President Adama Barrow has hinted that NPP government is now entrenched and that it’s a source of ‘great satisfaction’ for him to see his cronies compensated with plomp government jobs. Mr. Barrow pointed out that giving ‘jobs to the boys’ imbues him with a ‘great sense of fulfillment’. “Some are[Read More…]
Tag: Gambia
GACH Global CEO Receives Four Prestigious Awards
The CEO of GACH Global Dr Abubakary Jawara has won four awards at the prestigious The Voice Achievers Awards held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Centre in Bijilo Saturday evening. The awards are, Humanitarian Excellence Award 2022, Philanthropy of the Year, Service to Humanity 2022 and Life-time Award.[Read More…]
Darboe Announces Death Of Kebba Dye Jammeh
The Secretary General of the Gambia’s main opposition UDP has announced the death today of one of the party’s long-standing members Kebba Dye Jammeh. Hon. Ousainu Darboe meanwhile paid glowing tribute to the late Kebba Dye Jammeh, describing him as an epitome and personification of integrity. “Kebba Dye Jammeh, our[Read More…]
‘Nigerians Trafficked To Gambia On Promise Of Jobs But End Up Being Prostituted’
One of the suspected 11 Nigerian sex workers arrested on Friday has reportedly told the police that some of her colleagues came to The Gambia with the impression that there were jobs and lucrative businesses to absorb them. The suspects, who would be later transferred to the Police Intervention Unit(PIU)[Read More…]
‘Suspected Sex Workers Put Through Initiation To Ensure Compliance’
The police said on Friday that its preliminary investigation about 11 suspected sex workers it arrested indicated they were trafficked and subjected to spiritual initiation to ensure compliance. “The sex workers are usually brought in by other experienced worker who would put them through spiritual initiation of either taking an[Read More…]
11 Suspected Sex Workers Rounded Up
Eleven suspected commercial sex workers have been reportedly arrested in a police swoop on Friday. The suspects were said to be Nigerians, trafficked to The Gambia to do commercial sex work.
Assistant Police PRO Elevated
The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) has been promoted. Inspector Alieu Jamanka has been elevated another notch higher to the rank of Chief Inspector. Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Jamanka joined the police in 2014.
Minister’s Wife Believes Husband Suffered From No Mental Issues
The mental toll of bringing three wives under one roof could be exerting but one of the wives of transport minister Ebrima Sillah did not buy into the notion among some members of the minister’s family that he was having some mental issues when it became obvious he’d already perfected[Read More…]
Rambo Jatta Should Be Reminded Of Persona Non Grata
In diplomacy, it’s a quite well known fact that there’s what’s called diplomatic immunity. Based on their statuses, diplomats are blanketed from certain repercussions of their actions. But it would be worth mentioning here too that in as much as diplomats enjoy immunity, they are equally obliged to breath, talk[Read More…]
Editorial: Calibre Of Our Diplomats
President Adama Barrow’s government is apparently debasing our diplomatic service. Looking at the calibre of the men that the government lined up to either spearhead our diplomatic offensive or provide invaluable operational support to these efforts, we don’t see any readiness for business on the part of this government. Diplomatic[Read More…]
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