By Amadou Jallow At a press conference marking his first 100 days in office, the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, Ahmed Talib Bensouda, has revealed his council is joining partnership with Brikama Area Council and the Banjul Municipal Council to work on the eventual closure of Bakoteh dumpsite and put[Read More…]
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Editors Forum Launched As Gambia Navigates Through Challenges
As the tiny West African nation continues to navigate through transition, editors from various media outlets have vowed to upholding ethical practices of journalism at a time of mounting challenges. The media boom that followed the end of Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year dictatorship has prompted Gambia Press Union (GPU) and its[Read More…]
Gambia’s Environment Minister Leads Mass Tree Planting Exercise
Gambia’s Minister of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Lamin B. Dibba, Saturday lead the planting of over 1, 500 different species of trees at the Mandinaba Community Forest as part of their annual tree planting exercise. The exercise was in attempt to restore forest cover and provide a[Read More…]