Is the media fully sensitised on how to handle COVID-19?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
It is common to find different opinions being expressed in the media regarding the origin of COVID-19. Scientists say that it...
Serrekunda Market Vendors Lose Customers amidst the Coronavirus Scare
By Isatou Kanyi
Vendors at Serekunda market, the country’s busiest, have described how they continue to lose customers amidst fears of the deadly coronavirus that...
Police Close Shops At Serrekunda Market, Vendors Asked to Disperse
By Yankuba Jallow
Municipal police and some police officers from the Gambia Police Force on Wednesday instructed all shops in the Serrekunda Market to close.
The...
How many by-elections are to be held before the next presidential,...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
The resignation of the councillor for Kerr Jarga Ward in Jokadu will lead to a by-election. The transition provided a different...
Fishmeal Factories Temporary Closed Down
By Hatab Nyang
The three Fishmeal Factories in Kombo South District, West Coast Region namely Nessim Fishmeal Factory (NFF) in Sanyang, Golden Lead Fishmeal Factory...
Gambia Confirms third case of Coronavirus
By Ndey Sowe & Lamin Fatty (Basse)
The Gambia has on Tuesday 24th March, 2020 confirmed the third case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
This...
Director Of Health Promotion Says 133 People Are Under Quarantine
By Ndey Sowe
Modou Njai- Director of Health Promotion at the Ministry of Health has told journalists that one hundred and thirty- three people are...
Gambia Records First Death Case of Coronavirus
By Ndey Sowe
The Government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Health has confirmed the first death from the Coronavirus (COVID 19) in the...
Health Ministry pushes for suspension of all congregational prayers
By Ndey Sowe
The Ministry of Health wants the Executive to order for the suspension of all congregational prayers in the country.
This request came after...
What should happen during a state of public emergency?
Question of the day
A state of emergency may be declared by the President under section 34 of the Constitution by proclamation published in the...
Gunjur Fish Landing Site Busier Than A Beehive, After President’s Ban...
By Hatab Nyang/Louise Jobe
Since the advent of the Corona Virus and the declaration by the President to suspend all public gatherings including Schools across...
Residents of Nema Kunku Decry Water Shortage, Amid Corona Virus Scare
By Nelson Manneh
Residents of Nema Kunku have bitterly complained that they still do not have water running in their homes after applying for water...
Gina Bass May Not Star in Tokyo as Athletes Rally Urging...
By Sulayman Bah
Gambia’s Gina Bass may after all not get to star in the 2020 Olympics amid calls for the events cancellation.
Also Africa’s women...
Gambia and Senegal Agree to Close Borders
By: Mustapha Jallow
Gambia State Television on Saturday announced that Banjul and Dakar have mutually agreed to close their borders in a bid to control...
Kerr Jarrga Councillor Resigns From His Position
By Mustapha Jallow
Alpha M. Khan who was elected on a ticket of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has resigned as Councillor of Kerr Jarrga-Ward...
GAF Clarifies CDS Drammeh’s Decision to Self Isolate amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Gambia Armed Forces on Saturday said the decision by the Gambia Chief of Defence Staff, Yakubu Drammeh, to self-isolate was to show not only...
Wuli East Parliamentarian Says, “Our Survival is at Risk” ...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East, has on Tuesday said the survival of the citizenry is at risk...
When Will Government Declare A State Of Emergency Due To Covid...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
As reports are received of the leaving of passengers who were kept in a hotel for observation after they disembarked in...
Africa Registers Seventeen Deaths from Covid-19, As the continent’s registers 633...
By MUHAMMED S. BAH
Information coming from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa indicates that the death toll for coronavirus victims on...
Passengers from UK quarantined, isolated at Golden Beach Hotel
By Yankuba Jallow
Passengers on board the InterAir flight that landed on Wednesday, 18th March have been quarantined and kept at the Golden Beach Hotel...
