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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...
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...
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...
Assembly Moves to Remove Barriers on Imported Safe Drugs
The Voice Gambia
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July 2, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The National Assembly has taken a major step to remove hurdles that have long delayed the supply of safe, quality medicines in The Gambia. Lawmakers on Tuesday advanced the Medicines and Related Products (Amendment) Bill 2025,...
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...
West Africa Aviation Safety Rises To 63%
Leadership
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July 2, 2025
The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO), has said the safety profile of aviation safety among member States has improved to 63 per cent. Executive director, BAGASOO, Jailza Soraya Rodrigues Silva said...
Nombre croissant d’enfants d’âge scolaire hors des classes pendant les heures de cours : une source d’inquiétude en Gambie
The Voice Gambia
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July 2, 2025
Par: Esi Ejoh Banjul, Gambie – À exactement 8h du matin, alors que les salles de classe à travers le pays devraient être remplies par les voix d’élèves récitant leurs leçons, une autre réalité s’impose dans les rues et les terrains vagues de...
Youth entrepreneurship gains traction as means to addressing unemployment
The Point
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In The Gambia, youth entrepreneurship has continued to gain momentum, attracting increasing numbers of youth across the country as a means to addressing unemployment and foster economic development. Initiatives such as The Gambia Youth Empowerment...
Un consultant témoigne sur le projet de recherche sanitaire du BCC devant la Commission des collectivités locales
The Voice Gambia
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July 2, 2025
Par: Fatou Krubally Témoignant lundi devant la Commission d’enquête sur les collectivités locales, un consultant en santé engagé pour le projet de recherche sanitaire du Banjul City Council (BCC) a mis en lumière les principaux défis ayant entravé...
Deputy Speaker calls for Unified Action Against Insecurity
The Voice Gambia
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July 3, 2025
By: Haddy Touray Hon. Seedy S.K. Njie, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Chairman of its Defense and Security Committee, Wednesday delivered a powerful address to his counterparts from across Africa, urging a unified front against the...
Former IGP’s testimony on the $30M Russian petroleum saga
The Standard Gambia
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July 2, 2025
- Advertisement - Gambia Police Force The Committee asked the witness when he was appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) and when he vacated the position. The witness stated that he served as IGP from March 2021 to March 2024. When asked...
Gina Bass elected GNOC Athletes’ Commission chair
The Point
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Bass, a celebrated national hero and multiple-time Olympian sprinter, will lead the Commission alongside Ousman Jobe, an Olympian swimmer, who has been elected as the 1st Vice Chairperson. The athletes conducted the elections in accordance with...
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...
What July 5th Taught Me that July 4th Never Did
Dissident Voice
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July 1, 2025
Growing up in Venezuela and now living in the United States, I’ve always felt caught between two independence days: July 4th and July 5th. Two celebrations. Two flags. Two very different ideas of what it means to be free. In the U.S., the Fourth...
Witness Admits Buying BCC Land Without Partner Approval Amid $13 Million Profit Claims
The Voice Gambia
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July 3, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally A key witness, Shel Elhajj, told the local government commission of inquiry investigating Banjul City Council (BCC) land transactions that he paid $2 million for a plot of land from BCC in 2019 without prior approval from his...
WHAT SHOULD BE THE AFTERMATH OF BORA COLLEY’S DEATH THR0UGH LAPSES?
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 3, 2025
Foroyaa strongly recommends, the ministry of the interior and the prison department to invite the Gambia Redcross Society, along with the prison visiting committees for all the prisons to pay a special visit to all detainees or prisoners, held for...
L’Assemblée nationale rejette à nouveau le projet de Constitution 2024 de la Gambie
The Voice Gambia
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July 9, 2025
Par: Fatou Krubally L’Assemblée nationale a une fois de plus rejeté une tentative de refonte de la Constitution de la Gambie, en votant contre le projet de loi de promulgation de la Constitution de la République de Gambie 2024 après des heures de...
'Africa must free itself from economic dependence' — Dr. Jos...
Modern Ghana
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Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, has issued a bold call for African investors and entrepreneurs to take charge of the continent’s economic liberation. Speaking to the Modern Ghana News Network, he...
Justice Ministry Workers Accused of Stealing Millions
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 1, 2025
By Mariama Marong and Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Seedy Jammeh, Yusupha M. Cham, and Matarr Sylva, all officials at the Intellectual Property Registry Office under the Ministry of Justice, on Monday, 30th June 2025, appeared before the High Court of...
Nigeria, 6 others begin $1% passenger safety deductions Jan. 2026
Daily Trust
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The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) says it will introduce a $1 passenger safety levy as part of key reforms to enhance aviation safety among member states. The organisation revealed that the...