After enlivening festivities and parties for several years, Julbrew has now become a missing link in many beer lovers’ quest for the excitement of the cockles of the heart. The Gambia’s Very Own Beer has thrilled and excited beer lovers, including tourists but heavy tax burden has forced its manufacturers[Read More…]
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Gambia Gov’t Announces Incident Of Unidentified Corpse Aboard TUI Flight No. BY225
It is with profound shock and sadness that the Gambia Government received today, information from the Sussex Metropolitan Police in The UK of a dead male found on TUI flight, No. BY225 from Banjul to London, Gatwick on 5th December, 2022. According to the information, the deceased black male was[Read More…]
In AKI Deaths, Gov’t Urged To Hold Accountable Maiden Pharmaceuticals
The National Assembly Select Committee on Health on Tuesday released its much-awaited report, urging Gambia government to hold Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd accountable for the death of dozens of children. “The government should pursue legal action against Maiden Pharmaceuticals for exporting contaminated drugs to The Gambia with the Atlantic brand name,”[Read More…]
Welcome Home, Babili Mansa!
As it’s said in an African proverb: if the herb that you seek in the forest grows at your own backyard, are you not saved the journey? The clamour for the extradition of erstwhile President Yahya Jammeh from Equatorial Guinea has been there for the past six years. Mr. Jammeh[Read More…]
The 2023 Gambia Population And Housing Census
The slogan: “Everyone Counts, Get Counted” The Gambia is set to conduct a digital population and housing census for the first time in April 2023. The 2023 Population and Housing Census (PHC) will be implemented by The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) in collaboration with all relevant government stakeholders including[Read More…]
Amid Rising Demands For Justice, Habré Victims Share Experiences With Their Gambian Counterparts
As the #BringJammeh2Justice campaign is increasingly gaining momentum, victims of the late Chadian leader, Hisséne Habré, and their Gambian counterparts are exploring ways to get redress. In a just-concluded conference, which was held at Hotel VDN, Dakar, the African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED) Founder, Nana Jo[Read More…]
India To WHO: Samples Taken From Pharma Co Linked To Gambia Deaths Within Specifications
India has told the World Health Organization that samples taken from Indian pharmaceutical company Maiden Pharma, whose products were linked to the deaths of children in Gambia, have been found to be within specifications. The samples had not been be contaminated with ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, India’s drugs controller[Read More…]
IMF Approves Nearly US$27.41M For Gambia
The Executive Board of the IMF has approved about US$27.41m for The Gambia after the Fifth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the country held in Washington, DC on Thursday. This takes the total disbursements under ECF arrangements to about US$87.44 million. In the second augmentation of access[Read More…]
Senegalese Can Overrun Gambia & Cause Mayhem Without Consequences – Falang Sonko
UDP’s Falang Sonko has asserted that considering the string of human rights violations perpetrated against Gambians by Senegalese forces, he’s convinced the Senegalese has the audacity to enter The Gambia and cause mayhem and that they’ll go unpunished. The killings, maiming, imprisonment and humiliation of Gambians by Senegalese security forces[Read More…]
Gambians To Pay 40 Euros More For Schengen Visa
European Union’s Council on Thursday adopted a decision to increase Schengen visa fees for Gambians by 50 per cent, JollofNews can report. As of Thursday, Gambians applying for Schengen visa will have to pay 120 euros . Before the introduction of the new visa fee, Gambians were paying 80 euros[Read More…]
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