Heavy rainfall has left several parts of Banjul under water, disrupting transport, businesses, and daily activities in the capital. Tuesday’s downpour overwhelmed the city’s drainage system, with floodwaters reaching knee level in some neighborhoods. Motorists were left stranded as vehicles stalled, while pedestrians waded through flooded streets. Residents say the[Read More…]
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Banjul’s Wetlands Under Threat: A Call For Urgent Action Against Environmental Neglect
The wetlands surrounding Bone Road in Banjul are facing an environmental crisis. Once rich with mangrove forests and aquatic life, these vital ecosystems are now increasingly being used as dumping grounds for solid waste, a trend that poses a serious threat to marine biodiversity and the future of Banjul itself.[Read More…]
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe Lambastes Critics For Sabotage
The Mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, Monday lambasted and blasted her critics for sabotaging her work and overshadowing the development she has brought to the capital city of The Gambia. The country’s only female mayor hit back at his critics while facing journalists, after submitting her required nomination documents[Read More…]
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe Highlights Achievements
The mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, today highlighted some of the achievements attained under her tenure as mayor of The Gambia’s capital city. Speaking of her achievements just after her engagement with IEC officials for her nomination, she disclosed: “You have seen that BCC had a lot of loans[Read More…]
NPP Mayoral Candidate Outlines Plans For Banjul
Ebou Faye, National People’s Party candidate for Banjul mayoral seat, has outlined waste management and flood mitigation among his prime priorities for Banjul. “Our first priority is to address or mitigate flooding on Tobacco Road, London Corner and Lassu Wharf, as flooding continues to devastate Banjul,” he said. “What we[Read More…]
Ebou Faye Still NPP’s Potential Mayoral Candidate But Darboe Says Faye Uncut For Mayor
The National People’s Party (NPP) appears to be comfortable with its potential candidate for the Banjul mayoral election but the leader of Gambia’s main opposition UDP Hon. Ousainou Darboe suggested that Ebou Faye is not the man for Banjul’s top job. The NPP is currently dealing with scramble over local[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Announces Incident Of Unidentified Corpse Aboard TUI Flight No. BY225
It is with profound shock and sadness that the Gambia Government received today, information from the Sussex Metropolitan Police in The UK of a dead male found on TUI flight, No. BY225 from Banjul to London, Gatwick on 5th December, 2022. According to the information, the deceased black male was[Read More…]
Gambia: Barrow’s Take-Over Bid For BCC, KMC
President Adama Barrow seems to have devised a clever plan to take over the opposition-controlled municipalities of Banjul and Serekunda by announcing his intentions to impose on them an administrator, no doubt to curb the powers and influence of the mayors in those two municipalities. Speaking on Sunday at the[Read More…]
President Barrow To Appoint Governors For KMC And Banjul
Gambia’s Adama Barrow announced that he will by next year appoint Governors for Kanilfing Municipality and Banjul in order to put a halt to efforts undermining government actions and plans. The Gambian leader made this remark Sunday during a meeting at Buffer Zone, Talinding, as he is on the verge[Read More…]
Two Child Scavengers In Banjul Tell JollofNews Why They Collect Metals
Two child scavengers in the Gambian capital, Banjul, have told JollofNews that they had to collect metallic materials on almost daily basis to support their mother in their upkeep. Ida (not her real name) is three years old this year but she told JollofNews that she and her older sister[Read More…]
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