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The Personnel Management Office (PMO) recently held an orientation for 46 Gambian scholarship winners. The event took place on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at the PMO conference hall in Banjul. Some of the winners will study in Gambia, and others will go to school in other countries. PMO staff...

The Gambia Police Force started clearing roads on January 13, 2025, and EFSCRJ has been closely monitoring this exercise. The National Roads Authority manages highways in the Gambia. Local councils handle smaller roads in towns. The police help enforce the law. They support these agencies...

Amadou Camara, who leads the National Assembly Health Committee, says the health ministry needs more than 71.5 million dalasis for overseas treatment. Overseas treatment costs a lot. Many cases sent abroad are very serious. They need high-level care and a lot of money. The 71.5 million dalasis...

A memoir by Cherno M. Njie was the focus of a reading session at the Kerr Batch Stone Circle site in Nianinja last week. Students from Panchang Senior Secondary School took part. The National Center for Arts and Culture planned the event. The author of the book fully supported it. The memoir is...

Gamtel, the national telecommunications company, is owed a lot of money by government offices and state businesses. The National Assembly's Public Enterprises Committee wants the Ministry of Finance and the SOE Commission to help Gamtel get this money back. The National Audit Office examined...

Professor Lamin Keita is a Gambian who teaches in the United States. He said the 2026 presidential elections in Gambia are very important. Opposition parties have a big chance to change their plans. Prof Keita thinks the opposition groups need to stop playing politics for their benefit. This...

SeamlessHR got $9 million from the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures. This will help the company grow across Africa. The money will also help SeamlessHR make new products that use AI and embedded finance. SeamlessHR's software helps nearly 2000 businesses manage HR and payroll for...

The police have arrested two people who helped bail out Mbemba Drammeh. Drammeh used to be part of the National People's Party (NPP). He was arrested last month after saying on TV that he helped rig the 2021 elections. The two people who were arrested were Musa Kanteh from Tabokoto and Saidou...

The MRV for Climate Action Programme held a meeting in Gambia on Thursday. The meeting was about research on gender and climate laws and programs. The program helps countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supports low-carbon answers to local development issues. Neneh Touray is from the...

The Gambia Ferry Service Company just finished a three-day training. The training was about emergency response and disaster management. It was held at the Gambia Ports Authority. The staff learned important skills during the training. These skills will help them respond well to emergencies and...

Keeping your nails long and clean is good for you in many ways. It can make you look better and feel better about yourself. Long, nice nails are often seen as a pretty fashion accessory for women. Nails also protect the tips of your fingers. They stop you from hurting the soft skin there. This...

North Korea has very strict laws that are quite different from those of most countries. The country's leader, Kim Jong-Un, governs in a way that many people criticize. He has even faced trade sanctions because of this. In North Korea, people cannot do many common things. They are not allowed to...

Hannah Senghore started a new group called the Eliza Senghore & Emil Prom Foundation. The group wants to help young people in The Gambia by focusing on education and improving their lives. Hannah grew up in a poor family in The Gambia, so she knows how hard it can be. She moved to the United...

The high court made an unusual decision last month. It let a suspect, Nadine Ismael de Gouveira Pereira, travel abroad for Christmas. Many people criticized this decision. They worried that Pereira might not come back to face charges. But Pereira surprised the court. She returned as promised to...

The European Union has given The Gambia's government 9.5 million euros. This is about 718.2 million dalasi. The money is part of a budget support program. It will help The Gambia build a peaceful and democratic country. The EU ambassador said the goal is to support The Gambia's efforts. They...

The UK Wants the Gambia to Act Fast on Truth Panel's Report. Britain asked Gambia to move quickly on the findings from its truth panel. The panel looked into past human rights crimes in the small West African nation. Since the report's release, the Gambia has finished 16 of the panel's tasks...

Police Fire Officer Who Forced Couple to Strip at Beach. The Gambia's police chief fired an officer who made a couple take off their clothes at a beach and tried to get money from them. Police head Seedy Touray said on the radio that Sergeant Lamin Gibba broke the rules. He called the act...

Gambian Judges Stop Work Over Safety Fears. Gambian magistrates stopped hearing cases after police took away their guards. The Gambia Bar Association backs their move. The judges say they need guards to work safely in court. They refuse to return until they get protection. "We agree with the...

Gambia's Honorary Consul to Angola Wants to Forgive Ex-President Jammeh. Haji Jawara wants his country to forgive former president Yahya Jammeh. The businessman serves as Gambia's honorary consul in Angola. Jammeh faces charges of torture and killing people without trials. West African leaders...

Alhaji Kalilu Singhateh, a key figure in Gambian politics, died Sunday in Banjul at age 90. He came from a noble family and rose from a clerk job to serve in the cabinet and at UNESCO. He studied at Armitage School and later worked as an audit clerk. In 1962, he joined politics with the Peoples...