The University of The Gambia hosted the first Filmmakers and Actors Night event on Saturday May 24. Franklin Chika Adim from 69 Entertainment organized the celebration for local cinema workers. Film stars and movie fans gathered at the School of Journalism and Digital Media. The theme focused on highlighting Gambian movie making talents. Organizers wanted to honor people who help the film business grow.
Event planners remembered actors and filmmakers who died over recent years. Fantah Kamara Smith, Binta Fatty, Aisha Jallow Jobe and others received special recognition. Cherno Njie, Ebou Waggeh, Foday Koroma Bangalie also earned tributes from attendees. Mohammed Eliman Touray and Batch Jajaun Ngom were among those honored. Awards went...
Kanifing court officials sent Baye Colley to Mile II Central Prison after Thursday's hearing. Magistrate Thomas Touray decided Colley must stay locked up until judges review his bail request. The next court session happens on Tuesday June 10 when lawyers will discuss letting Colley go free. Prosecution officer Sergeant 3217 E. Camara brought assault charges against the defendant. Police say Colley hurt someone badly during a fight at Bakoteh Football Field.
Court papers claim Colley attacked Omar Swaneh with a metal object on May 12. The weapon hit Swaneh's face and caused serious injuries that needed medical treatment. Colley told the judge he never used any iron tool during the incident. He wants court workers to bring Swaneh forward...
Gambian industry leaders support government plans to limit cement imports from other countries. The Confederation of Gambian Industries believes the new rules will help local cement makers compete better. Construction projects across Gambia need more cement than companies can produce right away. Trade Ministry officials want to protect domestic manufacturing jobs and reduce foreign dependency. Local factory owners praise the policy for strengthening their business operations.
Industry groups suggest allowing some cement imports during the transition period. Controlled imports could prevent construction delays and keep building costs stable for families. The confederation wants gradual changes rather than sudden import cuts that might...
Villages across three regions defend their mangrove restoration project against government interference. Thomas Lyse from Ørsted Nature Based Solutions visited communities to check project results. Local people say the carbon offset program changed their lives completely. Sarjo Ceesay from Kiang explains how families buy rice and pay school fees from project money. The village built a mosque costing 2 million dalasis from mangrove work earnings.
Binta Darbo'e Ceesay from Keneba remembers hungry families during rainy seasons before the project started. Communities can feed children and send them to school after joining the program. Her village earned over 2 million dalasis from planting mangroves and built their mosque. Mariama Sora...
Arts and Culture officials gave motorbikes to workers at Wassu Stone Circles and Mungo Park Memorial sites. Hassoum Ceesay runs the National Centre for Arts and Culture and spoke at the handover ceremony. Workers need better transportation to check heritage locations and talk with local communities. Officials plan to give motorbikes to other historic places like Kerr Batch Stones and Musa Molloh Memorial Tomb. The program helps staff protect important cultural landmarks across Gambia.
Staff members must travel constantly to watch for bushfires and flooding at heritage sites. Africell Gambia Limited helped fund the motorbike project for field workers. Better transportation allows employees to reach visitors and school groups more...
Mr Manga leads the Barra Transport Control Association and spoke with VOICE reporters at Kerewan North Bank Region. Gambia Groundnut Corporation cashiers paid him money for local farmers after the 2024/25 trade season ended. He wants government officials to fix problems at seccos and hire better secretaries. Communities need active committees to make future groundnut seasons more successful. President Adama Barrow earned praise for helping farmers increase their crop production.
Road construction projects at Hakalang and other Upper Nuimi areas pleased Manga greatly. He thanked President Barrow for keeping his promises about building better roads. People from Upper Nuimi struggled for years without decent transportation routes. The new...
President Trump started trade fights with most countries during April. America and China agreed to stop their tariff war for three months after Geneva talks on May 10 and 11. Stock markets went crazy during those weeks because investors feared economic problems. China cut taxes on American goods from 125 percent down to 10 percent. America reduced Chinese import taxes from 145 percent to 30 percent.
Trade peace between the superpowers fell apart over recent days. America stopped companies from selling computer chip software to Chinese businesses. The government plans to cancel visas for Chinese students who have Communist Party connections. Officials also blocked engine parts sales to China's aircraft company COMAC. Trump posted angry...
A customer bought a ZOTAC RTX 5090 graphics card from Micro Center Santa Clara. He opened the sealed box and found backpacks instead of the expensive computer part. The store confirmed 31 other customers faced the same problem with ZOTAC RTX 5090 cards. Workers discovered someone had tampered with the boxes before they reached the store. The customer received a replacement card without any trouble.
Micro Center investigated the strange incidents and traced the problem back to China. Officials learned that workers at the ZOTAC factory had altered the boxes before shipping. ZOTAC contacted the Reddit user after learning about the complaints. The missing graphics cards cost more than 90,000 dollars across all affected boxes. Store...
Apple faces supply problems that could hurt the basic iPhone 17 model. Analyst Jeff Pu says the cheapest iPhone 17 will keep the same 8GB memory from iPhone 16. The phone also stays with the older A18 processor instead of getting the newer A19 chip. Supply chain troubles forced Apple to make these cuts on the entry level device. Cost savings appear more important than matching features across the entire phone family.
The iPhone 17 Air gets better treatment with 12GB memory and the powerful A19 processor. Apple builds the A19 chip using advanced manufacturing methods from Taiwan Semiconductor. Earlier reports suggested only Pro models would receive memory upgrades and better cooling systems. The Air model breaks this pattern and offers...
