August 01

• Gambia: VP - Exclusive Breastfeeding Can Boost Mothers' Immune System

  The vice president and minister of Women Affairs has spoken about the enormous importance of exclusive breastfeeding, saying the practice can boost mothers' immune system. She also... Read more »

• Gambia: Magistrate Secka Orders Parties to Leave Babylon Village in Peace

  Magistrate Babucarr Secka of the Brikama Magistrates' Court has ordered for all parties involved in Babylon village land dispute to stay away pending the determination of the... Read more »

July 31

• Gambia: Agyemang Confirmed Chief Justice

  A State House press release yesterday confirmed Justice Mabel Agyemang as chief justice of the Republic of The Gambia. Until this new development, Agyemang was the acting chief... Read more »

• Gambia: Foday Barry Cross-Examined in Alleged Theft Trial

  Foday Barry, the former director of Intelligence and Investigation at the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA), who also serves as the second defence witness (DW2), was... Read more »

• Gambia: State Intends to Consolidate Charges Against, Njogu Bah, Jobarteh & Pa Harry Jammeh

  The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) S H Barkum, yesterday told the High Court, presided over by Justice Abdulahi Mikailu, that the state intend to consolidate all the... Read more »

• Gambia: Health Ministry Repairs Damaged Health Centre in CRR

  Officials of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, headed by the minister, recently visited the Central River Region (CRR) settlement of Kuntaur where they assessed and... Read more »

• Gambia: Jole Riders Donates 345 Bicycles to Gambian Schools

  A United Kingdom based charity organisation, Jole Riders Foundation, recently donated 345 bicycles to nine schools in The Gambia. The presentation ceremony was held at Gunjur... Read more »

• Gambia: Wyce Gives Ramadan Gifts to Villages

  Wonder Years Centre of Excellence (WYCE), a non-Government Organisation (NGO) based in Madina Salam Village in the West Coast Region, on Saturday donated food items to 45 families... Read more »

• Gambia: 'I Am a Gyiner Competition' Launched in Janjangbureh

  The Global Youth Innovation Network Gambia Chapter (GYIN Gambia Chapter) on Wednesday July 24 launched 'I AM A GYINer Competition' in Janjangbureh, CRR. GYIN Gambia Chapter is the... Read more »

• Gambia: Gamcoy 15 Back From Darfur

  The first batch of Gamcoy 15, numbering 94, Monday touched down at the Banjul International Airport after a successful six-month peacekeeping mission in the Sudanese troubled... Read more »

• Gambia: Gov't Praised for Attention to Food Safety, Quality - As New Food Authority Begins Operations

  The director general of the Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) has hailed the government of The Gambia for its decision to revamp the legal and institutional framework for... Read more »

• Gambia: Ex - SG Njogu Bah & Co Trial Adjourned

  The Banjul Magistrates' Court presided over by Magistrate Lamin Mbaye, yesterday adjourned the criminal trial involving the state against Njogu Bah, the erstwhile secretary general... Read more »

• Gambia: Electrification Project Impacts Positively On Rural Communities

  There is palpable excitement in the West Coast Region (WCR), the home region of President Jammeh, as the electricity expansion project being carried out by the National Water and... Read more »

• Gambia: Will It Be Kebbeh or Muossa? - Football Stakeholders Decide Today

  Football stakeholders will decide today on who will represent them at the helm of affairs in Gambian football when the congress to elect the new Executive Committee of the Gambia... Read more »

• Gambia: Armitage SSS Board Hails Government for Maintenance Work in the School

  The Board of Governors of Armitage Senior Secondary School has hailed the government of The Gambia for the ongoing maintenance work in the school. Read more »

• Gambia: Zibah Nursery and Primary Holds Prize Giving Day

  Zibah Nursery and Primary School Saturday held its annual speech and prize giving ceremony for its graduating nursery and primary school pupils. The ceremony was held at the Nusrat... Read more »

• Gambia: SIC Prexy Denounces Singing, Dancing During Ramadan

  The fanfare in the form of singing and dancing that characterises the ongoing 'Wanterr' - fall in the prices of goods - in markets has been denounced by the president of the Gambia... Read more »

• Gambia: Drivers, Be Careful [editorial]

  We are now entering August, the month that usually records the highest amount of rainfall in this country. From experience, we know that road accidents are rampant during this... Read more »

July 30

• Gambia: Opposition Leader Hailed for Acknowledging Jammeh's Development Strides

  Recent remarks by the leader of the opposition National Reconciliation Party (NRP) about the development strides of the Jammeh Administration over the past 19 years has been... Read more »

• Gambia: President Jammeh to Commission Banjul Jetty Tomorrow

  The president of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh will tomorrow, Wednesday officially inaugurate the Banjul Fisheries Jetty, a dispatch from... Read more »

• Gambia: GWA Imposes Two Year Ban On Amadou Ndure

  The Gambia Wrestling Association (GWA) has imposed a two-year ban on Adama Ndure, a wrestler. This decision according to the Association was taken after the Gambian wrestler... Read more »

• Gambia: Court of Appeal Quashes SCC Decision

  One Nfally Colley has been set free by The Gambia Court of Appeal, as the said court upheld his appeal and quashes the death sentence imposed on him by the Special Criminal Court... Read more »

• Gambia: Police PRO Concerned Over Increase in Road Accidents

  The public relations officer of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) has lamented the sustained increase in automobile accidents on Gambian roads, stressing the need for traffic... Read more »

• Gambia: Belgian Charity Gives Over D200, 000 Medical Items to Sjgh

  The Gambia Women's Federation on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Traid Global Incorporation at a ceremony held at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi. Read more »

• Gambia: 'HIV1 Relatively Low in the Gambia'

  The West Coast Region one (WCR1) health director has said that though the prevalence rate of HIV1 which stood at 1.6% in The Gambia is comparatively low, there should be no room... Read more »