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VIDEO – Incursion In Schools Three Weeks After Reopening With…
Schools in The Gambia have reopened three weeks ago. The Chronicle visited some of them in The Greater Banjul Area to verify their…
6 Months, No Safe Drinking Water in Boro Kanda Kasse, Wuli East
People in the Wuli East settlement of Boro Kanda Kasse, in the Upper River Region, have lost access to safe and clean drinking for…
Blind Early This Year, Helpless Teacher In Dire Need Of Assistance
Kumba Gaye is a teacher who is suffering from a brain tumor which led to her loss of sight in both eyes. The twenty-eight year old…
The Painful Reality Behind Mental Health in The Gambia
The number of people affected by mental disorders in the Gambia is very significant though not empirically quantified by a…
Gambia and 31 countries sign declaration affirming right to life
In the week leading up to the United Nations’ 75th anniversary, Gambia and 31 other countries signed a declaration stating that…
UNICEF Sets to Stockpile 520 Million syringes Ahead of COVID-19 Vaccination
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said on Monday that it is prepared to stockpile over half-a-billion syringes ahead…
Gambia – Thousands of child deaths and illnesses caused by…
The Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) study is an African Union Commission (AUC) led initiative through which countries are able to…
World Bank Approves A $30 Million Grant For Health Care Delivery In The…
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $30 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)…
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT – Soursop, the fruit of Annona muricata
The idea behind this column is to promote the culture of eating what we grow and growing what we eat. It goes without saying that…
Gambia: Drop in COVID-19 Cases, Public Compliance Pay Dividends
The Gambia has recently been reporting a lower number of coronavirus cases daily, as compared to a fortnight ago. The government’s…
