Browsing Category
News
Matarr Touray Warns Climate Risks Could Undermine Jobs and Agriculture in The Gambia
Matarr Touray, an Energy Specialist at the World Bank Group
By Fatou Sillah
Matarr Touray, an Energy Specialist at the World Bank Group, has warned that escalating climate risks could significantly disrupt employment, business…
Climate Inaction Could Cost The Gambia 9.3% of GDP by 2050, Says Zineb Benkirane
Zineb Benkirane, a Senior Economist at the International Finance Corporation
By Fatou Sillah
Zineb Benkirane, a Senior Economist at the International Finance Corporation, has warned that failure to address climate change could…
Rising Sea Levels Pose Growing Threat to Banjul, World Bank Official Warns
Franklin Mutahakana, World Bank Group’s Resident Representative to The Gambia
By Fatou Sillah
Rising sea levels are presenting an increasingly serious threat to Banjul and other coastal communities in The Gambia, according to…
Samba Jow Criticizes Efforts to Justify Possible Coalition With Jammeh-Aligned APRC
Pa Samba Jow, a political commentator and human rights activist
By Fatou Sillah
Pa Samba Jow, a political commentator and human rights activist, has sharply criticized efforts to justify a potential coalition between the…
Gambia Immigration Department Signs Accord With Advisory Group on Missing Migrants’ Data
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Migratory Advisory Centre, an organization focused on migration data and advocacy, in an effort to improve the…
Lady Sarjo Mballow Urges Women to Support President Barrow’s Re-Election
Lady Sarjo Mballow
By Makutu Manneh
Lady Sarjo Mballow, the second wife of President Adama Barrow, has called on Gambian women to support the president's re-election bid, citing his record on development and peace as reasons he…
High Court Acquits Three Women in Infant Death Case, Citing “Investigative Lapses”
Justice I. Janneh
By Staff Reporter
A High Court judge in Bundung on Wednesday acquitted three women charged in connection with a female genital mutilation procedure that prosecutors said led to the death of a one-month-old…
World Bank Calls on The Gambia to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture and Coastal Protection
Franklin Mutahakana, World Bank Group’s Resident Representative to The Gambia
By Fatou Sillah
The World Bank Group’s Resident Representative to The Gambia, Franklin Mutahakana, has identified climate-smart agriculture and coastal…
Jaiteh Urges Authorities to Curb Deputy Speaker Over Alleged Voter Registration Interference
By Fatou Sillah
Amadou Jaiteh, leader of the PROGRESS Movement, has called on authorities to take action against Deputy Speaker Seedy Njie over allegations of interference in the ongoing voter registration process.
…
Jaiteh Slams Government for “Politicizing Development” to Secure Barrow’s…
Amadou Jaiteh, leader of the PROGRESS Movement
By Fatou Sillah
Amadou Jaiteh, leader of the PROGRESS Movement, has accused the government of politicizing national development initiatives in an effort to secure a third-term…