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GRTS set to switch from analogue to digital

The management of the Gambia Radio Television Services (GRTS) has said the national broadcaster is set to switch from analogue to digital broadcasting.

According to a press release, the digitization would improve broadcast transmission and increase viewing figures.

The GRTS management is hoping that with an increase in viewer base

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No more asylum on FGM grounds for Gambian women in Western countries?

One man’s meat is another man’s poison best describes the presidential declaration of the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

The FGM ban is highly controversial; attracted celebration from campaigners and outcry from pro-practitioners. But there’s another section of people who simply bite their lips in silence: migrant asylum seekers.

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That’s huge! Lawyer Ameena Jobe sparks rumours of boob job

Ameena Jobe is a beauty to behold – young, gorgeous and trained in the UK as a lawyer. But this seems not enough beauty in the eyes of the beholder in Ms Jobe herself. She has updated her CV with big boobs.

However, it’s clear that the enhancement of Ameena’s

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Aisha Chorr rebuffs Diaspora political activists

Firebrand social media activist, Aisha Elizabeth Chorr appears to have refused overtures from Gambian Diaspora political activists to sing their songs.

The hint is that barely less than a month after her interview with Fatou Camara on her anti-Jammeh propaganda radio, she posted a video on Facebook to attack the

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Sankanu takes issue with Jaha Dukureh for ‘monopolising credit’ for FGM ban

Prince Babucarr Sankanu has launched an attack on Jaha Dukureh, alleging her of misleading the international media that presidential ban on FGM results from her efforts.

Following the announcement of the ban, the US-based young Gambian anti-FGM campaigner and founder of youth-led anti FGM group, Safe Hands for Girls, took

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Scotland’s Glasgow Girls FC ends Gambia tour

A Scottish female football team, Glasgow Girls FC is leaving the country today after a successful tour aimed at promoting girls and women’s football in the country.

The team, consisting of 22 players and four coaches, arrived on the 18th November, 2015. According to their Facebook page, they were greeted

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Don’t sell our playing ground: An alleged land grabbing in Bakoteh irks young footballers

An alleged land grabbing in Bakoteh has left a group of young people fuming with anger.

Members of the Kololi football team, Johaness FC said their playing ground has been sold off to Indian investors.

One of the team’s leaders told What’s On-Gambia: “It is a reserve land located behind

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