A Gambian man whose wife and two young daughters, aged three and one, were killed in a fire in Nottingham has described their deaths as a “cruel crime against my family”. Aboubacarr Drammeh, 40, described his wife, Fatoumatta Hydara, as a “very happy, bubbly woman” as the police’s triple murder[Read More…]
Author: JollofNews
Barrow Drums Up Support For Food Banking Despite Absence Of Silos
As the unpredictability and precariousness of the Gambia’s food situation remain, President Adama Barrow is appealing to farmers to support the creation of national food banks by selling their cereals to the government. Despite government’s brutal fertilizer policy this outgoing farming season, bumper harvests have been reported in several parts[Read More…]
Barrow Promises Affordable Fertilizer Next Season
After propping up the fertilizer price beyond the purchasing power of many farmers in the outgoing farming season, the Gambian leader is now going round the country, telling farmers they needn’t worry about the cost of fertilizer next rains. Despite the many hues and cries from the farming community, the[Read More…]

