District Tribunal Denies Widow Inheritance Rights
By Yankuba Jallow
The district tribunal of Nianija District has denied an octogenarian widow called Salamata, the right to inheritance by declaring that women cannot...
World Bank Approves $246 Million to Strengthen Coastal Resilience in West...
WASHINGTON, December 15, 2022 :- Populations at immediate risk from coastal erosion, flooding and pollution, and people depending on agroindustry and tourism along the...
EWC Recommends Replacement of Voter’s Card with National ID
By Mustapha Jallow
The Election Watch Committee (EWC) comprising the Peace Ambassador the Gambia and other civil society organisations (CSOs) have recommended for the Independent...
Gambia Receives 20.56 Million Dollars ADF Grant
Banjul, The Gambia — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved...
Millet Farmers in URR Decry Low Harvest Due to High Cost...
By: Aja Musu Bah in Wuli
As millet forms a greater part of the predominant foods consumed by people in the Gambia, it is therefore...
WANEP, Partners, Engage Stakeholders on Election Security
By Nelson Manneh
WANEP-The Gambia in partnership with the National Elections Response Group (NERG) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on Monday 19th December...
GAMCOTRAP Trains, Establishes Community Surveillance In FGM Free Zones
By Lamin Fatty
GAMCOTRAP has recently trained and established community surveillance groups drawn from Wuli East, West and Sandu districts, and referred them as FGM...
Petroleum Minister Tables State Owned Enterprise Bill
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Minister for Petroleum and Energy Abdoulie Jobe, on Monday 19th December 2022, tabled the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Bill 2022, to address...
Lawmakers Demand Respect for Rights, Welfare of Detainees
By: Kebba AF Touray
Gambian lawmakers, have called for respect for detainees rights and the improvement of their welfare at the National Assembly on Thursday...
HAS THE SHORTAGE OF DRUGS BEEN AVOIDED?
After to the special measure to avoid drug shortage by releasing drugs which were already imported for sale it is important to note whether...
Gambia: The Long Road to Elimination of Tobacco Products
By Nelson Manneh
Gambian business tycoons who import tobacco products argue that it is not in the interest of the Gambia Government to eliminate the...
President Barrow Presides Over Opening of 13th National Youth Conference, Festival
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has presided over the opening of the 13th National Youth Conference and Festival (NAYCONF) in Banjul on 15th December 2022, where...
Human Rights Committee Observes Long Detentions Without Trial
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly Member for Wuli East Constituency Hon. Suwaibou Touray, disclosed to his colleague members that they have observed that...
Gambian Migrants Intercepted At Sea, Detained In Tripoli
By Nelson Manneh
The Director of Migration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Musa Camara, said more than 100 Gambian migrants were intercepted at sea...
CRS Secures Funds From UsDA McGovern Dole Project On School Feeding
By Nelson Manneh
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) informs that it has secured a $28 million project from UsDA McGovern Dole on school feeding.
Jennifer Overton,...
Survey Shows High Prevalence of Child Marriage in The Gambia
By Kebba Secka
Surveys conducted by Wassu Gambia Kafo (WGK) in 2021 and 2022, have disclosed a high prevalence rate of child marriage in the...
HOW WELL IS THE GROUNDNUT TRADE FARING?
When President Barrow announced the farm gate price of groundnut he felt he had made a good offer by increasing the price from D28,000...
THE TROUBLES OF SOME INDIGENES OF KERR MOT ALI CONTINUE UNABATED
Some indigenes of Kerr Mot Ali who belong to a sect called Ndigal have been going through trying times these years. They have been...
UTG’s Journalism Students Stage Protest To Demand Cashpower, Studio, Radio Station
By Amadou Manjang
Students of the School of Journalism and Digital Media at the University of the Gambia, on Thursday 15th December 2022, staged a protest...
Five People Detained For Alleged Involvement In Alcohol, Beverage Smuggling
By Mustapha Jallow
The Gambia Revenue (GRA), on Thursday, 15th December,2021 announced that its officers arrested and detained five men for their alleged involvement in the...
