Ediorial

For The Gambia and her people, women's empowerment and the liberation of women from poverty and domestic oppression and exploitation are pre-requisites for national development.This is particularly true of President Jammeh's leadership.

The empowerment of our women, which of course is championed by President Jammeh is still on the move and would continue to be a prime focus in development of the country in the coming years. The reappointment of women to Cabinet, and the fact that more of them are being appointed, bear testimony to this. 

The gradual composition of the new government is a degree of measure which justifies beyond all reasonable doubt that President Jammeh is indeed an icon in the emancipation and liberation of women from poverty and exploitation. Women of this country now enjoy many privileges. For example, modern equipment are made available to them in the rice field to ease theirlabour. They also have access to improved health service delivery, thus reducing the infant mortality rate, among others. 

Whilst we congratulate the women for the Cabinet appointments, we hope that these and other milstone empowerment of our women by President Jammeh would serve as an eye opener to them to continue to recognise that they have a president who is standing by them at all times.

Besides, the degree of a country's development can be gauged by the participation of its women in the development process. This is what the president has realised and has integrated in his policy agenda. We are certain that Gambian women would always stand by him as well.

Once again we congratulate Gambian women for the new Cabinet appointments.