3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (479+ words) Key stakeholders have converged in Brikama to assess the implementation of ChildFund-The Gambia’s Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) Programme, with a focus on addressing emerging challenges, sharing lessons learned and strengthening coordination for improved programme delivery. The three-day stakeholder reflection and orientation meeting,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (314+ words) The Vice President said the government, through the National Nutrition Agency, is implementing several measures to reduce the impact of food insecurity, particularly among extremely poor households. He said a cash transfer programme currently covers 19,449 households, representing an estimated 155,504 people....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (517+ words) From Tabokoto to Latrikunda, the demonstrations took on a fiery edge. Protesters set tyres ablaze on the main highway, hurled stones to block traffic, and smashed bottles across the tarmac. Makeshift furniture belonging to roadside vendors was reportedly seized and…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (553+ words) Valued at over $12 million and funded by the GEF through UNEP, the CLIMB Project is the first large‑scale urban climate resilience initiative of its kind to be implemented in Africa. It aims to strengthen governance and urban planning, safeguard…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (683+ words) “The migration from seven-digit to nine-digit numbering is therefore not simply a change in the length of a telephone number,” Bah said. “It needs to be seen as a strategic response to the growth and evolution of our telecommunications and…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (355+ words) About 25 media managers and editors are undergoing a two-day intensive training on the roles and responsibilities of key governance institutions in The Gambia. The training, which began Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the Seaview Hotel in Kotu, focuses on the Access to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (329+ words) The National Disaster Management Agency, NDMA, on Saturday, September 5, 2026, led a large-scale simulation exercise along the Latrikunda German-Kotu Stream to test institutional readiness for disaster response. The drill simulated a real-life scenario in which heavy flooding caused a building to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (244+ words) The National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS) TVET Programme has continued to equip young Gambian youth with technical and vocational skills to become self-reliant, employable, and active contributors to national development. NYSS TVET prepared young people to enter different sectors in…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (548+ words) The Female Lawyers Association–Gambia (FLAG), in partnership with UNICEF, has called on editors and senior newsroom personnel to strengthen accurate, ethical and survivor‑centred reporting of sexual and gender‑based violence (SGBV), particularly in coverage of the ongoing female…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (628+ words) President Adama Barrow on Saturday inaugurated a 50-kilometre Urban Roads Project in Brufut, describing it as part of the lasting legacy of The Gambia’s hosting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, Summit in 2024. The project, covering Components 6, 9, and 20 under…...