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Prioritizing Prenatal Care May Decrease Low Birth Weight Outcomes, Research Finds
Newswise
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June 21, 2025
BYLINE: Josh Stowe Newswise — In The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, 1 in 10 newborns have a low birth weight — less than 5.5 pounds — and face daunting challenges. They are more likely to die within a month of birth or in their first...
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
The Guardian
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June 21, 2025
Jordan Lloyd had been praying for something big to happen. The 35-year-old screenwriter was quarantining in her apartment in North Hollywood in June 2020. Without any work projects to fill her days, she picked up the novel Roots, by Alex Haley, to...
The Gambia to Host 12th Edition of Mark Foundation Annual Conference
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 19, 2025
By Nelson Manneh The First Lady of The Gambia, Madam Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, announced on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, that The Gambia will host the 12th edition of the Mark Foundation Annual Conference. The landmark event, scheduled for October 14th...
Wave Gambia, GTSC launch digital payment partnership
The Point
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A groundbreaking chapter in The Gambia’s digital transformation unfolded on Thursday 19 June 2025, as Wave Gambia and the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC) officially signed a strategic partnership agreement. The event, held at the GTSC...
2025 State Of the Nation Address By The President of The Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency, Mr Adama Barrow The National Assembly, Banjul 19th June 2025
The Standard Gambia
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June 20, 2025
- Advertisement - Introduction 1. In accordance with the Constitution of The Gambia, I feel profoundly honoured and uniquely privileged to deliver the 2025 State of the Nation Address before this esteemed Assembly. 2. This year holds exceptional...
Fatoumata Bah Barrow reaffirms Gambia’s health commitment at Merck First Ladies’ Summit
The Point
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The summit brought together First Ladies from Africa and Asia to highlight impactful partnerships and share strategies to strengthen national health systems through specialised training, medical scholarships, and community-based advocacy. The...
The Gambia at the crossroads again
The Standard Gambia
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June 20, 2025
- Advertisement - By Abdoulie Mam Njie “The ballot is stronger than the bullet” — Abraham Lincoln “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” — Martin Luther King Jr A legacy in the balance I write this article as a former public...
Media Release: Gambia to Commission First National University of Engineering, Science and Technology
The Fatu Network
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June 18, 2025
- Advertisement - State House, Banjul, 17th June 2025: His Excellency President Adama Barrow received a delegation from the Gambia University of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology (USET). The Minister for Higher Education Professor...
Between gas flares and diplomatic embers, the Gambia’s OIC moment of truth
The Standard Gambia
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June 18, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lt. Col. Samsudeen Sarr Rtd When I cracked open the dawn of Friday, June 13, 2025, the airwaves were already sizzling with news that Israel had unleashed precision fire on Iran’s nuclear laboratories, prized scientists, and...
FirstBank Ghana leverages Technology to transform customer experience
Joy FM
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June 18, 2025
Ikenna Njubigbo, Country Head, Technology, Digital Innovation and Services, FirstBank Ghana FirstBank Ghana has announced a major leap in its digital transformation strategy, unveiling a series of technology upgrades aimed at enhancing customer...
Mother’s deportation to Gambia halted by judge after she was rushed to Heathrow at 3am
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
DJ One Africa Drops New Comium Anthem: We Connect
The Voice Gambia
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July 11, 2025
By: Bakary Ceesay In a bold reflection of The Gambia’s music scene, Mustapha S. Koli widely known by his former stage name DJ One Africa has produced a powerful new promotional anthem for Comium Gambia, using AI technology. The track, titled...
China-Africa Cooperation: Cultivating Hope and Future in The Gambia’s Rice Fields
The Fatu Network
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June 17, 2025
- Advertisement - “It is a great honor to have met Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Changsha,” said Musa Darboe, a farmer from The Gambia, as he walked out of the Changsha International Conference Center in central China with a beaming smile at around...
Unveiling the strategic truth: A call for balance between The Gambia and Senegal
The Standard Gambia
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June 17, 2025
- Advertisement - By L Sillah Security risk management consultant Executive Summary Lawyer Ousman Fafa M’Bai’s petition for transparency in the offshore oil dealings between The Gambia and FAR Ltd is more than a legal matter. It is a national...
NRA Deputy MD Commended Gambian Contractors for Quality and Innovation in Road Projects
The Fatu Network
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June 17, 2025
- Advertisement - By Michaella Faith Wright The Deputy Managing Director of the National Roads Authority (NRA), Sulayman Sumareh Janneh, has lauded Gambian contractors for demonstrating impressive innovation, technical know-how, and commitment to...
MRCG Participates in Multi-Country Research to Support TB Vaccine Development
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 17, 2025
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases worldwide. Despite significant advancements in diagnosis and treatment, TB continues to pose a substantial global health burden....
The Gambia’s offshore oil controversy refuses to disappear
The Standard Gambia
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June 16, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lt. Col. Samsudeen Sarr Rtd The storm continues to brew off the coast of The Gambia, not in the skies, but beneath the waves, where the nation’s offshore oil blocks sit like buried treasure, now at the centre of a growing...
China-Africa Cooperation: Cultivating hope and future in Gambia's rice fields
The Point
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"It is a great honor to have met Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Changsha," said Musa Darboe, a farmer from The Gambia in Africa, as he walked out of the Changsha International Conference Center with a beaming smile at around 8 p.m. on June 11. Wang...
ACCESS BANK GAMBIA ACQUIRES STANDARD CHARTERED, BECOMES ONE OF GAMBIA’S TOP FOUR BANKS
The Standard Gambia
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June 16, 2025
- Advertisement - Press release Access Bank Gambia is expanding its market presence, enhancing service delivery and deepening its commitment to inclusive financial growth across The Gambia. The bank today announced the successful completion of its...
We must not forget the diaspora US$760 million funding Source, 150,000 people
The Standard Gambia
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July 11, 2025
- Advertisement - By Sanna Camara The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) agrees that migration plays a significant role in Gambian society. Over 150,000 Gambians are living abroad. The Central Bank of The Gambia sets remittance figures...