Wednesday, August 13, 2025

National

Striving to Curb Malaria: Rotary District Launches Two Fogging Machines

By Nelson Manneh Rotary International and Rotary in District 9101 in their commitment to eliminate malaria for good, in the Gambia, has on Thursday 17th...

GCCI Organize Second Edition of Startup Business Forum

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry , Agriculture and Employers’ Association in partnership with the Konrad Adenaeur Foundation, organized the...

Project to Promote Female Menstrual Hygiene, Health Launched

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Red Cross Society’s (GRCS) Kanifing Municipality (KM) Branch on Wednesday 15th June 2021, launched the project: “Smile for Hope of...

Justice Amina Saho Ceesay Sworn In As Appeal Court Judge

President Adama Barrow on Wednesday presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Amina Saho Ceesay, as a Judge of the Court of Appeal of...

Pakistan donates 100 Metric Tons of Rice

State House, Banjul, 17th June 2021: In a moderate ceremony at the State House in Banjul, the Secretary-General and Head of the Civil Service,...

UNFPA, Partners Engage Communities on Sexual Reproductive Health Issues

By Ndey Sowe The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-the Gambia and partners has sensitized communities in the Upper and Central River Regions (URR/CRR respectively) on...

Agriculture Minister Updates Assembly About US$80 Million Roots Project, Others

By: Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Agriculture, Amie Fabureh, on Wednesday 16th June 2021, provided an update to the National Assembly Members (NAMs) on...

Customs Department Monitoring Unit Concludes Border Posts Visit

By: Kebba AF Touray The Technical Support and Monitoring Unit (TSMU) of the Customs Department has recently concluded its five-day monitoring visit to its border...

IEC Registers 376, 092 Voters In 19 Days

By Makutu Manneh The Independent Electoral Commission has issued a press release stating that it has registered three hundred and seventy-six thousand and ninety-two (376,...

Gambian Association to Commemorate International Day of Sickle Cell Disease

By Nelson Manneh The Sickle Cell Association Banjul Chapter is set to commemorate international day of sickle cell disease in the country, which is slated...

Gambia Records One New COVID-19 Related Death, Eight New Cases

By Nelson Manneh  The Gambia has registered one new COVID-19 related death on Wednesday 16th June 2021, bringing the total number of deaths since 16th March...

NHRC Outlines Recommendations for Child Protection in the Gambia

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a press release dated 16 June 16, 2021 outlining eight (8) recommendations for the Gambia Government...

TRRC Executive Secretary Resigns

By Nelson Manneh & Yankuba Jallow The Executive Secretary of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has resigned to President Adama Barrow. When contacted by...

Lawmakers Consider Access to Information Bill

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly has on Tuesday 15th June 2021, considered the Access to Information Bill 2019. The bill sailed through the first...

URR Deputy Governor Encourages Family Planning

By Ndey Sowe Photo: Deputy Governor from right taking notes, Baboucarr Cham (health expert) in the middle in blue and a female health expert during...

Transport Ministry, Partners Hold Forum to Tackle Road Traffic Accidents

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI) and its partners have recently held a day-long forum on road safety in a bid to...

Pensioners Elect Alhagie Faal as New Representative on SSHFC Board of...

By Mustapha Jallow Alhagie Alieu Faal, a pensioner and former employee of GUC now ‘National Water and Electricity Company’ (NAWEC), was on Saturday 12th June 2021...

UNFPA Commences Campaign to End Unmet Needs for Family Planning

By Ndey Sowe The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has kick-started a campaign to end unmet needs for family planning and others in the country...

Stone Circles of Senegambia Gets Attention from Schools in Niani, Nianija

By Ndey Sowe The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) through the UNESCO World Heritage’s International Assistance Program support has kicked off a series...

PURA Concludes Nationwide Engagement with Service Consumers

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Public Utilities and Regulatory Authority (PURA), has successfully completed a ten-day countrywide engagement with service consumers.  Held this year under...