High prices of commodities continue to frustrate consumers

By Fatou B. Camara Even as income levels plummet for a vast majority of Gambians, providing three square meals a day is becoming more and more complicated; the prices of basic commodities... Read more »

Residents of Brikama worry about the bustling town’s deplorable market

By Fatou B. Camara Vendors and consumers have described the current state of the main market in Brikama as unbearable, even as they continue to wonder whether the stagnant water that had... Read more »

ECOMIG-MFDC gun battle uproots 700 inhabitants from the flashpoint community

By: Momodou Justice Darboe At least 700 people have been reportedly displaced by the Monday gun battle between Senegalese forces and MFDC. The disaster management agency and Red Cross have been assessing... Read more »

Editorial: Police and IEC owe explanation over reported gun assault on Election House

The police and IEC are apparently mute over reports of a gun attack on the Election House. Since the reports surfaced early this week, the elections management body and law enforcement have... Read more »

Malians in Gambia take to the street

By: Momodou Justice Darboe January 25, 2022 Malians in The Gambia on Saturday protested Ecowas’ sanction against their country. In January, Ecowas in an Extra-ordinary Session in Accra reviewed political developments in... Read more »

Gunjur reacts to news of ‘detention’ of sons in Mauritania with cautious optimism

By: Momodou Justice Darboe January 25, 2022 The community of Gunjur is treating with cautious optimism news that the occupants of the boat that left it’s shores over two months ago were... Read more »

MFDC rebels hold Senegalese soldiers at Ballen

By News Desk January 25, 2022 The Progress Newspaper was informed by sources late Monday evening about a violent confrontation between The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) and Senegalese... Read more »

Gambians endorse Omar Bah’s run for US Congress

News Desk January 24, 2022 Coming hard on the heels of The Wheeler school award, former Gambian journalist and torture survivor, Omar Bah, who subsequently relocated to the United States and founded... Read more »

US, UK yet to felicitate Barrow?

By M. Justice Darboe January 24, 2022 In what could be described as stark deviation from diplomatic norms, President Adama Barrow has yet to publicly announce receipt of any message of felicitations... Read more »

Sankareh yet to wave goodbye to 2021 as task force presents Gam petroleum report to Barrow

News Desk January 24, 2022 The Gambia government spokesperson was apparently struggling to transition into the new year as could be seen in his press release, announcing the presentation of Gam petroleum’s... Read more »