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ECOWAS Parliament Commences Meeting to Promote Health Services, Education

By Kebba AF Touray The Parliament of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS Parliament), on Tuesday, 3rd September 2024, commenced another delocalized...

MRCG / LSHTM Hosts Collaborative Training with Stakeholders on Bio-informatics

The Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM) recently conducted a four-day Basic Linux...

WILL BRAZIL EXERCISE SUBREGIONAL SOLIDARITY BY MEDIATING TO SOLVE THE ELECTORAL...

Oil rich Venezuela is steadily sinking into crisis. It has the wealth to make the country and people prosperous. This however is not possible...

THE DANGER OF A LOW EXPORT AND HIGH IMPORT ECONOMY

The government should go back to basics. The foundation of development of a country is its productive base. Infrastructural development could be based on...

MoHERST Signs MoU With Chinese Counterparts to Advance TVET Programs

By Sariba Manneh  The Ministry for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), on Friday 23 August 2024, received a ministerial delegation from the People’s...

Farmers Become Hopeful As Heavy Pour Prevails

By Lamin Fatty Hopes of farmers rejuvenated as heavy down pour prevails across Central River Region (CRR) and Upper River Region (URR), after a long...

ARE ESSENTIAL DRUGS ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE?

A special study is needed on the number of deaths that occur on an annual basis. Life expectancy in The Gambia should be properly...

GAMBIANS SHOULD BE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH REGARDING CONSTITUTION BUILDING

The content of the Draft Constitution is yet to be published in the Gambia Gazette as Supplement “B”, yet a very divisive debate is...

ACDHRS Engages Regional CSOs on International Human Rights Mechanisms

By Nelson Manneh  Recognizing the urgent need for collective action against environmental degradation and climate change in Africa, the Africa Centre for Democracy and Human...

MRC-G / LSHTM Strengthens Staff Capacities to Enhance Preparedness, Response to...

On August 26, 2024, the Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM), commenced a...

DID THE GOVERNMENT CONDUCT CONSULTATION TO CRAFT THE BARROW ADMINISTRATION DRAFT...

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice and the Minister of Information have held radio interviews and a press conference to try to convince...

A CONSTRUCTIVE NATIONAL CONVERSATION IS NEEDED BEFORE A REFERENDUM

There is a trend of discussion after the content of the Barrow Administration Draft Constitution leaked before its publication in the Gazette. Many critics...

GNPC Operates as Trader, Oil Marketing Company, MD Reveals

By Kebba AF Touray The Managing Director (MD) of Gambia National Petroleum Company (GNPC), Baboucar rNjie, has said that the GNPC operates as a trader...

Migrant boat capsizes off Libyan Coast

By Biran Gaye A migrant boat has capsized off the coast of Qazahiyah, Libya, with the Libyan Marine Unit rescuing a dozen of migrants. According to...

Finance Ministry Officials Explain Fuel Import Licensing Regime 

By Kebba AF Touray The Ministry for Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) through its Permanent Secretary AbdoulieJallow and BaboucarrJobe, Deputy Finance Ministry, appeared and testified...

WILL GAMBIA HOLD A REFERENDUM BEFORE 31ST DECEMBER 2024?

It is now known that provisions of the Constitution that could only be amended after a referendum are already stipulated under section 226 of...

THE NUCLEAR THREAT

Israel is suspected of having nuclear weapons, Russia has nuclear weapons. However, the world is looking at the situation where war is raging without...

 At least 100 killed in terrorist attack in Barsalogho, Burkina Faso

By Biran Gaye Terrorists on Saturday killed at least 100 villagers in the community of Barsalogho, Burkina Faso, becoming the latest target of several terrorist...

NHRC holds forum on rights of older people

By Amadou Manjang  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday at Senegambia Beach Hotel in Kololi, held a Stakeholder Forum on the Promotion of...

WCI Forum Briefs Entrepreneurs Ahead of Business Forum

By Assan Bah The World Cooperation Industries (WCI) Forum in partnership with the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), on Thursday 29 August 2024,...