By Vincent Ogo The wind occasionally brings the stench from the toilet to the shade that serves as the main transit lounge in Sokoninko Park in Bamako, Mali, in West Africa. The... Read more »
By Alieu Ceesay Women fish traders at Tanji say that Covid-19 has adversely impacted on their business. The women, who variously sell their fish at the beach side, the local markets or... Read more »
By Vincent Ogo Solar energy is powering ecotourism in The Gambia, as government tries to diversify the tourism industry and make the country an all-year-round tourism destination. Solar solutions could be pivotal... Read more »
Some bank customers in The Gambia are questioning the fairness of bank queues in financial institutions across the country. Long queues characterise every industry, banks included. A queue is supposed to be... Read more »
By Vincent Ogo The Gambia is experiencing a housing boom, but many people believe that real estate development in the country caters only for the rich, novae rich and Gambians in Diaspora.... Read more »
Residents of Lower Badibou in the North Bank Region have appealed to the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) to solve the perennial problem of water shortage in communities in the area.... Read more »
Women gardeners in the Lower River Region (LRR) say they are reaping huge financial rewards from their agricultural activities, but lament that inadequate water supply and lack of storage facilities make their... Read more »
The Banjul Port has only one lifter and no scanning machine, The Progress Newspaper has gathered. A source familiar with Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), the government agency responsible for the governance and... Read more »
For decades, re-export trade constituted a major segment of Gambia’s economic activity, with about 80 percent of Gambian merchandise exports consisting of re-exports to several countries in the West Africa sub-region. Relatively... Read more »
By Pierre Mendy The proposed Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sea link project, when operational, is expected to minimise the challenges associated with movement of goods and services in the... Read more »