BAC Receives D1.2M Support From Turkey
By Kemo Kanyi Brikama Area Council (BAC) on Tuesday received health and sanitary Materials valued 1.2million dalasi from Turkey through TIKA – The Turkish Cooperation and…
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Artisanal Fishing Assoc. PRO Warns UnscrupulousFishermen Against Ferrying Irregular Migrants
By: Nyima Sillah The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Artisanal Fishing Association of The Gambia, Omar Gaye, has warned unscrupulous fishermen against the use of fishing…
AfriKa, Not Africa: A Collection of Poems Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe
Review by Hassoum Ceesay, may 2024 There are 26 poems in this anthology by our evergreen and budding writer, the tireless literary activist, master…
Prof. Saine Says FGM is Practiced to Control Women’s Capacity for Sexual Feelings
By: Arret Jatta Professor Abdoulie Saine of the Nyang-Sanneh Institute has told the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Gender and Health that the sole purpose of practicing…
Lawmaker Says Gambia Needs Reform on Governance
By Binta Jaiteh The lawmaker for Foni Jarrol Constituency Kebba Tumanding Sanneh, has said that Gambia needs reform on governance and development.He said this during an interview with the Voice Newspaper recently held. “We…
NA Committee, FGM Survivors Meet
By: Arret Jatta The National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Health, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief & Refugees and Gender, Children & Social Welfare held…
NHRC Trains Security Officers In Human Rights, SGBV
By Kemo Kanyi The National Human Rights Commission recently organisedthree-day training for security officers from various disciplines in human rights and sexual and…
GALGA Completes first-led of maiden LGAs & Opinion Leaders’ Town Hall meetings on Social Justice, others
The Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities (GALGA) last Thursday completed its first-leg of town hall meetings between local government…
NHRC Recommends Repealing of Death Penalty
By Binta Jaiteh The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its 2019 report recommended that the death penalty should be repealed and…
Ishaga Akiniyi Kingdom confers chieftaincy title on Gambian erudite tourism marketer
By Yunus S Saliu The traditional ruler and council of chiefs of Ishaga AkiniyiKingdom in Nigeria have, on Saturday, 18th May, awarded and conferred a…