Listening to eye witness accounts of sequence of events, it was clear that a disaster had been in the making in Kanifing Industrial Estate. There are more questions than answers on how and why this major industrial disaster happened. We may or may not know the exact cause of the […]

As President Barrow Tours The Area By Abdoulie John Following the devastating explosion at Touba Gas processing plant, Gambia’s President Adama Barrow on Monday found an atmosphere of destruction and desolation in Kanifing Industrial Estate. The disaster has left dilapidated buildings, destruction of properties including a good number of vehicles […]

His Excellency, President Adama Barrow on Thursday addressed the first plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit and laid out a detailed presentation of the investment opportunities that exist in The Gambia.   “In The Gambia, we have investment opportunities that bode well for this forum. Our National Development Plan, has, […]

In Central River Region North, a 6.5kilomtre access road from Lamin Koto-Kuntaur Highway is already constructed by the Ministry of Agriculture. It leads to Kuntaur Fulla Kunda, Touba Kuta, Touba Koto and Sukuta villages – all of them farming communities in Niani district. With rice threshers, milling machines, Turu Yiriwandi […]

In an unannounced visit to The Gambia Ports Authority on Thursday, October 17, 2019, President Barrow was informed that business activities at the Banjul seaport has grown from the projected 7 percent in 2016 to 20 percent in the last quarter of 2019. The seaport is one of The Gambia’s […]

Health researchers from Dal and beyond gathered in late September to mark Global Health Day, sharing their work on various public health initiatives and discussing the impact of those on health outcomes around the world. Read more here: https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2019/october-2019/11/-diseases-have-no-boundaries—envisioning-next-steps-in-global-.html

By Madi S. Njie Members of the Gambia Association of Deaf and Heard of Hearing (GADHOH) has called for unity among members and work together towards achieving common objectives. Speaking during events marking International Deaf Week Celebration, various members expressed the need for unity among members, stop gossiping, and work […]

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR BANJUL NORTH MY RESPPONSE TO THE PRESENCE OF CROCODILES IN THE BANJUL SWAMPS It was brought to my attention by GRTS reporters, who wanted an interview with me, that crocodiles have been surfacing in the canal that runs through […]

OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT The Chief of Defence Staff, Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Lt General Masanneh N Kinteh, the deputy Chief of Defence Staff, the Commanders of the Gambia National Army and the Gambia Navy, General Officers, Officers, men and ratings of the GAF regret to announce the sudden and untimely death […]

Members of the Turkey-Gambia Business Council on Wednesday, October 09, 2019 paid a courtesy call on President Adama Barrow at the State House to discuss various areas of mutual interests to both countries including the Banjul seaport, solar energy ventures, agriculture, and fisheries, among others. The delegation, comprising leading Turkish […]

By Abdoulie John Barely a week after the passing away of veteran layout editor Ahmed Carayol, the Gambian media fraternity is mourning the loss of Sise Sawaneh, a young TV reporter who has been making waves at Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS). Led by Gambia Press Union (GPU) Secretary […]

Muslims in the Gambia and the subregion today converge in Buiba in Jarra Central, Lower River Region, to mark one of the country’s biggest annual Islamic gatherings. The annual gathering was a legacy of the village’s God-gifted Spiritual Leader, Sheikh Jassong Touray of blessed memory. The man named Lang Touray […]