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…]
Tag: Human rights
Lawyer Taal Weighs In On Kotu SSS Incident
In wake of the arrest and subsequent of Kotu Senior Secondary School teacher Lamin Sillah, the President of the Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has added his voice to the chorus of recriminations. “As far as the security sector reform is concerned, a lot more needs to be done to ensure[Read More…]
New Jeshwang Residents Threatened With Housing Crisis As Physical Planning Moves In
Many residents of New Jeshwang could be thrown into acute housing crisis as the Gambia’s Department of Physical Planning is showing no indication of backtracking on its decision to demolish people’s houses in the Serekunda suburb, JollofNews can authoritatively report. The proposed demolition exercise is currently having a huge mental[Read More…]
Gambia: Kassa Jatta In Police Custody
Doudou Kassa Jatta is still under custody following his arrest earlier today. The police PRO Cadet ASP Binta Njie confirmed the arrest and detention of Mr. Jatta but wouldn’t elaborate. Meanwhile according to sources, the Gambia’s main opposition UDP official was arrested in connection to last week’s disturbances in Bakau.
Gambia Police Remain Aphonic Over Kotu SSS Incident
The Gambia Police Forces remained silent over the case of Kotu Senior Secondary School teacher arrested by personnel of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU). Responding to a JollofNews request for comment, Police Spokesperson, Cadet ASP Binta Njie Jatta, said no charges have been pressed against Lamin Sillah, a teacher in[Read More…]
NAS Boss Unsure Of Jammeh’s Therapeutic Medicines’ Efficacy
Despite the overwhelming evidence of some HIV/Aids sufferers succumbing to death in Jammeh’s Aids treatment, NAS boss was unsure whether the former Gambian President’s medicines were effective in combating HIV/AIDS. In the buildup to the World AIDS Day commemoration recently, NAS boss Alhagie Jarju told Coffee Time With Peter Gomez’s[Read More…]
Gambia’s Military Grappling With Locomotion Challenges
Apart from gastronomic issues, the Gambia’s military is also in the throes of locomotion challenges. The country’s army could be said to be worse of now than the Jawara era, in food and transport terms. At the army HQ camp in Yundum, soldiers could be seen lining up the main[Read More…]
Gambia Endorses AU Convention On Cybersecurity, Data Protection
The Gambia has signed on Friday the African Union (AU) Convention on Cybersecurity and Data Protection during a ceremony held at the continental body headquarter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The government’s move comes barely two weeks after the central bank was targeted by hackers in an unprecedented cyber attack. “It[Read More…]
UN’s Mama Fatima Singhateh In Philippines To Assess Child Abuse Situation
UN Special Rapporteur Mama Fatima Singhateh is currently on a visit to Philippinnes, JollofNews can report. The former Gambian justice minister is this week expected to meet the Justice Secretary of Philippines to discuss a “macro perspective” of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Madam Singhateh arrived in Philippines[Read More…]
British Deputy HC Visits Soldiers On Training At Yundum Barracks
The Deputy British High Commissioner to The Gambia Martin Norman was on Wednesday at the Army HQ camp in Yundum where UK’s Scots Guards are currently giving training instructions to members of GAF in preparation for peace support operations. The three-week-long training exercise will center on armoured vehicle use and[Read More…]
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