My Gov't Has Great Respect for Gambia's Achievements
[Daily Observer]"My government has a great deal of respect for many of the achievements of President Jammeh and his government, often in the face of very serious and challenging obstacles," says the...
View ArticleGumbo Touray Cross-Examined
[Daily Observer]Police Prosecutor Superintendent Joof, Thursday started the cross examination of Gumbo A. Touray, the former director of International Affairs at the University of The Gambia (UTG), who...
View ArticleAPRC Women Mobiliser Thanks President Jammeh
[Daily Observer]Aji Ndey Jatta, the APRC Women mobiliser has written to the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, thanking him for his sugar gift to the women at the...
View ArticleDr. Makie Taal Is New permanent secretary of Health
[Daily Observer]The deputy permanent secretary for Technical at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Makie Taal has been elevated to the position of permanent secretary at the said Ministry.
View ArticleTOSTAN Transforming Rural Gambia
[Daily Observer]Communities in the Upper River Region of The Gambia are enjoying the pleasures of social development and having the lives of their inhabitants transformed, thanks to the intervention of...
View ArticleEnsa Badjie Gave Me Money for His Brother - Defence Witness Tells Court
[Daily Observer]Defence witness two (DW2) yesterday informed the Special Criminal Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Nkea, about the sealed envelope containing money given to him while on a...
View ArticleSahel Crisis: Country By Country
[WFP]Hunger is on the rise across the Sahel region of West Africa, a massive swathe of territory that stretches across eight countries from Chad in the east to Senegal in the west. Here is a rundown of...
View ArticlePresidential Affairs Minister, Two Others Sworn-in
[Daily Observer]The minister for Presidential Affairs and National Assembly Matters was Wednesday sworn-in along with two newly appointed members of the Public Service Commission at a ceremony presided...
View ArticleThe Rent System
[Daily Observer]Oftentimes we write on the page about the exploitative nature our rent system and always call on landlords to be humane and respect the Rent Decree of 1995 and also for the rent...
View ArticleCongratulations
[Daily Observer]We wish to congratulate the newly sworn-in minister for Presidential Affairs and two members of the Public Service Commission for their courage and determination to serve the nation.
View ArticleGalp Embarks On Fire Drilling Exercise
[Daily Observer]Galp Energia, a petroleum company, in collaboration with The Gambia Fire and Rescue Services, on Thursday embarked on a fire drilling exercise at the Galp Kairaba Service Station along...
View ArticleSix km Road Rehabilitated in Kayai
[Daily Observer]Crr -The Sustainable Land Management Project (SLMP) is currently embarking on rehabilitation and improvement of the 6-kilometre Kayai road, that links the village to the health facility...
View Article30 GAF Officers Begin Leadership Training
[Daily Observer]Thirty senior officers of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) Monday began a weeklong training on leadership and IT at the Management Development Institute. The training is funded by the...
View ArticleGambia Showcases Culture At Venezuela Int'l Fiesta
[Daily Observer]A 10-member Gambian delegation recently returned from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela after showcasing the country's rich cultural heritage at the Latin American nation's 4th...
View ArticleTime to Plant Trees
[Daily Observer]We are now in August, the peak of the rainy season. We are aware that those who are keenly interested in the development of this country are busy working in their farms all in a bid to...
View ArticleSocial Welfare Distributes Food Items to Regional 'Majalis'
[Daily Observer]The Department of Social Welfare, in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and Institute for Social Reformation and Action (ISRA) over the weekend distributed...
View ArticleHealth Minister Impressed With Gambian Student
[Daily Observer]The Minister of Health and Social Welfare has hailed Haddijatou Cham, a 23-year-old Gambian student based in the USA for completing a three-month pilot testing on HIV prevention...
View ArticleSahel Investment Appeals Against Seven Million Owed to State
[Daily Observer]The Gambia Court of Appeal has stayed the execution of the orders of the Commission of Inquiry into Tax Evasion and other Corrupt Practices to the sum of D7, 259, 978.34, reportedly...
View ArticleTertiary Education and Volunteerism
[Daily Observer]The Tertiary Student Association of Foni has recently embarked on voluntary development initiative and summer class in Foni Jarrol, Bondali, Kansala and Bintang districts of the West...
View ArticleTask Force Report Exposes Private Schools
[Daily Observer]The educational task force under the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE), which were mandated to visit all private schools and, among other things, to verify their...
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