Africa
MOH: Introduces ‘Kabilo Bama’ Initiative For Women
The ministry of health appeared before parliamentarian on Thursday requesting for the return of trained healthcare workers in the diaspora to help in the fight of maternal mortality rate. The absence of Gambian health care professional has a negative impact [...]
NDMA Extends Financial Aid To Natural Disaster Victims
The National Disasters Management Agency has given financial aid to people affected by natural disasters during the rainy season. A total of 51,618 persons from 2,847 households have benefited from this gesture. In its recent disaster management situation report [...]
Foreign Minister Tangara meets CDS Drammeh
The Honourable Foreign Minister on Tuesday 22nd September 2020 met the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of The Gambia Armed Forces, Major General Yankuba A. Drammeh, in his office in Banjul. In welcoming CDS Drammeh, Minister Tangara used the opportunity [...]
INVESTIGATION ON A DEAD BODY FOUND ALONG THE MANGROVE SWAMPS IN BANJUL
The Office of the Inspector General of Police wishes to inform the public that, it has opened investigations into circumstances surrounding the incident of a single dead body found along the mangroves of Banjul on the 25th September 2020. The [...]
President Adama Barrow’s Statement At the 88 kilometres Hakalang Road Launch.
”Today’s event, therefore, marks another significant milestone in the development endeavours of my Government. As stated in our National Development Plan, our goal is “to deliver good governance and accountability, social cohesion and national reconciliation, and a revitalized and transformed [...]
UTG’s S.U, Expresses Gratitude To Gambian Philanthropist, Alasan Gent Ceesay.
GRATITUDE TO RAHMA GAMBIA LIMITED Being cognizant of the adverse effects of Covid-19 on global economy and lives and livelihoods, the 18th Executive Council of the UTGSU is wary of the discontinuation of UTG students whose tuition fees depend on [...]
PURA: Fines Gamcel For “Manipulating” International Voice Termination Rates.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, PURA, has taken an enforcement action against one of the country’s leading GSM operators, Gamcel, for fudging international voice termination rates. PURA fined Gamcel a sum of D250,000 for failing to comply with the approved [...]
Gambian Migrants Accuses Greek Authorities of Maltreatment
Gambian migrants in Turkey en-route to Greece for greener pasture through the sea have accused the Greek authorities of extorting their monies and belongings before sending them back to Turkey. The migrants who spoke to KNN on condition of anonymity [...]
Fisheries Ministry Donates D4.7 Million Worth Of Vessels To Ten Communities
The Ministry of Fisheries donated over a dozen fishing boats to ten communities within the country worth three hundred and thirty three thousand dalasis each. The vessels worth up to D4.7 million and the ten beneficiaries are Tankular, Salikenni, [...]
Remembering The Erudite Sheikh Gibril Kujabi
And worship your lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e. death)’’ Is one of the various ways in which the Quran asserts the certainty of death. On the 23rd of April, 2013 will certainly go down the history books [...]