Coffee Time With Peter Gomez

1. Gambia takes delivery of first vaccine consignment 2. UNICEF and WHO reps assure of safety of received AstraZeneca doses 3. Health Minister Samateh silent on vaccination schedule as he awaits arrival of Senegal's drug donation on Wednesday 4. WHO calls for maintenance of basic health measures as Covid cases grow globally 5. Babylon village fights for identity and existence 6. Youths receive training in event planning and management in hopes of dissuading them from 'back way'

1. Touma Njie blames old guard for culture of 'greed' before declaring herself leader and announcing her executive team 2. James F Gomez hits back saying Touma lost the party election contest 3. New AFP boss talks to CTWPG after smooth leadership transfer 4. GPU and The Point co-founder Pap Saine pay tribute to veteran journalist Ba Trawally, dead aged 90 5. Gambia to take delivery of Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday but who's first in line for the jab? 6. Prime Insurance boss tackles audience feedback on insurance 7. Weekly Q&A with Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure Ebrima Sillah and Government Spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh

1. "What's in it for you?" Gambian politicians face questions about their Abuja meeting with Goodluck Jonathan 2. Socialists PDOIS explain their absence in talks on the defeated Draft Constitution 3. National Human Rights Commission to investigate abuse of girls trafficked to Mid East 4. British High Commissioner discusses military cooperation with The Gambia 5. Ghana first African country with vaccines received through Covax 6. PNG's Grand Chief dies at 84

1. Covid-19 will spare no one: Gambia at 147 deaths as woman, 25, becomes latest casualty 2. 4 million Dalasi rescues CT scan at referral hospital 3. Committee inaugurated to draft Gambia's first defence policy document 4. Could the Covid-19 vaccines become a pill? 5. More Yemeni children on brink of starvation than ever before 6. Biden under pressure to stop Russia-Germany gas pipeline

1. MP tries to defuse border tensions between villagers of Basori and Duwasu 2. MP confirms President's party plans for Covid-defying ceremony still on track 3. CEO denies hospital lacks medicine countering West Coast Radio listener 4. Philippines leads world's strangest vaccine rollout 5. Joy inside US nursing home after vaccine 6. Facebook backtracks on news ban

1. Perm Sec for basic and secondary education on the health situation at Covid-hit Marina International School 2. 2 die, 58 newly-infected as second Covid wave tightens grip 3. Side effects to be expected after the vaccine 4. MoBSE PS shares perspective on lack of water and not enough toilets at Fajikunda school 5. OIC Gambia Focus 6. Regional anti-money laundering body builds capacity in Gambia 7. US-based commentator sounds off on Constitution mediation talks led by former Nigeria leader. 8. Weekly encounter with Mr Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure and Mr Ebrima Sankareh, Gambia Government Spokesperson

An Independence Day Special featuring Alhaji Kalilou Singateh, independence veteran and minister in charge of various portfolios in the First Republican government of The Gambia's founding father, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara.

1. Gambia records 55 new Covid-19 cases, no virsus-related death 2. Banjul Mayor denies contemplating defection to President's NPP 3. Livestock boss denies Senegal ban reason for Gambia's chicken meat shortage 4. New Latrikunda Alkali preaches peace after his confirmation 5. Guinea officials race to contain Ebola outbreak as death toll rises 6. Some Australians hesitant about Covid-19 vaccines 7. Aung San Suu Kyi hit with new charge

1. "Only Ousainou Darboe is indispensable in the UDP" - Almamy Taal response to Suku reported defection to NPP 2. Scientists identify evolving Covid-19 variant 3. Nusrat Senior Secondary School celebrates Gambia independence 4. OIC Gambia Focus 5. Encounter with Banjul South MP and PPP leadership contender Fatoumatta "Touma" Njie Weekly encounter with Mr Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure, and Mr Ebrima Sankareh, Spokesman, The Government of The Gambia

In this special edition Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda responds to the appointment of an "alkali" he did not recommend to the minister; and claims that he fails to make use of two sites made available to his Kanifing Municipal Council to end the use of Bakoteh as a rubbish dump. Mayor Bensouda speaks with Alhagie Kolley

