Standard Chartered D&I Council Visits the Methodist Special School
[The Point]As part of their Employee Volunteering initiative, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee with the support of other staff members, on Wednesday 15th May 2013 visited the Methodist Special...
View ArticleBenedict Jammeh Fails to Appear in Court As His Sureties Were Served With...
[Foroyaa]The trial judge at the Criminal Division at the Banjul High Court, Justice Mikhail Abdullah, yesterday,20th May, ordered for the two sureties of Benedict Jammeh to be summoned to explain why...
View ArticleNCCE Trains Newly Elected Councillors in West Coast Region
[Foroyaa]The UNDP funded series of training programmes organized by National Civic Education Council (NCCE), in collaboration with Action Aid The Gambia, for the newly elected councils on the amended...
View ArticleGFD Holds Press Briefing in Preparation of Disability and National Epilepsy Week
[Foroyaa]The Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD) on Monday,20 May, held a press briefing at the GOVI Head office in Kanifing, ahead of the Disability Open Week and National Epilepsy Week commencing...
View ArticleHealth Promotion Directorate On Trachoma Awareness Campaign
[Foroyaa]Health Promotion and Education Directorate under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with National Eye Care Programme ,over the weekend launched the...
View ArticleSSHFC Announces 30 Percent Pension Increase
[The Point]The Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) has announced a 30 percent increase on pension payment for its pensioners.
View ArticleGTTI Law Students Hold Seminar
[Daily Observer]The Gambia Technical Training Institute Laws Students Association Saturday held its Second Open Seminar at the Institute's hall. The theme of the seminar was "Justice delayed is justice...
View ArticleGambia Wins 2013 Resolve Award
[Daily Observer]The Gambia has been selected as a winner of the 2013 Resolve Award, based on the sustained gains registered in the area of access to reproductive health and reliable referral systems...
View ArticleSeven Service Providers Awarded International Data Gateway Licenses
[Daily Observer]International Data Gateway Licenses were Tuesday issued to Africell, Comium, Gamcel, Gamtel, Qcell, Unique Solutions, and Netpage by the minister of Information and Communication...
View ArticleElderly Woman Cries Foul Against Alkalo
[The Point]An elderly woman recently sought court redress at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court to recover her plot of land, which she claimed she had bought from the former alkalo of Manjai Kunda, and...
View ArticleTackling Deforestation
[The Point]Africa, The Gambia, in particular, is facing serious challenges in the area of environmental degradation. Therefore, there is a need to tackle this menace as it is one of the very serious...
View ArticleGIA, Stakeholders Discuss Challenges Facing Hajj in the Country
[Daily Observer]The Gambia International Airlines (GIA) in collaboration with stakeholders Tuesday convened a meeting to discuss the challenges that had been experienced in the previous pilgrimages...
View ArticleTrachoma Prevention Campaign Launched
[Daily Observer]The Directorate of Health Promotion and Education in collaboration with the National Eye Health Care Programme of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare over the weekend launched the...
View ArticleWAAPP Ends Orientation for 100 Farmers
[Daily Observer]The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) under the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the National Agriculture Researcher Institute (NARI) Tuesday...
View ArticleAssociation of Albinos Chairperson Speaks
[The Point]Alagie Touray, chairperson of the Association of The Gambia Albinos (AGA), has complained about the challenges albinos are facing in the country.
View ArticleWAAPP Convenes National Farmers' Dialogue
[The Point]The West African Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP) under the Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), on Monday began a...
View ArticleProduce Benedict Jammeh or Else, Court Tells Sureties
[The Point]Justice M. Abdoulah of the Banjul High Court has given one week to sureties of the former director-general of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA), Benedict Jammeh, for him to be...
View ArticleCensus Allowances in URR South Unsettled
[Foroyaa]Enumerators who participated in the recently concluded nationwide census in URR South have informed this reporter that they are still struggling to get their remuneration nearly one month...
View ArticleNEMA Launched in All the Agricultural Regions
[Foroyaa]The National Agricultural land and Water Management Development project (NEMA) has been launched in all the six Agricultural Regional Directorates along the River Gambia as a follow-up to the...
View ArticleResidents Raise Concerns
[Foroyaa]Following the recent election of a new team of councilors and mayor to steer the affairs of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), the residents in the municipality have been raising concerns...
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