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Gambia Gets New Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Risk Management Programme

Friday, September 25, 2009

Essa Khan, the Executive Director of National Disaster Management Agency has revealed that government has developed Disaster Risk Reduction and...

BAC Under Fire Again

Picture: Minister Ismaila Sambou

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

As Concerns Raised Over Salary Reduction The dust surrounding the Brikama Area Council (BAC) seems yet to be clear, following concerns raised by...

Gambia vows to mitigate climate change As coastal erosion expands

Sunday, April 19, 2009

In an attempt to mitigate climate change effects in West Africa, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has funded a sub-regional project in The...

Recipe for Poverty Reduction

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Poverty, a state that engulfs the whole of Africa and making good people take the back seat in development, has seen new ways to enhance the capacity...

CAG president calls for reduction of basic commodity prices

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Buba Sarr, the president of the Community Assistance Group (CAG) has condemned the sky rocketing prices of consumer goods in the country, describing...

ANR policy review underway

Thursday, March 26, 2009

The department of state for Agriculture, in partnership with the FAO country office, recently concluded a four-day workshop on the review of the...

2.64M Euro for Gambia’s B-Envelop

Sunday, March 01, 2009

The Gambia is set to receive an additional 2.64 million Euro from the European Commission, on it’s B-envelop allocation, for the implementation of...

FAO-AJi Sukai Ndateh SSS joint telefood project launched

Thursday, February 26, 2009

The United Nation Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with Aji Sukai Ndateh Memorial Senior Secondary School for Girls last...

CRR disaster management training ends

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

A four-day Sphere training for regional disaster management committees was recently concluded at the Trans-Gambia lodge in Pakalinding, Jarra West,...

World Bank mission happy with NBR projects

Monday, January 26, 2009

The permanent secretary, Department of State for Local Government and Lands, Alhaji Abdoulie Manneh, has commended the World Bank for their...