TAB jabbed! KM Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda announces he has been inoculated with AstraZeneca...
KM Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda, TAB, has said he has been inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
“Today I lead the KMC in vaccinations by taking the first dose...
Gambia eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
The Gambia successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health threat, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announced on Tuesday.
As a result, The Gambia became the third African country...
Sudan court sentences paramilitary officer to death for killing protester
A Sudanese court sentenced to death on Monday a paramilitary officer charged with killing a demonstrator during a deadly breakup of a protest camp in the capital,...
GPU Secures $154,000 UNDEF Grant to Strengthen Public Access to Information and Media Professionalism...
The Gambia Press Union (GPU), the umbrella body for journalists and media workers in the Gambia, has secured a project grant from the United Nations Democracy Fund...
OIC Secretariat Staff and Red Cross Kickstart 3-Day First Aid Training
By: Dawda Baldeh
The OIC Secretariat staff and the Gambia Red Cross Society have commenced a three-day first aid training program in preparation for the upcoming Organization of...
‘Aris Event Services’ Female Decorators Appeal for Support as Financial Hardship Threatens Business Growth
By: Dawda Baldeh
‘Aris Event Services,’ a female-led event decoration group, is appealing for support or partnership as persistent financial challenges, exacerbated by the ongoing global increase in...
COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need for Access to Good Hand Hygiene
By: Christian Conteh
According to the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report titled- Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000 -2020, published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...
ABM’s Mask4All effort sees group donate staggering 5000 face masks to Gambia Red Cross...
By Jaka Ceesay Jaiteh
ABM Covid Gambia on Tuesday 9 June donated 5000 locally made face masks to the Gambia Red Cross Society.
The presentation took place at their...
26 female entrepreneurs undergo key training on how to be financially independent
By Fatou Camara II
Twenty-six female entrepreneurs are currently participating in a training meant to sharpen their skills towards financial independence.
The training taking place in Fajara falls under...
Global Leaders Call for Cervical Cancer Elimination on Day of Action
By: WHO Media
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) joins advocates around the world to commemorate a landmark Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination and welcome groundbreaking...
China’s soaring economic ascendence defies singing doubters
OPINION BY: Qian Feng
Editor's note: As China is busy preparing for the annual two sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference...
Newspaper publishers meet President Barrow
As part of its outreach programme to meet key stakeholders, the Newspaper Publishers Association (NePA) on Friday held a meeting with President Adama Barrow at State House.
The...
Rotarians boost NMCP ahead of huge national campaign against mosquitoes by giving programme two...
By Fatou Camara
Rotary International and Rotary District 9101 donated two fogging machines worth $20,500 to the National Malaria Control Programme ahead of the upcoming national outdoor mosquito...
Janjangbureh rice farmers call for support amid lack of modern farming equipment
By: Dawda Baldeh
The price of rice in The Gambia has been steadily increasing for various reasons, as it is imported from other countries, despite it being a...
GAP Urges Member States to Reflect on OIC’s Vision to Overcome Existing Challenges
By: Dawda Baldeh
The leader of the Gambia Action Party (GAP), Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly, has called on members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to reflect...
President Barrow Commemorates the Memory, Life and Legacy of late President Sir Dawda Kairaba...
As the family of the late premier Gambian President and humanist, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara is poised to celebrate the Centenary (100 years) of his birth on...
“This is victory for democracy” -President Barrow
By Lamin Sanyang
Gambia's President Adama Barrow in his independence statement has said that the inauguration and independence celebrations is victory for democracy.
President Barrow made these statements at...
Eid: Gambia Action Party issues statement through leader Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly
Gambia Action Party has greeted Gambians on the occasion of Eidul Fitr.
The party’s statement reads;
“As today marks the fasting of thirty days in Muslim calendar, we wish...
Fight against SGBV in The Gambia: WILL provides awareness training for traditional communicators
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
The Women in Liberation and Leadership (WILL), a group dedicated and committed to educating women on issues related to Sexual and Gender Violence (SGBV),...
Towards Independent Media Regulation in The Gambia
By Sulayman Bokar Bah
The provision for the establishment of an independent media regulator is consistent with best standards of international practice. Example of countries that adopt an...
