Old Jeshwang Health Centre Boosted
[Daily Observer]Two Swedish philanthropists on Monday donated clothing materials for babies and mothers, as well as toys, worth D50, 000.00 to the Ardingly-Old Jeshwang Association Health Centre at a...
View ArticleWANEP-Gambia Equips Women On Leadership Skills
[Daily Observer]The West Africa Network for Peace-building The Gambia (WANEP-Gambia) recently wrapped-up a three-day leadership training for 40 women drawn from the Upper River and North Bank Regions.
View ArticlePrison Break Trial Adjourned
[Daily Observer]The Banjul Magistrates' Court, presided over by acting Principal Magistrate Baboucarr Secka, on Tuesday adjourned the criminal trial involving the state against Sulayman Jammeh alias...
View Article10 Illegal Migrants, Others Face Fresh Charges
[Daily Observer]Twenty-two persons, namely, Abdoulie Jatta, Lamin Fadera, Abdou Manga, Buba Darboe, Modou Bah, Alhagie Ousman Drammeh, Modou Saidou Barry, Yankuba Trawally, Modou Ndow, Ndogal Sowe,...
View Article21 Communities in URR Abandon FGM
[Daily Observer]Basse -In what is seen as a major victory for the campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a total of 21 communities in the Upper River Region (URR) Districts of Sandu, Wulli...
View ArticleSaint Egidio Community Father Thanks President Jammeh
[Daily Observer]Father Angelo Romano of the Community of Saint Egido, based in Rome, Italy, has written to the Gambian leader, His Excellency, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, thanking him for...
View ArticleBritish High Commission Commemorates World Disability Day With UK Charity...
[The Point]British High Commissioner to The Gambia David Morley this week visited Gunjur to support the work of UK charity 'Disability Africa' who are working alongside TARUD in Gunjur to support local...
View ArticleCedar Bakery At the Industrial Tribunal
[The Point]Fafanding Colley and 13 other former employees of Cedar Bakery sued their former employer at the Kanifing Industrial Tribunal for wrongful dismissal.
View Article24 More Gambian Returnees Arrived From Libya
[The Point]24 more Gambian would-be migrants were last Friday returned to Banjul from Libya, immigration sources have told The Point.
View Article'Tourism Has Huge Potentials to Increase Gov't Revenue'
[Daily Observer]The deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Culture has said that tourism has huge potentials to increase government revenue, reduce poverty and create employment...
View ArticleDecentralizing Sports
[The Point]Sports decentralization is essential for the development of Gambian sports, especially football.
View ArticleRenewable Energy Law, Electricity Strategy and Action Plan Validated
[The Point]The minister of Presidential Affairs and the Head of the Civil Service, Dr Njogou Bah, last Thursday presided over the opening ceremony of a one-day validation forum on the development of...
View ArticleDarboe Has a Valid Point!
[The Point]We totally agree with the veteran lawyer Ousainou Darboe, when he said the new Chief Justice should be a Gambian.
View Article21 URR Communities Vow to Abandon Forced Marriage and FGC
[Foroyaa]Wind of positive change has started blowing again in URR as 5 adopted and 16 communities participating in the Tostan Community Empowerment Program in Wuli East and West and Sandu, on Sunday...
View ArticleThe Gov't Retreat
[Daily Observer]As we have always stated, one of the fundamental tasks of a representative and responsible government is to fulfill the ever-increasing needs and dynamic aspirations of the citizenry....
View ArticleGambia Secures Release of Senegalese Soldiers in Casamance
[The Point]The Gambia has secured the release of eight Senegalese soldiers, who were captured by a faction of MFDC forces loyal to Salif Sarjo.
View ArticleEU Issues Statement On Detention of Amie Bensouda, Imam Baba Leigh
[The Point]The British High Commission which represents the European Union (EU) in The Gambia has released a statement regarding the recent detention of Mrs Amie Bensouda and Imam Baba Leigh.
View ArticleGPU to Mark Anniversary of Deyda Hydara's Murder
[The Point]The Gambia Press Union, GPU, yesterday issued a public statement announcing that as a tradition the union would organise the commemoration of the murder of Deyda Hydara on Sunday 16th...
View ArticleLocal Community Sensitized On Community Marine Protected Area
[The Point]The community of Kartong village in West Coast Region recently held a daylong meeting on proposing Kartong as a Community Marine Protected Area (CMPA) for the first time in The Gambia.
View ArticleScaling Up Efforts Against Corruption
[The Point]The recently published global corruption perception index of Transparency International puts The Gambia at a low rating.
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