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Is Gunjur Beach Turned To A Marine Shipyard?

By Madiba Singhateh   Walking on the shores of Gunjur beach, one can see an incomplete barge stationed on the coastal sea front. It has been...

Chinese Factory Asked to Cease Operation

By Mustapha Jallow Infinity New Energy Enterprise (INEE), a Chinese factory which has been operating at Nyambai Forest for a year now, has been asked...

Police visit factory at Nyambai Forest

By Mustapha Jallow Two personnel of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Gambia Police Force yesterday morning visited the Infinity New Energy Enterprise but a...

Government Signs Health Agreement With Development Partners

By: Ndey Sowe The Government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Health, has signed an agreement with development partners called Gambia’s Health Compact. This Compact,...

NEA Officer Says Chinese Factory Operating Illegally In Nyambai Forest

By: Mustapha Jallow Lamin Samateh, the Programme Officer at the Environmental Legislation Unit of the National Environmental Agency (NEA), has on Thursday alleged that a...

New Health Minister Committed To Tackle ...

By: Kebba AF Touray The newly appointed Minister of Health Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, has disclosed that all the shortcomings confronting the health sector will...

ANAMED Trains 17 People on Medicinal Plants

ANAMED (Action Natural Medicine) a German based NGO with over 75 partners worldwide organised a one week training for 17 people at the ECT...

Dead Dolphin, Turtle Washed Ashore On Gunjur Beach

By Madiba Singhateh The carcasses of two Marine mammal species were on Monday found on the Gunjur beach. This is the second time the carcasses of...

2017 Malaria Indicator Report Validated

By Makutu Manneh The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) has validated the 2017 Malaria Indicator survey report. The report is to provide population based estimates on...

World Tuberculosis Day ...

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Health and relevant stakeholder on Wednesday March 27th 2019, commemorated World Tuberculosis Day, an annual event commemorated every March...

Gambia Micro-Nutrients Survey Report Launched

By Fatoumatta K Jallow National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) in Collaboration with UNICEF on Monday 25th March 2019 launched the Gambia 2018 Survey Report on...

Residents Of Kabafita Decry Pollution By Factory

By Mustapha Jallow Residents of Brikama Kabafita have expressed concern over the air pollution caused by the emission of black-smoke within their surroundings. The residents...

Forestry Director Accuses Anonymous Company of Polluting Forest

Mustapha Jallow/Awa Touray Muhammed Jaiteh, the Director of the Forestry Department on Tuesday, March 19th 2019, said a Chinese Factory that operates within Nyambai forest,...

Forestry Staff Accuse Chinese Factory Of Polluting Nyambai Forest

By Mustapha Jallow Staff of the Forestry Department have accused a Chinese factory that burns tires within the periphery of Nyambai Forest of polluting the...

EFSTH Inaugurate D2 Million Refurbished ...

By Ndey Sowe / Louise Jobe A refurbished ward at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital was on Wednesday March 13th 2019, officially opened by...

Sniper Insecticide Banned

By Madiba Singhateh The National Environmental Agency together with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW), have issue statement banning the importation and use...

EFSTH Receive D1.6M Worth Of ...

By: Kebba AF Touray Imam Ebou Ndure of Banjul who doubles as chairperson of the board of trustees, last Friday February 22nd 2019, handed over...

Nurses, Midwives Urged To Regularise Licence Status

By Nelson Manneh The Nurses and Midwives Council (NMC) whose aim is to work towards safe practice, regulation and professional doctrine, has called on its...

2 Doctors Trained On Infertility Treatment In India, Ready To Serve...

 President’s Office, News Release Two Gambian medical doctors who were funded by the Fatoumata Bah Barrow Foundation (FABB) to undergo a three-month training on infertility...

NA Health Committee Engage Officials ...

By Kebba AF Touray  The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, has engaged officials of the health sector to update them on their level of...