THE TASKFORCE TEACHERS FOR CHANGE GAMBIA PRESS RELEASE Following a series of consultations with our membership, partners and the entire structure of the TFC, the Taskforce teachers for change wishes to make the following publication. After the refusal of the Gambia Teachers union to respect our call to discuss issues […]

“We are with you, and we support your agenda all the way to 2021!” These were the words of popular politician and former Kanifing Municipality Mayoral candidate, Bakary Badjie and the leadership of his political movement when they called on President Adama Barrow on Saturday at the State House to […]

PRESS RELEASE The United States Department of Labor (DOL) today released the 18th edition of its Annual Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor Report (TDA Report). The TDA Report includes an assessment of government actions to advance efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Gambia […]

The action by the National Assembly to insist that the President is present as they discuss the State of the Nation Address is not only in the right direction but indeed also long overdue but highly welcome and necessary. There is a reason why a democratic state is divided into […]

The Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG) will host a Book and Photo Exhibition in Honor of Late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara on 27 September 2019 at American Corner from 5-7 pm. The event is to pay tribute to the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the First President of the Republic […]

Health stakeholders call for massive media – public sensetisation campaign about the tobacco control Act and Regulation due to be enforced come 1st October 2019 Modou Njai, Director of Health Promotion and Education, and  other health experts has commended, but also challenged the media to redouble efforts in raising awareness […]

The remains of the wife of the Gambia’s veteran broadcaster will arrive home for burial on Sunday, September 8th, 2019. Aja Fatou Keita (better known as Mba Nyuku) who had been married to Alhagie Ebrima Bah of Bakau Mamakoto for more than five decades, died in Vancouver, Washington State, United […]

President Adama Barrow was informed that The Gambia government and a consortium of donors have agreed to fast track construction works of the permanent campus of the University of The Gambia in Faraba Banta, following a two-day financing meeting. News of the agreement was revealed by the Minister of Higher […]

By Roï Rosenblit, Ambassador of Israel to The Gambia   “The idea of settling conflicts between peoples by peaceful means applies to all countries, in the Middle East as in Vietnam” said Prime Minister of the Gambia, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara in Jerusalem in October 1966, after signing a Treaty […]

By Abdoulie John The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday transferred the Serrekunda demo case to the Banjul High Court involving renowned Gambian rapper Ali Cham (aka Killa Ace) and 36 others. They are facing 8 counts including conspiracy, unlawful assembly, prohibition of conduct conducive to breach of peace, arson, rioters […]

Sometimes sport throws up stories of human spirit that you cannot help but watch with a warm smile – as Gambia’s first-ever African Games achievements showcase in Rabat. Winning the African Games beach volleyball gold medal, silver in 100m and gold in 200m in Morocco was quite a surprise for […]

“It is only when people are at peace with themselves that they can share it with their neighbours. One can certainly not give what one doesn’t have. One has to have peace to be able to give peace. One has to have a democratic spirit in order to live democracy” […]