By Makutu Manneh The office of the Vice President on Wednesday 17th July, celebrated World Population Day and launch of the state of the world population report to raise awareness of global population issues. World Population Day is an annual event, observed on 11th July every year, which aims to educate responsiveness on global population matters. The [...]

By Ansumana Touray Residents of Jamali Babou, a village of about 36 compounds in Sami District of CRR North, are in dire need of clean drinking water. The village is reported to be going through a lot of difficulties due to water shortage, and residents call for government to provide clean drinkable water to their [...]

By Nelson Manneh The Chief Election Officer (CEO) of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Mr. Sambujang Njie has confirmed to this medium that the last political party registered by the IEC was the Gambia Action Party (GAP). Mr. Njie made this statement yesterday, the 17th July 2019, in an interview with this reporter in his office [...]

- Advertisement - - Advertisement - The governments of The Gambia and the United Arab Emirates have on Monday July 15th signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a legal framework of protection for potential Gambian workers in the United Arab Emirates. With the agreement coming into effect, The Gambia government would ensure [...]

- Advertisement - - Advertisement - By Nelson Manneh Dr. Seeku A.K. Jaabi, the first Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG), Friday July 12th 2019, launched a book entitled ‘Cluster and Economic Development: A Pathway for African Industrialization’. The book provides interesting reading on how dynamic cluster in Africa evolved, and how [...]

By Yankuba Jallow & Ndey Sowe The Gambia Press Union (GPU) in its State of Press Freedom Report 2017 and 2018 has faulted the Government of the Gambia in many ways including their failure to repeal or amend laws criminalizing speech. The Government of The Gambia has on Friday conceded to the State of Press [...]