Musa Jobarteh of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Amat Cham of the United Democratic Party (UDP) have withdrawn from participating in the Local Government elections slated for April and May this year. Musa Jobarteh, who was nominated under PPP’s ticket to contest for Gambisara ward in the Basse administrative[Read More…]
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Gambia Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu On Wild Bird Reserve Near Capital
Gambian authorities have detected the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a wild bird reserve, the ministry of agriculture said in a statement seen by Reuters on Thursday, less than one week after neighbouring Senegal reported an outbreak of the disease on a poultry farm. Samples were collected from Gambia’s[Read More…]
China Ambassador Awards 30 UTG Students Scholarships
Chinese Ambassador Liu Jin on Tuesday awarded scholarships to 30 students of the University of The Gambia (UTG) at a ceremony held at the Law Faculty Auditorium of the university’s administrative campus in Kanifing. The occasion was graced by the Ambassador, officials of his embassy, Vice Chancellor Herbert Robinson, Deputy[Read More…]