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It is a common saying that your best friend is the one who assists you to become what you want to be. The same goes with nations. In exercise of their right to association, the best partner is the one that aids in the other's development process. In this regard, we commend the United States embassy for services they render to facilitate the development of this country particularly rural areas. (AllAfrica)

A day-long workshop on the introduction of the High Court Amendment Rules 2009 to members of The Gambia Bar and judicial officials was yesterday held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. (AllAfrica)

As preparation for the Beijing Plus15 Banjul meeting gets to an advanced stage, samaritans from all sectors of society are coming on board to be part of this rare historic event with donations in cash or kind. (AllAfrica)

Lawa Drammeh, a member of Salikene ward Multi-Disciplinary Facilitation Team (MDFT), has commended the Community Driven Development Project, (CDDP) for their untiring efforts in enhancing their capacity in all areas of development agenda. (AllAfrica)

The new Cuban ambassador to the The Gambia, Her Excellency Ines Fors Fernenedez, yesterday afternoon presented her credential to the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh at State House in Banjul. (AllAfrica)

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by David Dunn is currently in The Gambia on a working visit to assess the economic performance as at end-September the sixth and final review of The Gambia's three-year programme under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). (AllAfrica)

The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh has reiterated his unrelenting commitment towards ensuring that corruption and mismanagement of public properties does not exist in the government machinery. (AllAfrica)

Limya Eltayeb, the UNDP deputy representative in The Gambia has said that HIV/AIDS is not only a health issue, but also influenced by social and economic factors and as such, it requires multi-sectoral response. (AllAfrica)

DAKAR Thursday, August 20, 2009 (IRIN) - Health officials have launched a nationwide pneumococcal vaccine campaign in the Gambia, where one in six deaths is caused by pneumonia – the most common pneumococcal illness – according to the World Health Organization (WHO). (irinnews.org)

DAKAR Tuesday, August 18, 2009 (IRIN) - On the first-ever World Humanitarian Day, as the UN spotlights fallen aid workers and growing humanitarian needs, experts say a trend toward integrating aid goals into broader social and security agendas has contributed to an erosion of “humanitarian space”. IRIN looks at why, and at how donors, UN agencies and NGOs might ensure that it does not shrink for good. (irinnews.org)

DAKAR Monday, July 20, 2009 (IRIN) - Below is a timeline outlining the arrests and detention of prominent journalists in Gambia over recent years, as reported by Reporters without Borders and Amnesty International. (irinnews.org)

DAKAR Wednesday, July 15, 2009 (IRIN) - One in four families living in the world's poorest countries borrows money or sells assets in order to afford health care, according to the most recent issue of the US medical journal "Health Affairs". (irinnews.org)

It is a common saying that your best friend is the one who assists you to become what you want to be.

The friend of a man murdered by his wife in The Gambia has spoken about how he found the body at a holiday home.

A 28-year-old Nigerian woman has been found guilty of murdering her 76-year-old husband by a court in The Gambia.

The Octagon Gallery at 5 Market Street, Wisbech, is having an exhibition of local photographers work until November 28.

Abdou Kolley, minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has said that the World Bank is The Gambia's leading multilateral donor agency.

Yahya Jammeh, the megalomaniac in charge of The Gambia, has reportedly threatened to execute practicing gays who are HIV positive.

Two civic leaders from Marlborougha s link town of Gunjur in The Gambia in West Africa are arriving tomorrow to spend two weeks taking a look at life in the UK.

The recent rampant accidents that have claimed innocent lives and seriously injured many people, have generated a great deal of concern among the general public; thus prompting stakeholders, including individuals, to devise ways and means of averting future road accidents.

In 2008 alone the Gambia imported 75 Million Dalasis worth of fruits and Vegetables. (AllAfrica)

The first batch of Gambia Pilgrims who should join the rest of the Muslim world to perform the Hajj in the Holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia to fulfill the fifth pillar of Islamic has suffered delay. (AllAfrica)

Villagers in Kartong in the Kombo South of the Western Region have expressed concern that the local community is not benefiting from the sand mining in their area. According to information gathered by this reporter the mining of sand started three months ago in the area where the locals are farming and doing other horticultural activities. According to the sources, since the commencement of mining in the area, the farmers cannot cultivate their farms. (AllAfrica)

The director of Gambia association for the deaf and hard of hearing (GADHOH) female skills centre and nursery school Mrs. Isatou Sanyang has urged parents to take the children with hearing impairment to school. (AllAfrica)

Pa Sainey Jallow stood as an Independent Candidate during the 2007 National Assembly Election vying for the Serekunda East Constituency Seat. He is reported to have been a UDP Candidate by GRTS as it covered his defection to join the APRC. (AllAfrica)

The World Should Take Note (AllAfrica)

Mrs. Nebu B. Jones, the State Counsel in the Babylon arson case at the Banjul High Court on Monday 2nd November submitted the State's reply to the preliminary objection raised by the defence counsel in the case against the State's application for a stay of proceedings in the case. (AllAfrica)

The 32 elderly people who were arrested by CID personnel from Bansang, Njoben, Kolley Kunda and Foni, and brought to the Banjul Police Station for questioning, were on the 2nd of November 2009 taken back by the same CID personnel to Bansang Police Station for further investigation as confirmed by the police PRO ASP Superintendent Sulayman Secka. (AllAfrica)

We have been focusing on politics in this column with the objective to document the contemporary history of the Gambia and to help our readers appraise themselves with the happenings of the past. We are now covering issues that culminated during the coup period of 1994. This we hope will go a long way in helping us have a better understanding of the evolution of politics in the Gambia as well as help forge a future genuine democratic dispensation for our homeland. (AllAfrica)

Mr Ismaila Naban has been chosen for the 34th training course for Young African (AllAfrica)

Villagers in the TDA have been wondering about the impact on sand mining on their environment especially in this era of climate change when rising ocean level and floods are becoming common occurrence. This is why interviews were made with the people at Katong to know their concerns. (AllAfrica)