In their efforts to improve the wellbeing and protection of children from harmful traditional practices; child marriage and to ensure the enforcement of the policy banning child marriage, Child Fund The Gambia, on Wednesday validated the Child Marriage policy document at their head office in Kanifing.
Neneh Touray, assistant director of Information, Education and Communication for Women’s Bureau has affirmed that the involvement of women court members, women leaders as well as women alkalolu will play a pivotal role in ending the deeply-rooted cultural traditional practice dubbed Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation (FGM) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) among other negative issues affecting women and girls in the country.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters (MoFWR-NAMs) through the Department of Fisheries on Tuesday, 19 January 2021, received fisheries protective gears from the PESCAO project through the Sub Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC).
Sheriff Kijera, the chairman of Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Right Violations has said that if former President Yahya Jammeh returns to the country, he would face prosecutions on series of human rights allegations during his 22 years “brutal dictatorship.”
Many researchers who have come to The Gambia especially those interested in knowing more about culture, tradition and Gambians’ way of governance in the pre colonial era had found exploring the kingship in Gambia interesting, especially the pre-colonial ruling villages of Lower Niumi, its three major ruling families and the seven villages they hailed from.
The minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure, Ebrahim Sillah, says it will be unfair to blame President Adama Barrow for how messy the Coalition 2016 turned out.
The government of the Republic of The Gambia says it has on Tuesday 12 January 2021 signed a Cooperation Agreement on migration matters with the Government of Switzerland in the city of Berne, designed to curb irregular migration and ensure effective protection of the rights of Gambian citizens who are migrants in Switzerland.
Eight rooms were burnt to ashes in Lamin Koto Jabbi Kunda when fire engulfed the compound in Sami District, Central River Region (CRR) North of The Gambia. It was reported that the fire was caused by an electric spark.
Yusupha Bojang, programmes manager National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) has encouraged Gambians to be tolerant, continue to dialogue and talk to defuse some of the tensions among them.
The minister of Petroleum and Energy, Fafa Sanyang, has warned that the Gambia faces high risk of ecological catastrophe if the necessary countermeasures are not taken soon.
Sidia Jatta, chairperson of the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) party and also the NAM for Wuli West has stated that President Adama Barrow caused the sudden death of the Coalition 2016 and its burial administered by UDP leader, Ousainou Darboe.
The country coordinator of the Gambia Ocean Heroes has expressed dismay at recent indiscriminate dumping of waste at Tanjai Fish Landing Site, saying it poses a threat to aquatic sea lives.
The spokesperson of the Gambia Refugee Association has accused Gambia government of neglecting another intended win-win deportation joint framework with German authorities following last year’s engagement by Austrian migration expert and co-founder of think tank European Stability Initiative (ESI) on mass deportation of Gambians.
Banjul, Jan 19 - Two young Gambian doctors will study in Cuba the specialties of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and Intensive Therapy, after the authorities of the largest of the Antilles grant two free scholarships to this nation, as part of their historic solidarity collaboration with Africa.
The Gambia has registered 23 new positive coronavirus cases, bringing the total cases since March 2020 to 3,933.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure in partnership with Google is introducing the Google+code through the Banjul City Council.
Boosting the efforts of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in enrolment and eliminating school dropouts in The Gambia, the National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with EFANet and MoBSE Thursday held a daylong forum with policy makers and education partners.
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