1. One more Gambian life claimed by Coronavirus, 43 newly infected 2. First school outbreak of Covid-19 infects 3 at Marina International; stricken class told to self-isolate at home 3. APRC says Government in panic mode after latest statement on Jammeh return 4. Commentator mystified by Barrow-APRC coziness 5. Civil society organisation launches voter education programme 6. Australian Open host city again under Covid-19 restrictions 7. Aung San Suu Kyi faces up to 3 years behind bars 8. Kremlin under int'nl pressure to release Navalny

1. Cut cable disrupts Internet service; Minister explains 2. Impact of internet downtime on banking 3. Gambia condemns Myanmar military coup 4. Minister renews Gambia's commitment to arresting illegal timber trade 5. Limited use of face masks as second Covid-19 wave tightens grip 6. Safety concerns grow with boom in roof-top solar panels

Hour 1. 1. 3 new Covid-19 deaths, 49 new cases as second virus wave grips the Gambia 2. President Barrow bitterly criticised for not respecting Covid protocols 3. Amid growing health crisis popular musician cleared to hold concert at national stadium 4. How effective are current vaccines against new variants of coronavirus? 5. Weekly Q&A with Information Minister Ebrima Sillah and Government Spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh. Hour 2 6. OIC Gambia Focus 7. Defence Minister Sheikh Omar Faye on security sector audit, moratorium on new intake, security agreements with Senegal, Emomig replacement with police mission, etc. 8. Continuation of Q&A with Messrs Sillah and Sankareh

1. President Barrow presides over lavish inauguration of his NPP as second Covid wave hits Gambia 2. Main opposition UDP rubbishes Barrow's NPP promises 3. Worried medical doctors slam politicians for insouciance to the menace of coronavirus 4. Impatient taxi driver blamed for near-fatal fire at petrol station 5. More than a 1000 teachers get pay rise 6. WHO criticises EU over Covid vaccine controls 7. Honeymoon over for Biden as Congress looks for relief

1. Singer's manager talks tough after 'ST' is denied access to stadium for album launch 2. Visually-impaired activist confident long-pending Disability Bill will be passed 3. Barrow meets Chinese doctors, swears in civil servants and welcomes U20 champions 4. WHO allays fears over Covid-19 vaccines 5. UK bans UAE flights 6. Poland's stand on abortion sparks new protests 7. Australia asked to appoint more female judges 8. US politicians fear for their safety 9. Tennis players emerge from quarantine

*Hour 1* *1*. 36 new infections take Gambia's covid case count to 4008, 128 deaths *2*. Dr Abdul Karim Sisay explains how genome sequencing is helping keep coronavirus numbers low *3*. Kidney foundation donates face masks for free distribution *4*. Why Internet is extremely expensive in Gambia and what's being done to bring cost down *5*. Did Gambia sign a 'deportation agreement' with Switzerland? *6*. Q&A with Information Minister *Mr Ebrima Sillah* and Gambia Government Spokesman *Mr Ebrima Sankareh* Hour 2 - *1*. OIC Gambia Focus *2*. Trade Minister addresses soaring prices of basic essentials *3*. Q&A continues with Messrs Sillah and Sankareh

*1*. Coronavirus: Gambia hit by second wave of Covid-19 *2*. Janjangbureh calling: cultural capital to hold "Kankurang and Masquerade Festival" *3*. "Setsetal" abandoned, youth NGO helps clean littered KMC streets *4*. Climate change back at top of US agenda *5*. Reality bites as Joe Biden bids to breach Washington gridlock *6*. Third US party; Trump future?

*1*. Irate community leader accuses authorities of trying to "eradicate" settlement known as Babylon *2*. KMC builds wall around polluting dump *3*. Activist won't pin blame on lack of political will for the foot dragging on corruption commission *4*. Union leader blames drivers for increase in taxi fares *5*. What future for traditional sport of wrestling in the Fonis? *6*. Friday comment: Fake news

*1*. Biden inaugurated *2*. Can Biden restore the soul of America? *3*. Police arrest Nawec staff stealing company fuel *4*. Government reconsiders "tinted glass levy" *5*. Fuel price hike irks motorists *6*. Donald Trump's White House legacy