Boat carrying over 100 migrants still unaccounted for

By M. Darboe January 6, 2022 Tens of families in the coastal community of Gunjur are still battling with anxiety and uncertainty over the whereabouts of their lost relatives at sea. News... Read more »

Residents express concern about Bansang – Bush Town Ferry crossing

January 4, 2022 By Bubacarr Komma “The ferry had a technical problem, and they did nothing about it since April 2021”, a resident of Bansang told The Progress Newspaper. “Since then, they... Read more »

Police Celebrate December 4th victory

By Bubacarr Komma January 4, 2022 Hopes were high after the end of Jammeh´s dictatorship, people all over the country are singing and advocating for system and institutional reform where public and... Read more »

Manga: Self-proclaimed top cop who detained 2 months old baby indicted by TRRC

By Bubacarr Komma January 4, 2022 The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is a truth commission in The Gambia mandated to investigate the human rights violations of the former president Yahya... Read more »

9-Year-old boy drowns at the wharf of Tendaba

January 4, 2022 Mohammed Sonko, a nine-year-old drowned in river, while playing at the wharf in Tendaba village with friends on Wednesday, December 29th, 2021. And the search for his remains is... Read more »

Gambians weigh the chances of NPP, UDP in December 4th Presidential Election

September 27, 2021 By Nkumba Sillah The 2021 Presidential Election is just a little over two months away, and the contestants are doing all they can to sell their manifestoes to the... Read more »

Editorial

September 27, 2021 Fighting the Covid-19 Pandemic through Music and Arts: NCAC and UNESCO initiative lauded Following the outbreak of Covid-19 Virus in December 2019 and its rapid spread, The Gambia did... 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 »

‘Education Minister misinformed lawmakers’

The National Assembly Member for Niamina East has said that the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Claudina Cole, misled lawmakers and the public during her response to questions from parliamentarians concerning... Read more »

Opinion divided as to the credibility of “alkalo attestation” to obtain a Gambian voter´s card

By Ibrahima Jobarteh Gambians are divided over alkalo attestation that qualifies a person to obtain a Gambia voters card. Since the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) started the voters card registration exercise some... Read more »