Baddibu Jumansarr Villagers Lament Transportation, Marketing Difficulties
By Hatab Nyang
The people of North Bank Region's (NBR) settlement of Jumansarr in the Upper Baddibu District have complained of transportation and marketing difficulties...
Fallen tree obstructs Traffic in Bwiam
Lamin Fatty
Traffic in Bwiam on the South Bank halted for more than 7 hours on Monday 23rd September 2019, after a big tree fell...
INTERNATIONAL CLEAN-UP DAY Environment Minister Urges Citizens to Protect Marine Ecosystem
By Madiba Singhateh
The Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Lamin Dibba, has urged Gambians to protect the country’s marine ecosystem through regular...
Government, UNDP sign $2Million Environmental Project
State House, Banjul, 18 September 2019 - The Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service, Mr. Muhammed Jallow Wednesday afternoon presided over the...
Communities in Upper Baddibu Embark on Tree Planting Exercise
By Hatab Nyang
Seven communities in Upper Baddibou have on Saturday, September 14th 2019, planted more than 10,000 trees ].
The exercise which was organised by...
Environment Groups Sign MoU to Strengthen Collaboration
By Hatab Nyang
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in the management of the Region’s Forest resources has been signed between the Gunjur...
Youth Engage In Tree Planting In Nyambai Forest
By Hatab Nyang
Many youths were engaged in tree planting in Nyambai Forest last weekend.
This was organised by Bamboo Foundation Gambia in collaboration with KRE...
Lands Ministry Poised To Regulate Estate Agencies, Property Developers
By MUHAMMED S. BAH
The Ministry of Lands and Regional Government has taken a step closer to regulate estate agencies and property developers in the...
Heavy Flood Hampers Traffic Flow in KM
By Makutu Manneh/Yankuba Jallow/Lamin Fatty
Traffic along the Kairaba Avenue and the Brikama – Banjul highway came to a standstill for over three hours on...
Weather update
Moderate to heavy rains and thunderstorms occasionally associated with strong winds are expected during the period from Wednesday evening, 4th September 2019 to early hours...
Gov’t Intercepts 38 Containers Of Timber
By Madiba Singhateh
The Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources Lamin Dibba, said his Ministry has intercepted over thirty container loads of...
Environment Minister To Consider Not De-Reserving Salagi Forest Park
By Madiba Singhateh
The Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Mr Lamin Dibba told forestry stakeholders that he will look into their...
Environmentalists Urge President Barrow To Reverse Decision On Salagi Forest
A number of associations concerned about the environment have written an open letter to President Barrow urging him to reverse the decision of the...
Heavy flooding hits Kanifing-Municipality
By Nelson Manneh
The roads in the Kanifing Municipality on Wednesday morning was inundated with water from the downpour of rain.
Dozens of vehicles were seen...
‘Salagi Forest Not Sold’
By Hatab Nyang and Madiba Singhateh
Lamin B. Dibba, the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, on Saturday August 24th 2019, denied...
All Farmers Platform critical of ‘de-reservation’ of Salagi Forest Park’
By Madiba Singhateh
On Monday 19th August, All Gambia Farmers Platform held a meeting at their office criticising the alleged de-reservation of part of the Salagi...
