Agriculture Minister Visits Women Federation Office

By Modou Kanteh (Information Officer, Ministry of Agriculture) June 30, 2021 Agriculture Amie Fabureh last week visited the National Federation of Gambian Women Office in Sukuta. The Minister was at the Federation... Read more »

ECOWAS Committee on the Return of Cultural Properties to their Countries of Origin to Meet in Cotonou

The ECOWAS Regional Monitoring Committee on the Action Plan 2019-2023 on the return of cultural properties to their countries will hold a three-day meeting in Cotonou, Benin Republic from June 29 –... Read more »

PAFWA project seeks to promote girls rights

By Vincent Ogo June 30, 2021 Positive Action Foundation West Africa (PAFWA) is initiating a project meant to promote the rights of the girl child. A statement from the Foundation noted that... Read more »

Asthma patients enumerate challenges, appeal for support

By Vincent Ogo June 30, 2021 Asthma patients have enumerated their challenges while calling for support from the authorities and well meaning individuals to help in effective asthma management. The President of... Read more »

King Colley’s case heard in chambers

By Maria Lopes June 30, 2021 The case involving the Commissioner of Police, Mobile Traffic, Lamin King Colley and Omar Dampha, a private vehicle driver, was Monday heard in Chambers at the... Read more »

Construction of Nigeria-Morocco pipeline to supply gas to Gambia, other countries commences

By Vincent Ogo June 30, 2021 The much anticipated Nigeria-Morocco pipeline that will supply gas to The Gambia and other countries is set to become a reality with the commencement of construction... Read more »

‘A powerful cartel controls rice importation in Gambia’

By Bubacarr Komma June 30, 2021 A Gambian businessman (name withheld) has told The Progress Newspaper that a powerful cartel controls rice importation in The Gambia. Our source claims that the cartel,... Read more »

ECOLink boosts Ecowas institutions on International Public Sector Accounting Standards

By Vincent Ogo June 28, 2021 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 2015 launched its Integrated Management System known as ECOLink, an automated administrative and financial regulation system which... Read more »

Tenants groan, as shylock landlords, estate agents ‘run amok’

By Isatou Chaw June 28, 2021 Tenants in The Gambia especially those living within the Greater Banjul Area continue to groan under the yoke of escalating house rental fees, with many threatened... Read more »

‘Fish on the verge of becoming a luxury in Gambia’

By Bajen Camara June 28, 2021 Fish is part of the daily diet of Gambians; it has been so for generations. It is estimated that over 200,000 people in the country are... Read more »