The Gambia’s National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons (NAATIP) has launched a hotline to boost its fight and struggle against human trafficking within Gambian jurisdiction and even beyond. NAATIP is mandated under the Trafficking in Persons Act 2007 to receive and investigate reports of activities of trafficking from the public[Read More…]
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IEC Ends Voting Card Replacement
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has ended the replacement of lost, stolen or damaged voting cards, as it intensifies preparations ahead of the April-May Local Government elections. Finally brought to a successful end yesterday 7 April, the replacement of faulty voting cards started on 31 March at the various IEC[Read More…]
Two Candidates Withdraw From Local Gov’t Elections
Musa Jobarteh of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Amat Cham of the United Democratic Party (UDP) have withdrawn from participating in the Local Government elections slated for April and May this year. Musa Jobarteh, who was nominated under PPP’s ticket to contest for Gambisara ward in the Basse administrative[Read More…]
Gambia Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu On Wild Bird Reserve Near Capital
Gambian authorities have detected the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a wild bird reserve, the ministry of agriculture said in a statement seen by Reuters on Thursday, less than one week after neighbouring Senegal reported an outbreak of the disease on a poultry farm. Samples were collected from Gambia’s[Read More…]
China Ambassador Awards 30 UTG Students Scholarships
Chinese Ambassador Liu Jin on Tuesday awarded scholarships to 30 students of the University of The Gambia (UTG) at a ceremony held at the Law Faculty Auditorium of the university’s administrative campus in Kanifing. The occasion was graced by the Ambassador, officials of his embassy, Vice Chancellor Herbert Robinson, Deputy[Read More…]
‘Nothing Prevents Gambia From Mediating In Senegal Crisis’
The secretary general of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), Halifah Sallah, has said that there is nothing preventing the Government of The Gambia from getting in touch with the Government of Senegal to indicate that it wants to send a mediation group to assist in proffering[Read More…]
Gambia’s Mayor Bensouda Ranked 10th Trailblazer In Africa
The Mayor of Kanifing Municipality, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, has been ranked as the 10th trailblazer in Forbes Africa’s maiden Afri50 award. The eminent Gambian politician and Mayor of the most popular municipality in The Gambia is nominated for the community development category. The Award by Forbes Africa is a novel[Read More…]
Gambia To Harmonise Medical Regulation Laws With Rest Of Africa
Gambia’s health minister has disclosed that the Medical Control Agency (MCA), in collaboration with his ministry, is working to harmonise the country’s medical regulation laws with the rest of Africa. Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh made this disclosure yesterday at the National Assembly of The Gambia while responding to the report[Read More…]
Poet Champion, Cham, Shares Story In Wake Of His Graduation
One of the country’s prolific youth leaders and outspoken poet, Omar ‘Champion’ Cham, has shared his emotional story on the sidelines of his graduation from the University of The Gambia with a bachelor’s degree in law. The UTG convocation ceremony, where Omar and his compatriots had their degrees in various[Read More…]
Senegal Defeat Gambia To Win TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON
The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal beat their neighbours Gambia 2-0 on Saturday to win their first ever TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Camara in the Egyptian capital of Cairo were enough to secure Senegal victory over their arch-rivals. The West[Read More…]
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