‘Barrow’s meeting with WCR chiefs, alkalolu belated’

By Ismaila Sonko July 12, 2021 The National Assembly Member for Badibou Central and United Democratic Party (UDP) Youth President has described as ‘belated’ President Adama Barrow’s recent meeting with West Coast... Read more »

For a successful farming season

Editorial July 12, 2021 Another rainy season is here. The Gambia is primarily an agrarian nation with more than 70 percent of the population depending on agriculture for sustenance. Agriculture contributes to improving... Read more »

Media Foundation for West Africa produces damning report on press freedom in Nigeria

ECOWAS NEWS A 2021 Press Freedom re­port has disclosed that the media industry recorded seven unresolved killings, 300 violations affecting about 500 journalists, me­dia workers, and media houses in Nigeria under the... Read more »

Nutritionist highlights plight of Gambian women, children

By Fatou BS Badjie July 7, 2021 A Public Health Nutritionist has lamented that women and  children are the most vulnerable to under-nutrition in The Gambia. Malang N. Fofana made the remark... Read more »

Vicky’s Skills Centre holds graduation ceremony

By Ismaila Sonko July 7, 2021 Vicky´s Hairdressing Salon and Skills Centre Friday held its 11th graduation ceremony at the Ebunjan Theatre in Kanifing. Addressing the gathering, Francis Mansaray, guest speaker at... Read more »

Sidia Jatta insists that ministers must be present at the National Assembly

By Maria Lopes July 7, 2021 The National Assembly Member for Wuli West has insisted that cabinet ministers must be present rather than permanent secretaries representing them or speaking on their behalf... Read more »

Halifa Sallah urges fellow lawmakers to maintain the dignity of the National Assembly

By Ismaila Sonko July 7, 2021 Halifa Sallah has urged fellow lawmakers to maintain the dignity of the National Assembly during sittings and by their activities outside the chamber. The  Serekunda lawmaker... Read more »

‘At EFSTH some of us are abandoned and left unattended’

By Maria Lopes July 7, 2021 Some patients at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) have expressed dismay over the services and conditions at the country’s main referral hospital. A patient who... Read more »

Will Gambia having a VMS enough to save declining fish stocks?

By Ismaila Sonko & Maria Lopes July 7, 2021 For long Gambia was the only country in West Africa without a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), a fact acknowledged by James F. Gomes,... Read more »

‘Peaceocracy’

Editorial July 7, 2021 Peace campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa result from five inter-related factors: the ideal of orderly elections and potential to instrumentalise peace encourages a diverse range of actors to invest... Read more »