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Turkish ambassador visits UTG vice chancellor
The Turkish ambassador in The Gambia, Ergin Soner on Monday 5th May paid a courtesy call on the vice chancellor of the University of The Gambia, Professor Muhammadou MO Kah at his office in Faraba Bantang....
UN ‘committed’ to The Gambia’s anti-malaria campaign
Health authorities in The Gambia have called for increased financial investment in the fight against malaria. They made this call over the weekend at the World Malaria Day commemoration held in Basse...
Dutch boost CRR village with clinical materials
The community of Manna, in Niani district of Central River Region North has received a boost from Marion de Graaf and Peter Greenlinks from Netherlands..
Gambia brainstorms on WTO’s trade agreement ahead of signing
The Gambia's trade ministry has convened a four-day meeting for stakeholders in the trade industry to brainstorm on Bali Package, a WTO agreement ahead of the signing...
Gambian editors pioneered idea of World Press Freedom Day
The doyen of Gambian journalism Mr Swaebou Conateh has revealed that Kenneth Y Best, the founder the Daily Observer and the late Deyda Hydara co-founder of The Point first broached and floated the idea of a world press freedom day until it became a reality...
‘People should stop insulting UDP’
Mr Ousainou Darboe has denounced expressions of doubt about his party's prospects in the 2016 elections because he will not be contesting.
Minister: President’s comments do not impact negatively on tourism
The minister of tourism and culture, Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie, has rubbished claims that President Jammeh's frequent caustic comments against the colonial legacy of the West and imperialism has been a draw on tourism development in The Gambia...
The need for reviving true trade unionism in The Gambia
Trade unionism has always been seen as a means to better the conditions of the working peoples, who otherwise will be voiceless, through presenting their plights to the relevant authorities. The working people collectively are the backbone of every society; for without them we would have long been annihilated through lack of the basic needs of life...
IVLP mentors 30 young women
At least thirty young Gambian women are undergoing a six-month mentorship programme organised by the International Visitor Leadership Programme, IVLP, thanks to a US embassy funding....
Ministry of tourism, NCAC set for ‘best-ever’ Roots Festival
The minister of Tourism and Culture, Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie, has lauded her team's state of preparedness for the highly anticipated 11th edition of the Roots Home-Coming festival slated for 9th to 17th of May on the theme “celebrating unity through culture”...
Buba Ayi Sanneh: Clean environment key for malaria prevention
Buba Ayi Sanneh, National Assembly Member for Kombo Central constituency has said he recognised the Misera community's efforts towards promoting clean and healthy environment saying that the exercise “will not only promote clean environment but will go a long way in the prevention of malaria pandemic as the rainy season approaches”...
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‘Barrow Is Killing GDC In NBR’
By Omar Bah
Former Jokadou chairman of the Gambia Democratic Congress, who recently resigned to join President Adama Barrow, has claimed that his former party...
GDC NAM asks AG to stop BYM political activities
By Omar Bah
The GDC National Assembly Member for Niamina East has asked the Attorney General to stop the Barrow Youth Movement from promoting President...
Witness says witch-hunters made him carry human skull
By Mafugi Ceesay
Ali Marr, a survivor of Yahya Jammeh's witch hunting exercise in 2009, yesterday told the TRRC that he was handed a human...
Canada, Netherlands join Gambia’s fight for Rohingyas
Press release
On November 11th 2019, The Gambia filed a lawsuit at The Hague demanding accountability on the systematic violations of the rights of minority...






