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Flex Fuzion Trains 60 Artists in Entrepreneurship and Performance Skills
The Voice Gambia
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July 4, 2025
By: Yunus S. Saliu Recognizing the vital role cultural groups play in preserving and promoting The Gambia’s heritage, Flex Fuzion Entertainment and Dance Academy has empowered six cultural groups through a targeted entrepreneurship and performance...
Basic and Secondary Education Minister Blames 2023 GPPC Contract for Senior School Textbook Delays
The Fatu Network
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Mama A. Touray The Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Hon. Habibatou Drammeh, has attributed the ongoing delay in the supply of textbooks to senior secondary schools to a contract signed in 2023 with the...
FPAC raises red flag over drugs safety, assets and funds at BMCH
The Point
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The revelations were made at the laying of the report of the standing committee of FPAC. The report covers the 2020 audited accounts of the Government of The Gambia, and the annual-activity reports and audited financial statements of public...
Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara Takes up AU Position, Tendered Resignation
The Voice Gambia
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July 4, 2025
Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara, today tendered his resignation letter to His Excellency, the President of the Republic of The Gambia, Mr. Adama Barrow. President Barrow has accepted...
Business Support Organizations Launch ‘Gambia Good Market’ Initiative
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Binta Jaiteh Two business support organisations have recently launched the ‘Gambia Good Market’ (GGM), an initiative designed to boost local market access and strengthen partnerships for businesses in the tourism and creative industries. The...
Deputy Speaker Underscores Skills as Pillar of Gambia’s Socioeconomic Growth
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Haddy Touray The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Seedy S.K. Njie, has reaffirmed the critical role of technical and vocational skills in shaping The Gambia’s future, stressing that skills development not academic degrees alone...
UNDP, Government of Gambia launch 2025 Global Human Development Report
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Nyima Sillah The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), on Friday launched the 2025 Global Human Development Report (HDR) under the global...
From stigma to strength: Healing the wounds of witch-hunt victims in The Gambia
The Standard Gambia
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - “We started as a result of a gap for women in the transitional justice process. When we visited communities, we noticed that the men mostly came forward to tell their stories, to talk about the violations they endured, even...
The Gambia’s fragmented foreign policy under fire
The Standard Gambia
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - In a world bracing for the implications of the short but devastating “Twelve-Days War” between Israel and Iran, one would expect the Chair of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to rise above the fray and offer clear...
GSCC, GWCC launch Banjul trade fair, hosts Gambia’s Good Market
The Point
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The initiative, delivered in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC) through the EU-YEP–funded Tourism and Creative Industries Project, aims to enhance market access and forge stronger partnerships for micro, small, and medium-sized...
GAP Calls for Dismissal of Ministers Jobe and Sanyang Over Russian Fuel Scandal
The Fatu Network
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Michaella Faith Wright The Gambia Action Party (GAP) is calling for the immediate dismissal of Tourism Minister Abdoulie Jobe and Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang, following their alleged involvement in the controversial...
Gambia expresses solidarity with Qatar following Iranian attack on Al Udeid Air Base
The Peninsula
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June 27, 2025
Banjul: The Republic of The Gambia expressed its solidarity with the State of Qatar following Iran's attack on Al Udeid Air Base earlier this week, calling for the resolution of disputes through peaceful means and in accordance with international...
Crabs in a bucket A call for spiritual and national renewal among Gambians
The Standard Gambia
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Abdoulie Mam Njie (retired permanent secretary) There is a phrase Gambians use often — half-joking, half in despair: “Gambians don’t support their own.” Whether in the village or in Banjul, in politics or the office, among...
Gambia’s creatives selected to represent The Gambia at the International Competition in Russia.
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
By: Bakary Ceesay The Kardo National Stage was held in the Gambia, where Gambian creatives competed in the disciplines of DJing, Hip-hop, and Graffiti. It was an intense competition between the participants to get the chance to represent the...
Gambia Loses Millions to Illicit Financial Flows- Dr. Manneh
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
By: Nyima Sillah Former Senior Official in Regional Integration at African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Lamin Manneh says Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are draining millions from The Gambia, undermining infrastructure development, agriculture, and...
‘Interest payments alone consume 25 percent of 2024 domestic revenues’
The Standard Gambia
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang Finance Minister Seedy Keita has called for a reform in the international financial system saying the current international financial architecture is not working for the vast majority of countries including The...
Minister Tangara takes up AU job, tenders resignation
The Point
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#Headlines Jul 4, 2025, 11:40 AM The Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara, yesterday tendered his resignation letter to His Excellency, the President of the Republic of The...
Gambia’s first workers depart for Spain in historic circular migration deal
The Point
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The initiative, designed to promote safe, legal, and productive migration, marks a milestone in bilateral cooperation between The Gambia and Spain, offering new employment opportunities for Gambians in Spain’s agricultural sector. At a...
GAMBIA IS 4TH MOST PEACEFUL COUNTRY IN AFRICA
The Standard Gambia
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June 26, 2025
- Advertisement - By Omar Bah The Gambia has been ranked the 4th most peaceful country in Africa according to the Global Peace Index 2025. The comprehensive assessment, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, also places The Gambia at...
Gambia College Students Demand Reliable Internet or Refund of Mandatory ICT Fee
The Fatu Network
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June 26, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Dawda Baldeh Scores of students at The Gambia College are demanding improved internet services or the complete removal of the mandatory D1,000 annual internet fee. Fatima Jabbie, a second-year student at the college,...