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Ceesay says Barrow alliance has 54 years of combined experience

Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Dr. Ismaila Ceesay says the political alliance backing President Adama Barrow ahead of the December presidential election has about 54 years of combined experience in government.

Oct 6, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay

Bensouda says gov’t election focus is overshadowing country’s development challenges

Talib Ahmed Bensouda, leader of UNITE and presidential flagbearer of Coalition 2026, has accused the National People’s Party (NPP) of focusing more on winning elections than addressing the country’s development challenges.

Oct 6, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay

Bensouda pledges economic recovery, security reforms & crackdown on corruption and tribalism

Oct 5, 2026 • Author: Momodou Jawo

Barrow frames Dec election as ‘choice between progress and retrogression’

President Adama Barrow has framed the December 5 presidential election as a choice between progress and retrogression, urging North Bank voters to back his government’s continuity.

Oct 5, 2026 • Author: Landing Ceesay

Lower Badibu residents appeal to Barrow for hospital

Oct 5, 2026 • Author: Landing Ceesay

15,000 women farmers to gain as Barrow inspects D1.3M cold store

Oct 5, 2026 • Author: Landing Ceesay

In 10 years we electrified 204 villages in NBR, 855km to 1,500km roads: Barrow

Oct 5, 2026 • Author: Landing Ceesay

Clerk defends proposed 2027 budget before FPAC

Oct 5, 2026 • Author: Jankey Ceesay

Gambia takes over global leadership of 44 Least Developed Countries

The Gambia has assumed chairmanship of the Global Coordination Bureau of the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), becoming the global voice for 44 of the world's poorest nations. The election by consensus took place at the Group's Plenary Meeting on September 2, 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York, following endorsement by the African Ambassadors' Group. The Gambia succeeds Nepal, which chaired the Group for the past three years.

Oct 5, 2026

Gov’t targets universal electricity by 2028, signs contracts for 10 WCR communities

Oct 5, 2026 • Author: Isatou Ceesay-Bah

TANGO cautions against hate speech and divisive electioneering

Oct 5, 2026 • Author: Ismaila Sonko

Dr Chambas urges peaceful, inclusive elections in Gambia

As The Gambia prepares for its upcoming presidential election on 5 December 2026 and Parliamentary Elections scheduled for 10 April 2027, representing a significant milestone in the country's democratic consolidation, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), has emphasised the need for peaceful and inclusive elections in the country.

Oct 2, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko

D13.93M investment to boost rice production in URR

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security, through the ROOTS Project, has signed contracts worth D13.93 million to develop and rehabilitate approximately 685 hectares of rice fields across six communities in the Upper River Region. The initiative, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the French Development Agency (AFD), will run for 12 months under a Pump Irrigation Intervention. Beneficiaries include farmers in Kossemar, Sotuma, Changally, Basse, Koina and Keneba.

Oct 2, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko

Religious leaders call for peaceful elections, national unity

In a powerful appeal during a dialogue session held yesterday by International IDEA, Sheikh Essa Darboe, President of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council, urged Gambians to embrace truth, respect, and unity as guiding principles in the upcoming elections. Sheikh Darboe emphasised that religious leaders carry a special responsibility to use their platforms for peace rather than division. “Our leader always advises us to speak the truth, to speak good words, to respect others. These are the principles we must follow during this election process,” he advised.

Oct 2, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko

Safe Space 4 Her marks five years of supporting women and girls

Safe Space 4 Her (SS4H), a women-led organisation working to promote the rights, protection and wellbeing of women and girls, yesterday marked five years of its work in The Gambia with the launch of its new strategic plan, website and brand identity. The event, held at Bakadaji Hotel on 1 October 2026, brought together women’s rights advocates, partners, young people and beneficiaries of the organisation’s programmes.

Oct 2, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah

Guinea-Bissau Embassy observes 53rd Independence Anniversary in Gambia

Oct 2, 2026

DLEAG seizes massive drug haul at Banjul Int’l Airport

The Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG) has foiled a major suspected drug trafficking operation at the Banjul International Airport, arresting two foreign nationals allegedly in possession of 11,771 ecstasy pills and 18 big stones of suspected crystal methamphetamine. The two suspects, identified as 26-year-old Spanish national Augustina Ayela Monzon and 24-year-old Argentinian Maria Cantero Ali, were arrested on 28 September 2026 at the airport.

Oct 2, 2026 • Makutu Manneh

Court sentences habitual offender to 6 years in prison for third conviction

Principal Magistrate Isatou Sallah-M’bai of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on 29 September, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Momodou Bah to 6 years’ imprisonment for the offence of housebreaking contrary to Section 256 (b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 2025, and 5 years’ imprisonment for the offence of general punishment for theft contrary to Section 226 of the Criminal Offences Act, 2025. The sentences shall run concurrently. This followed his plea of guilt.

Oct 2, 2026 • Dawda Faye