Every child has the right to a life free from #Polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases. The best way to protect children and stop the spread of the poliovirus is to vaccinate all children. #EndPolio #VaccinesWork

"Man in court for abusing 3-year-old girl." Why is it that only The Standard, among Gambian newspapers, regularly reports on child abuse cases such as this? 18 out of 20 most recent reports on child abuse in Gambia were carried only by The Standard News Gambia. standard.gm/man-in-court-f…

Mark, we’ve taken it as a personal responsibility to make sure rape & other sexual offenses are given the required coverage. As an editor of the paper, at one time, I was even reaching out magistrates in lower courts to draw my attention to such cases. Am glad you noticed it

EU suspends all flights to southern Africa over omicron Covid variant fears as virus reaches Belgium. Morocco blocks flights from France. Gambia looks the other way. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Man, 51, jailed for life for raping foster daughter, 14. standard.gm/man-51-jailed-…

My eleventh Christmas here is notable for the unusual anti-Christmas sentiment among local children, very different from past years. Local darrers it seems are this year actively telling the children Christmas is a bad thing.

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"Men, Trim Your Wives' Nests"! Kenya's The Nairobian on the "Black Forest". I think I prefer Gambian newspapers...