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High Court Orders Suspension of Football Activities in URR

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High Court Orders Suspension of Football Activities in URR

By: Kemo Kanyi In a ruling delivered on June 25, 2025, the High Court of The Gambia ordered the suspension of all football activities in the Upper River Region (URR). The ruling came after a fierce legal dispute involving four regional clubs: Kuteh Jonbul FC, Niomuta United, Tabanding FC, and Briffu FC. The court also noted serious concerns regarding governance, fairness, and adherence to the rule of law in sports administration within the regio…See the Story

Basse Council Chairman, Vice Chairman Clash Over D750,000 Borehole Deal – Foroyaa Newspaper

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Basse Council Chairman, Vice Chairman Clash Over D750,000 Borehole Deal – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Lamin Fatty What was expected to be a routine general meeting of the Basse Area Council on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, descended into a dramatic confrontation between the Chairman, Mahamadou Ceesay, and his Vice Chairman, Abubacarr M. Danjo, over the controversial purchase of a borehole drilling machine worth over D750,000. The verbal clash escalated to a point where Chairman Ceesay ordered all journalists and observers out of the council chamb…Read Article

GNOC Celebrates World Olympic Day in Basse

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GNOC Celebrates World Olympic Day in Basse

By: Kemo Kanyi The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) has celebrated this year’s World Olympic Day with a colourful event held over the weekend in Basse, Upper River Region. The celebration, which brought together athletes, schoolchildren, and community members, was part of global efforts to promote the Olympic Movement and its values of excellence, friendship, and respect. Speaking at the event, GNOC President Bai Dodou Jallow said Olympi…Read Article

GNOC to Celebrate Olympic Day in Basse

The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) will this year mark World Olympic Day in Basse, Upper River Region. Olympic Day is a global celebration of sport and physical activity observed annually on June 23 to commemorate the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894—marking the birth of the modern Olympic Games. GNOC will hold its celebration on June 21, 2025, with a series of youth-focused sporting events. “We will celebrate Ol…Upper River · Upper River Read Article

Senior court member of the Group Tribunal – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Lamin Fatty A regional tribunal in the Upper River Region has ruled in favour of Jenung Bah in a long-standing and contentious land dispute with local Alkalo Foday Jallow, bringing a decisive end to a case that has stirred tensions in the village of Sare Ngai for over a year. The Group Tribunal, composed of three chiefs and six tribunal members, delivered its ruling on Saturday, May 17, following a comprehensive hearing that included field vi…Upper River · Upper River Read Article

PCCB recovers 79m/- owed to Tanzanian cashew farmers – Daily News

MTWARA: The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) in Mtwara Region has successfully recovered over 79 million owed to cashew farmers from various Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies (AMCOS) in the region for the 2024/2025 farming season. Speaking in Mtwara on May 27, 2025, the PCCB Regional Chief, Elisante Mashauri, said the recovered funds were paid to the farmers between January and March 2025, following investigations …Tanzania · Tanzania See the Story

Gov’t Moves To Settle Unpaid Groundnut Farmers

By: Kemo Kanyi The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC) Sunday said it had taken moves to settle the unpaid groundnut farmers with their monies. According to a statement posted on NFSPMC’s website, a team of cashiers had been deployed to Upper River Region (URR) to settle groundnut farmers whose payments were still pending. The team will move to other regions across the country to ensure that all those ground nut …Upper River · Upper River Read Article

Police Investigate Suspected Murder in URR

The Gambia Police Force has opened an investigation into the suspected murder of a 22-year-old woman in Bernabeh Village, Sandu District, Upper River Region. According to a statement issued on May 20, 2025, by the police, the incident was first reported to the Criminal Investigation Department at the Basse Police Station. A team of investigators and forensic officers was quickly dispatched to the scene. “The area has been secured and investigati…Upper River · Upper River See the Story

Modou Turo Darboe to join party politics in 2026

Mr Darboe, who did not disclose which party he would join, also strongly emphasised that he will not via for presidency in 2026. “But come 2026, I might join any political party or come up as independent but I must be fully involved into politics,” he said on Saturday 17 May 2025 in URR at an event where he was adopted by Tummana Agency for Development as ‘honouray father’. During this event Mr Darboe donated one million dalasi to 43 communitie…Upper River · Upper River Read Article

VDF Welcomes 43 Village Kafolu To Empower Rural Development – The Standard Newspaper

By Lamin Cham Renowned local grassroots development and charity outfit Vision Development Foundation on Saturday confirmed and inaugurated 43 rural kafolu-community-based organisations in the Upper River Region. The groups will now be the link for the VDF in the area in its mission to empower rural communities and strengthen grassroots development structures. The inauguration ceremony, which drew a large gathering of local leaders, residents a…Upper River · Upper River Read Article

Wulli West Tribunal Convicts Four for Illegal Logging, Two Others for Devastating Bushfires – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Lamin Fatty In a landmark judgment aimed at reinforcing environmental protection laws, the Wulli West District Tribunal on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, found four men guilty of illegal logging and sentenced two others in separate cases of bushfires that destroyed hundreds of hectares of land in the Upper River Region. The tribunal, presided over by District Chief Mamadou Bah with the assistance of members of the Department of Forestry led by Regiona…Bushfires · Upper River Read Article

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