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Advanced Drug Investigation Course
Lagos Post Online
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June 26, 2025
Special Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host an advanced-level course for 35 law enforcement, prosecutors, magistrates, and training personnel from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and...
One all draw in the constitutional match – what next?
The Standard Gambia
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July 10, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, With the throwing out of the Barrow Draft Constitution by the National Assembly, we seem to be back to square one as far as the country’s constitutional reform process is concerned. How did we get here? One may tend...
PPP projects renegotiated, not cancelled – ICRC DG
Premium Times
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June 26, 2025
The head of Nigeria’s infrastructure regulatory body has said that no Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts have been cancelled since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, contrary to growing speculation. On Friday at the Nigeria...
FG reaffirms support for safety as BAGASOO turns 15
Punch
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July 1, 2025
The Federal Government has pledged its continued support for air safety initiatives across West Africa as the Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation marked its 15th anniversary. The Banjul Accord Group Aviation...
To those who stood against the Barrow draft
The Standard Gambia
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alagie Saidy-Barrow Thanks to all those who stood against the Barrow Authoritarian Treaty. You will be on the right side of history on this issue. No individual should be allowed to hold a population of over two million people...
IGP Presides Over Foundation Stone Laying for Five New Model Police Stations
The Fatu Network
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July 3, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Alieu Jallow Inspector General of Police (IGP) Seedy Mucktarr Touray presided over the foundation stone laying ceremony for five new model police stations today, marking a significant milestone in The Gambia’s ongoing...
Standards Bureau Cracks Down on Cheating To Protect Farmers
The Voice Gambia
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July 3, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The Gambia Standards Bureau is intensifying efforts to safeguard farmers and ensure fair trade in the Gambia that brought together stakeholders from different sectors through a focused sensitization event held on Wednesday. Mr....
The Cement Crisis: Hamidou Jah Made Numerous Self-Serving Claims
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
Dr. Ousman Gajigo As everyone in the country knows, The Gambia has been experiencing an acute shortage of cement recently. There was a period of weeks when almost no cement was available at all in the market. Cement prices have risen...
In Istanbul declaration, OIC condemns Israeli actions, backs Palestinian cause
Greater Kashmir
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June 23, 2025
The 51st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) concluded in Istanbul on Saturday, with foreign ministers and heads of delegation from OIC member states issuing a wide-ranging declaration...
Deux chefs traditionnels du village de Kangmanka accusés de complicité dans l’abattage illégal et la vente de bois
The Voice Gambia
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July 10, 2025
Par: Haddy Touray Des accusations croissantes visent l’Alkalo (chef traditionnel) de Kangmanka, Abdou Bajinka, et le chef Ebrima Sanyang du district de Foni Jarrol, soupçonnés d’être complices dans l’abattage illégal d’arbres et leur vente. Selon...
Coding Is No Longer Enough: Why Africa Needs AI Literacy In Every School (3)
Daily Guide
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July 2, 2025
But it’s not just about employment. AI literacy is also about citizenship in a digital age. Algorithms now determine access to credit, social services, public safety alerts, and even political messaging. Understanding how these systems work — and...
Witness Denies Receiving D100,000 in BCC’s Aloe Vera Project, Claims Forged Signature
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 3, 2025
Phabian Ina Grante Sanyang appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on June 2. The Commission was established to conduct a full and impartial investigation into the financial and administrative conduct of local government...
DLEAG Marks World Drug Day With A Symposium
The Voice Gambia
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July 3, 2025
By: Isatou Sarr The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) Wednesday, 2 July 2025, organized a symposium to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, commonly known as “World Drug Day.” The event which...
UAE reviews visa processs for Nigerians, bans transit applications
Daily Trust
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July 10, 2025
Stakeholders and operators in the downstream sector of the aviation industry expressed shock yesterday over the review of visa application requirements for visitors to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city. The newly updated requirements...
High Court Strikes Out Cement Importers’ Suit for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Voice Gambia
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July 1, 2025
By: Isatou Sarr Justice Sonia of Banjul High Court Annex has struck out a legal suit filed by the Cement Importers and Traders Association of The Gambia against the Attorney General, citing lack of jurisdiction and incompetence of the originating...
Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations
The Intercept
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June 25, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...
Hagie Drammeh attends capacity building programme in Namibia
The Point
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The programme was launched by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in partnership with the Namibian Paralympic Committee (NPC). The programme brought together over 80 participants from seventeen (17) African countries for coaching and...
Court orders CDS to release soldier to testify in PIU shooting trial
The Standard Gambia
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July 3, 2025
- Advertisement - By Bruce Asemota Justice Ebrima Jaiteh has ruled in favour of an application for the appearance of a serving military officer of the Gambia Armed Forces, Omar S Jallow, to testify as a defence witness in the ongoing PIU shooting...
WILL 2016 MARK A CHANGE WITHOUT A THIRD REPUBLIC?
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 8, 2025
28 years lie between the birth of the 1997 Constitution and 2025 when the National Assembly members are sitting to decide the fate of the 1997 Constitution. Will it be retained or changed to give birth to a third republic? This question was put to...
The State of the Nation Address 2025: Reality check
The Standard Gambia
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June 23, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, Section 77 of the Constitution states that at least once a year the President would go to the National Assembly to “address a session on the condition of The Gambia, the polices of the Government and the...