As economic hardship bites hard, girls desperately search for European oldies to marry

By Maria Lopes July 14, 2021 Young girls usually grow up fantasising about dating and marrying for love. But today a good number of Gambian girls and their peers from other parts... Read more »

Gambian ladies receive training on solar installation and maintenance

By Maria Lopes July 14, 2021 Gambian ladies are receiving training on solar installation and maintenance. This was disclosed to The Progress Newspaper by Malang Sambou, Chairman of Mbolo Association, which facilitated... Read more »

Members of Coalition 2016 treated Gambia as ‘war booty’

July 14, 2021 The Gambia is not make any progress development wise, because members of the political parties that formed the Opposition Coalition that defeated Yahya Jammeh in the 2016 Presidential Elections... Read more »

African leaders are masters at ‘post-truth’ politics

“Post-truth” politics may have recently trended, but since independence from colonialism African leaders have been the most adroit exponents of manipulating the truth, distorting facts and fashioning alternative realities to cover-up their... Read more »

Ecowas countries to Benefit from Training of Officers in The Management of Armed Robbery, Maritime Piracy and Illicit Trafficking Cases

ECOWAS NEWS July 12, 2021 From 5 to 16 July 2021, the Interregional Institute of Maritime Security (ISMI) of the Regional Academy of Marine Sciences and Technologies (ARSTM) in Abidjan is organising... Read more »

Jollof rice: A South African describes Gambian Benechin as a taste of ‘West Africa’

By Vincent Ogo July 12, 2021 A South African, Linda Kaumphawi has described Benechin as a taste of West Africa.  In her article on Thesouthafrican (magazine) she wrote: “Enjoy a taste of... Read more »

Gambia’s food self-sufficiency goal still in limbo

By Bubacarr Komma and Vincent Ogo July 12, 2021 Gambia is primarily an agrarian nation with more than 70 percent of the population depending on agriculture for sustenance. Achieving food self-sufficiency has always... Read more »

Checking out ‘briefcase’ charity organisations

By Vincent Ogo and Bubacarr Komma July 12, 2021 There has been an exponential growth of non-profits (charities) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in The Gambia over the years. These organisations exist to... Read more »

Windstorm victims appeal for assistance

By Vincent Ogo The rainy season is supposed to be welcomed with joy, as it ushers in a new planting season. It makes it possible for crops to grow, guaranteeing food for... Read more »

‘A Darboe presidency doubtful’

By Ismaila Sonko July 12, 2021 A Gambian has told The Progress Newspaper that he does not believe Ousainou Darboe, Party Leader and Secretary General of the United Democratic  Party (UDP) will... Read more »