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North Star AFC Win North Bank Third Division League

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North Star AFC Win North Bank Third Division League

By: Kemo Kanyi The curtains have officially closed on an electrifying season as North Star AFC outclassed Rockland United with a 2-0 win in a pulsating final to lift the 2024/25 NBRFA Men’s Third Division League trophy at the Farafenni Mini Stadium. The second half brought more fire as North Star kept their momentum alive. A decisive moment came in the 52nd minute when Modou Lamin Ceesay calmly slotted home a penalty, doubling the lead and tight…Read Article

Gentle Giants Of Chaku Bantang By Baba Galleh Jallow – The Standard Newspaper

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Gentle Giants Of Chaku Bantang By Baba Galleh Jallow – The Standard Newspaper

By Alagie Saidy-Barrow If you are familiar with the joking relationship between Baddibu and Kiang, then you know few things hurt someone born in beautiful Kiang more than having to reminisce about any town in Baddibu. Unfortunately for me, Dr Baba Galleh Jallow’s Gentle Giants of Chaku Bantang – the sobriquet used for Farafenni – evokes memories of a familiar homeland I have never stopped longing for.No, Chaku Bantang is not my homeland (God for…Read Article

FPAC Demands Explanation on over D2 Million Procurement by Farafenni General Hospital – Foroyaa Newspaper

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FPAC Demands Explanation on over D2 Million Procurement by Farafenni General Hospital – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of The Gambia’s National Assembly has officially called for clarifications from the management of Farafenni General Hospital concerning a procurement totaling D2, 031,973.40. This urgent request arises from revelations found in the Committee’s report regarding the 2020 audited accounts of the Gambian government, which was presented to the plenary by Hon. Alagie S. Darboe, FPAC’s…Read Article

NBRFA Third Division League Semis Set to Ignite North Bank Region

By: Kemo Kanyi The journey to the crown is down to four as the 2025 North Bank Regional Football Association (NBRFA) Male Third Division League reaches its semifinal stage. Football fans across the North Bank Region are gearing up for a thrilling weekend of action-packed matches. The semifinals kick off on Saturday, 12th July 2025, at the Farafenni Mini Stadium, where Rockland United will lock horns with Walimang FC. This clash promises firework…Farafenni · Farafenni Read Article

Gambia will not provide safe haven to criminals - says IGP Touray

IGP Seedy Muktar Touray gave this warning last Thursday in Farafenni, as he presided over the laying of a foundation stone for five new model police stations to be built in the country. The project, part of joint EU-German Support to The Gambia Police Project, is being financed by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA) and co-financed by the European Union (EU); highlighting the collaborative efforts to enhance law enforcement capabilities and i…Farafenni · Farafenni Read Article

Baba Galleh Jallow's “Gentle Giants Of Chaku Bantang” – The Standard Newspaper

By Alagie Saidy-Barrow Ordinarily, I am not qualified to review anyone’s book, more so, a book written by someone whose writing I grew up admiring. But given that the writer is a Badibunka and the book extols the elders of my Badibu, I take the liberty of sharing my thoughts on the book. If you are familiar with the joking relationship between Baddibu and Kiang, then you know that few things hurt someone born in beautiful Kiang more than having …Farafenni · Farafenni Read Article

Des acteurs appellent à une intervention urgente du gouvernement face à la pénurie de ciment

Par: Haddy Touray Des acteurs du secteur du bâtiment et de la construction en milieu rural gambien appellent le gouvernement à intervenir d’urgence face à une grave pénurie de ciment qui affecte les moyens de subsistance et paralyse l’activité économique. Plusieurs intervenants interrogés ont attribué cette crise à la politique gouvernementale, en particulier les tarifs élevés sur les importations de ciment par voie terrestre et la monopolisatio…Farafenni · Farafenni Read Article

“Shoot and Kill Violent Robbers”, CDS Cham Urges Soldiers – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Makutu Manneh During his annual tour of military installations across the country, the Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Lt. General Mamat O. Cham, issued a firm directive to soldiers stationed in Kerr Pateh village in the North Bank Region, instructing them to shoot and kill violent robbers who pose a threat to the communities under their protection. Referring to the directive as a “fox hunt” in military terms, Lt. Gen…Housing · Farafenni See the Story

Touray Hopes US$20M Murabaha Financing Agreement Will Stabilize Cement Market

By: Malanding Darboe Long-standing cement dealer Alhagie Touray has expressed the hope that the US$20M Murabaha Agreement that the Gambia government signed in February will stabilize “the volatile” cement market. For the past year, the cement market has been bogged in uncertainty and upheavals thanks to the imposition of a 300% tariff on a bag of imported cement by the Gambia government. The tariff increase led to the destruction of livelihoods,…Farafenni · Farafenni Read Article

Gentle Giants Of Chaku Bantang: Queen Mothers – 1 – The Standard Newspaper

By Baba Galleh Jallow After reading the second episode of this Gentle Giants series, a lady called Mariama Saho commented: “Great piece. But thinking out loud, it seems the women in Chaku were invisible.” Many episodes later, my good friend and brother Batch Samba Baldeh expressed similar sentiments regarding the absence of female elders in the series. Both of them were right. Judging by my overwhelming focus on male elders, it did seem that our…Farafenni · Farafenni Read Article

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