC Alliance could propel The Gambia forward
The Standard Gambia
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June 12, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, Executive Summary As the 2026 presidential elections approach, the strategic potential of a coalition between the National People’s Party (NPP) and the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) has captured national...
President Barrow’s statement at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Sanyang Deep Seaport
The Standard Gambia
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you all for the impressive turnout at this auspicious ceremony, marking the laying of the foundation stone for what is, without doubt, a legacy project; that is, the New Deep Seaport of...
Ambassador Bah Urges Diaspora to Invest in Gambia’s Future at D.C. Symposium
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 11, 2025
In a keynote address delivered at the 10th African Diaspora Investment Symposium, His Excellency Momodou Lamin Bah, The Gambia’s Ambassador to the United States, called on Africans abroad to transform their economic influence into sustainable...
President Barrow Launches Gambia’s Madrassah Integration Strategy
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 11, 2025
By Nelson Manneh President Adama Barrow on Tuesday presided over the official launch of The Gambia’s Madrassah Integration Strategy, a landmark policy initiative aimed at harmonising religious education with the national formal education system....
Ebrima Jallow’s Raw Expressions Gives Voice to Gambia’s Marginalized Youth
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 11, 2025
Fulladou Publishers Thursday released Raw Expressions, the debut poetry collection by Ebrima Jallow, known by his pen name The Ghetto Pen—a final-year law student at the University of The Gambia whose voice has become a beacon of resilience,...
National Youth Policy provides strategic framework to empower Gambian youth
The Point
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The National Youth Policy of The Gambia (2019–2028) provides a strategic framework to empower Gambian youth and integrate them into national development processes. It aligns with international frameworks such as the African Youth Charter and the...
Transactional nature of Gambian business people!
The Standard Gambia
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June 10, 2025
- Advertisement - By Nyang Njie The transactional nature of Gambian business people, politicians, and public servants has created an environment where loyalty is often contingent on profit rather than patriotism. This perceived betrayal of...
The great Gambian delusion among activists
The Standard Gambia
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June 10, 2025
- Advertisement - By Rtd Lt Colonel Samsudeen Sarr, In today’s Gambia, political activism often wears the robe of virtue but walks the path of dogmatism. A disconcerting tendency has taken root among our so-called activists, a tendency to view...
Consumption of legal and illegal cigarettes in The Gambia
The Standard Gambia
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June 10, 2025
- Advertisement - Abstract Background The prevalence of cigarette smoking in The Gambia is relatively high, compared with most African countries. Little is known about the characteristics of the smokers and their habits, particularly with regard...
Destination Gambia hosts ITTC to boost Gambia-Nigeria tourism ties
The Point
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Speaking on behalf of Honourable Abdoulie Jobe, the minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), Mrs. Amie Njie-Joof, permanent secretary at the MOTAC, delivered heartfelt welcome remarks that set the tone for the two-day event. She described...
GTSC receives Akwaaba Best Transport Award
The Point
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Presented by Akwaaba Travels with support of the ECOWAS Commission and the African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the award also symbolises the country’ potential and contribution to regional mobility and infrastructure development. Besides, the award...
Participatory Policymaking in Practice:Community Voices in The Gambia’s Land Reform
The Standard Gambia
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June 10, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dave Manneh Lead researcher What does it mean to own the earth beneath your feet? For Kombo’s landowning communities, this question has become existential. Every sunrise threatens their ancestral lands with seizure, their...
Barrow: New port to bring unquantifiable benefits to citizens
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lamin Cham President Adama Barrow on Saturday laid the foundation for the construction of the Deep Sea Port in Sanyang village. The project, a concession between the Gambia Ports Authority and Turkish conglomerate Albayrak, is...
The incompetence at MoTWI, GPA and GFS
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, This press release from the Gambia Ferry Services reflects the sheer negligence and incompetence in the Government that must be addressed. It is unreasonable to have only one ferry plying between Banjul and Barra....
Connect, protect and coexist: key terms at the Africa-Spain Summit 2025
Atalayar
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July 8, 2025
Madrid hosted the Africa-Spain Summit 2025 between 6 and 8 July. The summit was organised by One Africa Forums to further strengthen collaboration at all levels between Africa and Spain. One Africa Forums is an organisation that creates economic...
Bubacarr Bah Sworn In as UTG-SAPEH Sports Minister, Vows to Champion Youth Sports
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi Hon. Bubacarr Bah, a final-year student of Public and Environmental Health at the University of The Gambia (UTG), has officially taken the oath of office as the newly elected Sports Minister for the Student Association of Public and...