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Lawyer Bola Carrol Sues Government

Picture: Justice Ngui Mboob Janneh (Brikama High Court's Judge)

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Mr Bola Carrol, a prominent Gambian lawyer, has taken legal action at the Brikama High Court against the Ministry of Local Government and Lands, the...

Gambia Gains More Points in FIFA Rankings

Picture: Paul Put

Thursday, April 09, 2009

The Gambia continues to maintain its significant record in the monthly FIFA rankings. In the latest ranking for April 2009, the country gained 26...

CRR MDFTs capacitised

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

At least seventy (70) MDFTs under Janjangbureh LGA on Monday April 6 held a day’s sentisisation on the Strategy Development Planning in Janjangbureh...

Education-for-All Campaign Set for Week of Action

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

The 2009 Global Week of Action on Education, an annual event promoted by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), is this year focusing on Youth and...

CU/partners end contingency planning on disaster preparedness

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Disaster means any great or sudden misfortune that erupts on people, making them displaced, leading to the destruction of properties or even causing...

60 extension workers capacitated on ward planning in CRR

Monday, March 02, 2009

Over sixty extension workers last Friday began a two-day capacity building on field guide for villages and ward planning in Janjangbureh, Central...

Workshop on Market Analysis and Development Wraps Up

Monday, March 02, 2009

A one-day workshop on Market Analysis and Development (MA&D), Socio-Economic Evaluation on Impact and Field Training on Community Forestry and...

Cricket to Move to NBR and LRR Soon

Picture: Johnny Gomez

Thursday, February 19, 2009

In their attempt to revive cricket, the oldest sporting game in The Gambia, the National Cricket Association is planning to move cricket to the...

Re - Horticultural firm

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Editor, I have read the report written by Gibairu Janneh, about Gambian small-holders planning to 'go back to the land' and developing...

What it takes to win elections: Lessons from Obama’s victory

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Editor The US electoral system has evolved since the Palm Beach Bay controversy in the 2000 election. I wish to congratulate the Democratic...