Charity begins at home! Musician Hussain Dada donates sanitary items to Sukuta health centre
By Fatou Camara II
Musician Hussain Dada has reached out to Sukuta Health Centre by giving the health centre sanitary items.
The items include toilet roll, brooms, buckets and...
UNDP and GCCI pen understanding ahead of pilot of gender equality project
United Nations Development Programme and Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 20 May signed a memorandum of understanding to provide a framework of cooperation that will...
Struggling Women Gardeners in Sami Koto: Calls for Urgent Support and Resources
By: Adama Sanneh
In Sami Koto (URR), women are the frontline workers in the daily activities of the village, from gardening to marketing in a neighboring community. They...
Foreign Minister Tangara assures Cuban Ambassador of Gambia’s support at the International fora
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Monday 6th July 2020 received the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Sr. Ruben Abelenda, at...
Africa to start receiving U.S. COVID-19 vaccine doses next week-AU envoy
The United States will begin shipping the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines it has donated to Africa from this weekend, a special envoy of the African Union...
Pope denounces ‘torture, slavery’ in Libyan migrant camps
Pope Francis called for the closing of migrant detention camps in Libya on Thursday, saying they were rife with torture and slavery.
Francis, who has made defense of...
America says Gambia made progress in combating child labour
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released the 2019 edition of its Annual Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor Report (TDA Report) and...
Three COVID-19 patients on oxygen support, says health ministry
Three people who have tested positive for coronavirus and receiving treatment are currently on oxygen therapy, the ministry of health has said.
The ministry of health in its...
World won’t be done with the coronavirus pandemic by the end of 2021, WHO...
Dr. Michael Ryan, the Executive Director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, warns that it will be very premature and unrealistic to think that...
Facebook’s ban on Trump remains, but company must review the matter
The Facebook and Instagram Oversight Board has upheld Facebook’s decision to ban former U.S. President Donald Trump from posting content on his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
However, in...
Karpowership Makes 3 Years Contract Extension With Gambia’s National Electricity Company
Karpowership Gambia, on Thursday 28th April 2022, signed a contract with The Gambia’s National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) for the extension of operations in the West...
National Mental Health Program Calls for a Positive Portrayal of People Living with Mental...
By: Alieu Jallow
The National Mental Health Program has called for a positive portrayal of people living with disabilities. The call aims to uphold the basic human rights...
ECOMIG and Local Communities Collaborate for Humanitarian Aid in The Gambia
By Adama Sanneh
The ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia, through the Senegalese contingent's 7th battalion in Kanfenda village, collaborated with the Foni Infantry battalion to donate food items...
GCPC Launches Guidelines on Promoting Competition in Public Procurement
By: Mama A. Touray
In line with its mandate to ensure a transparent, fair, impartial, and competitive bidding process in public procurement, The Gambia Competition & Consumer Protection...
United in diversity, in solidarity and in adversity
The European Union celebrates the 70thanniversary of the Schuman Declaration which led its establishment.
On Saturday 9 May, Europe day, the start of economic and political cooperation among...
Christmas: Ghanaian troops donate gifts to children of Catholic Diocese of Banjul
The Ghanaian troops based in Barra as part of the ECOMIG force have donated assorted soft drinks and packed food items, to the children of the Catholic...
Beautician burrows into havoc COVID-19 has wreaked on the nation’s beauty industry
By Ousman Jatta
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on nearly all sectors of the Gambian economy. Small industries such as the beauty industry continue to be affected.
Sohna...
UN agency says over 180 migrants intercepted off Libya coast
By AP
More than 180 Europe-bound migrants were intercepted by Libya’s coast guard and returned to the North African country’s Mediterranean shores, the U.N.’s migration agency said on...
Dr Mamadou Tangara and Sierra Leone Internal Affairs Minister David Noah sign ‘joint commission’...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Wednesday morning signed a Joint Commission with the Internal Affairs Minister of the Republic...
Army announces shooting exercise, tells citizens not be scared
The army has announced two firing exercises involving troops at its Lance Corporal Bojang Memorial Range.
The first of the exercises began on February 2 and it will...
