Brikama Health Centre boosted with over D50M worth of medical equipment
Aug 2, 2021, 1:25 PM
Seattle based Gambians from Brikama, referred to as ‘Brikama Seattle Society’ [BSS] recently donated medical equipment to Brikama Health Centre worth $1.1 million [approximately D55, 000, 000].
IEC urged to deliver voters’ cards to unissued registrants
Aug 2, 2021, 1:18 PM
The executive secretary of Peace Ambassador – The Gambia (PAG), Saturday called on the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to employ concrete measures to ensure effective and respective distribution of voters’ cards of registrants that were not given their cards on spot during the registration process.
Hon. Ceesay says Barrow deprives vendors right to businesses
Aug 2, 2021, 1:15 PM
President Adama Barrow on Friday performed his Jummah salat (prayer) at the Serrekunda Mosque, in which the National Assembly member for Nyamina East, Hon. Omar Ceesay, claimed that vendors were deprived of their right to business centers during Barrow’s trip to the venue.
Senegalese Customs Chief visits Gambian border post
Jul 30, 2021, 1:56 PM
The Director-General of Senegalese Customs, Abdourahman Dieye, on Wednesday crossed into neighbouring Gambia at the Jiboroh border post while on a working tour of Senegal’s southern province of Cassamance.
Gambia Red Cross projects that change lives in rural Gambia
Jul 30, 2021, 12:57 PM
Press release: The Gambia Red Cross Society has recently completed a 2-year project that has improved the lives and livelihoods of over 200,000 people in 5 target communities; JulaKunda, Jattaba, KuliKunda, Jali and Jiffarongin Kiang, LRR.
St. Joseph receives first Yamoransa model computer education laboratory
Jul 30, 2021, 12:53 PM
P4C donates borehole worth over D300, 000 to Essau
Jul 30, 2021, 12:48 PM
Passport 4 Change (P4C), a charitable organisation recently donated a borehole valued at Three hundred and forty thousand dalasis (D340, 000) to Essau residents. The water facility is meant to supply the residents with sufficient potable water.
41 school children infected with rheumatic heart disease’
Jul 29, 2021, 2:09 PM
Dr Annette Erhart, of the Medical Research Council The Gambia (MRCG), has revealed that 41 school children in the country have been infected with Rheumatic Heart Disease. She made these remarks on Tuesday while giving an overview of a project dubbed ‘Latte’.
Good Morning Mr. President: Hate speech, Covid-19 & corruption
Aug 2, 2021, 12:58 PM
Mr. President, since we are in election year and campaigns will surely start in November for the December 4th presidential elections, politicians should desist from hate speech on the social media, print and electronic media because this will not take us anywhere.
Corruption threatens democracy!
Jul 30, 2021, 12:08 PM
Corruption without a doubt is a worldwide, disastrous phenomenon.
Africa’s solid waste is growing, posing a climate threat!
Jul 29, 2021, 1:37 PM
Sound and effective management of solid waste is still a thematic issue confronting many African countries.
Africans aren’t satisfied with government efforts to fight corruption
Jul 28, 2021, 11:49 AM
Corruption is as old as power and as current as the morning headlines, in Africa as in the rest of the world. South Africa continues to wrestle with the fallout of “state capture” — systemic political corruption by private interests — during Jacob Zuma’s presidency. Namibians are gearing up for the high-profile #Fishrot trial involving two ministers accused of accepting bribes from an Icelandic company in exchange for lucrative fishing rights in the country’s waters.
Elite Utd finishes 2nd, B.K. Milan, Tallinding Utd relegated
Aug 2, 2021, 2:07 PM
As the Gambian Premier League 2020-2021 came to close over the weekend, Elite United finished second position in the league beating Hawks FC 1-0, while B.K.
Gina misses out on 100m Olympics finals
Aug 2, 2021, 2:05 PM
Gambia’s track queen, Gina Bass finished 6th position in her 100 meters semifinal run on Saturday to miss out on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games finals. She clocked 11.16 seconds in her latest run.
Steve Biko triumph over LK Utd to keep 1st Division promotion play-off ambitions
Aug 2, 2021, 2:03 PM
Steve Biko last Thursday triumphed over Latrikunda United 1-0 in their week twenty-eight match played at the Late Ousman Saho Football Field at Yundum to keep their Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League promotion play-off ambitions.
Gunjur Athletic Club presents certificates to four athletics clubs
Aug 2, 2021, 1:58 PM
Gunjur Athletics Club last Saturday presented certificates to four athletic clubs for their participation in their annual athletics competition held at the Gunjur Upper and Senior Secondary School Football Field.
7 postes-frontières Gambiens bénéficient du soutien de la Commission de la CEDEAO.
Jul 7, 2021, 2:50 PM
Commendations for Mayor Bensouda: On track against Corruption
Jul 28, 2021, 1:53 PM
Political desperation: Recipe for chaos
Jul 27, 2021, 2:12 PM
