EID-UL-ADHA MESSAGE: BE PREPARED TO SACRIFICE IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE ALMIGHTY Muslims around the World will celebrate Eidul Adha, the sacrifice ofthe great man known as Abul Ambiya’l, Hazrat Ibrahim(AS). There are countless lessons for humanity in the lives of Hazrat Ibrahim(AS) and his family. Allah the Almighty,[Read More…]
Tag: Gambia
Tangara Says Japanese Food Aid To Be Converted To Cash
The government of Japan is expected to render food aid to The Gambia in millions of Dalasi but government suggested it would not immediately use the nutrition aid to stave off hunger in many Gambian households. Tokyo has committed to supporting Banjul fight off climate-induced and Russia-triggered food insecurity seriously[Read More…]
‘Gambian Truck Drivers Resort To Senegal For Diesel’
‘ About 90 per cent of Gambian truck drivers were said to be hightailing it to Senegal to buy diesel as pump prices in The Gambia shot through the roof. The Gambia government last week effected an unannounced significant increase to pump prices. The price of diesel has galloped from[Read More…]
Barrow Should Take Lion’s Share Of Timber Trade Blame!
The Gambia’s forests have been depleted but the country was one of the busiest when it came to timber re-export trade. Container loads of timber were being shipped from Banjul seaport to offshore markets with less or no hassle at all. The timber re-export trade was a lucrative venture that[Read More…]
Gambia Signs $68 Million World Bank Grant To Revive Tourism
Gambia and the World Bank signed a $68 million grant on Tuesday to revive the ocean-facing West African country’s tourism sector, representatives of both parties announced at a ceremony. The grant is meant to support the diversification and climate resilience of tourism in Gambia, a country of around 2.1 million[Read More…]
Police Swoop In Yundum Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Items
Following series of complaints of house breakings in a particular area in old Yundum, members of the West Coast Police Taskforce, raided a house, where a suspected notorious offender was believed to stay and in the process, valuable items including plasma flat TVs, electronic materials, building materials, car jerk and[Read More…]
IEC Press Boss Declines To Talk About NPP’s Refusal To Hold Congress
The Director of Communications at the IEC has requested JollofNews to instead approach the commission’s chairman when asked why the Election House decidedly overlook NPP’s open violation of electoral laws by still refusing to go to congress since its formation in 2019. It’s mandatory for bona fide political parties to,[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Unethical And Unlawful Suspension Of Public Health Workers
This letter from the Personnel Management Office approving the suspension of 371 public health workers for two months without salary is unlawful, unethical and a violation of the rights of these workers. I call on all members of the association of public health workers to solidarize with their suspended colleagues[Read More…]
Sillah Is Stain On Barrow’s Reputation – Nyawuru
Firebrand opposition politician Nyawuru Komma has described Ebrima Sillah as a blemish on President Adama Barrow’s reputation. UDP’s Nyawuru asserted that Sillah’s refusal to testify, under oath,before a National Assembly select committee recently was not only a blatant contravention of the assembly’s Standing Orders but that the development has put[Read More…]
Barrow In Ghana For ECOWAS Ordinary Session
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has arrived in Accra, Ghana, for the 61st ECOWAS Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government. The summit scheduled to take place on Sunday 3rd July 2022 will bring together ECOWAS Leaders as they continue to review the political developments in Mali, Guinea,[Read More…]
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