Tribute

By Hassoum Ceesay August 25, 2021 Honourable Gibou Jagne, the Eternal Opposition Politician, Former MP for Serekunda Honourable Gibou Jagne, who died last week, was Member of Parliament for Serekunda(1966-1977), then Serekunda... Read more »

Gambian Acting ECREEE Executive Director says renewable energy and energy efficiency is the future

August 25, 2021 The Gambian Acting Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, (ECREEE) has stressed the importance of capacity building to the successful implementation of the... Read more »

Environmentalist calls for a ban on beach sand mining

By Ismaila Sonko August 25, 2021 A Gambian environmentalist has called for a ban on beach sand mining in the country, saying the activity may ultimately affect beach properties. Siaka Daffeh made... Read more »

Gambia Transport Union threatens to go on strike, take gov’t to court

By Maria Lopes & Ismaila Sonko August 25, 2021 The Gambia Transport Union (GTU) has threatened to go on strike on 13th September 2021 if the government fails to meet its demands.... Read more »

Lawmaker calls for Barrow impeachment

By Ismaila Sonko August 25, 2021 The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Badibou Central has called on his fellow lawmakers to work on the impeachment and removal of President Adama Barrow before... Read more »

Mayor Lowe waiting for UDP to come to power before implementing projects worth €3M in Banjul’

By Ismaila Sonko & Maria Lopes August 25, 2021 A Gambian based in Belgium has accused the Mayoress of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, of failing to implement development projects in Banjul worth... Read more »

Editorial

August 26, 2021 Many Africans lack access to medicines, and so are susceptible to the three big killer diseases on the continent: malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Globally, 50% of children under five... Read more »

Diary of a Back Way Boy

By Vincent Ogo Letter to Cousin X July 30, 2021 The story so far…about an African boy from the Smiling Coast desperate to make it to Europe The guy finally made it... Read more »

This Weekend

The Nemesis of Desperation (Part 2) By Vincent Ogo July 30, 2021 The story so Far…. Two desperadoes pretend to be marabouts to rip off unsuspecting folks, and in the process raise... Read more »

Fishmongers hard-hit by post-Tobaski fish scarcity

By Maria Lopes July 30, 2021 Fishmongers in the Gambia are again feeling the crunch of the usual post-Tobaski fish scarcity. Fatou K Sanyang, a fishmonger at Bakoteh Market, told The Progress... Read more »