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29/06/2024

28/06/2024

Welcome to the Gambia

28/06/2024

The Gambia 🇬🇲 First-Ever Standard Onion Curing and Storage Facilities in the West Coast Region at Foni Berefet.

27/06/2024

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27/06/2024

Sanu Jallow, our US-based 800m star, will represent The Gambia at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Her record-breaking performance last May secured her place on the Gambian team. Congratulations, Sanu!

27/06/2024

SPAIN BOUND PASSENGER ARRESTED AT BANJUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH (131) PELLETS OF CO***NE

DLEAG operatives stationed at the Banjul International Airport conducted a sting operation that resulted in the seizure of one hundred and thirty-one (131) pellets of suspected co***ne. Ebrima Makalo, a Gambian national holding a Spanish residential permit was arrested at the boarding gate of Veuling flight en route to Barcelona, Spain. The said incident happened on Saturday 22nd June 2024 and the drugs were concealed in his boxer.

The arrest is part of series of interdiction effected by operatives as DLEAG alongside other security apparatus stationed at the airport intensify security measures aimed at ensuring that the airport remains a hostile territory for illicit drug traffickers and their patrons.

Prior to this incident, DLEAG operatives alongside AVSEC security personnel earlier on arrested one Lamin Keita who was also traveling with Vueling airline to Barcelona on the 11TH of June 2024 with four (4) blocks of co***ne weighing five (5) kilograms. Similarly, Abdourahim Diallo, a Senegalese National holding a Spanish residential permit was clutched at the cabin screening point during checking for Royal Air Maroc flight to Casablanca with of 120 pellets and three (3) parcels of co***ne weighing 2kg 400g. His final destination was Spain.

The suspect was taken into custody while further investigations continue

21/06/2024

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21/06/2024

KMC and Partners Clear Drains
In preparation for the coming rainy season, the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) is collaborating with development partners to clear drains in the municipality. These efforts are aimed at mitigating floods and to protect disaster-prone areas.
The Council has already cleared the following drains:
1. Kairaba Avenue
2. Jakaranda - GTTI
3. Buffer Zone - Tallinding Inside
4. Nawec - Paramilitary Mosque
5. Churchill Junction - Tallinding
6. Drains within Serrekunda Market
7. Drains within Latrikunda Sabiji Market
8. Bakau Farokono Exit Point
Meanwhile under the WACA Project the following areas were successfully cleared :
1. Dippa K***a - Safideen
2. Safideen - Bakoteh Bridge
3. Kotu Manjai Road (both sides)
4. SOS Junction - Bakoteh Police Station
5. Latrikunda Yiri Nganya - Main Stream
6. Bakoteh Fish - Bridge
7. Dippa K***a - Manjai
Additionally, the National Roads Authority (NRA) will clean other drains on main highways.
To ensure the improvemt of resilience, the West Africa Coastal Areas project will also clear the Kotu Stream and procure six water pumping machines.
KMC and its partners therefore urge residents to support this process and refrain from littering the drains.

19/06/2024

GRA Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe urges Gambians to stop buying water and drinks without a tax stamp to support national revenue and ensure product safety.

19/06/2024

Borussia Dortmund reportedly target Newcastle United's Yankuba Minteh

19/06/2024

A fire broke out at a military ammunition depot in N'Djamena, Chad's capital, causing a series of explosions.

The blaze, which resulted in human and material damage, has prompted President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno to call for calm and promise an investigation into its cause. The number of casualties and the extent of the damage are so far unknown.

The incident occurred less than a month after Deby's swearing-in following elections, ending three years of military rule.

Source: Al Jazeera

19/06/2024

Senegal's Minister of the Interior and Public Security, General Jean-Baptiste Tine, called for calm and peace following a confrontation between the residents of Médina Gounass and Médina Huda in Senegal on June 17, which resulted in one death and about twenty injuries.

During his visit on June 18 to the caliphs of both communities, Thierno Amadou Tidiane Bâ and Thierno Mounirou Baldé, he urged them to convey the message of restraint to the youth, emphasizing his role as a messenger of peace on behalf of President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko.

18/06/2024

Dr Ismaila Ceesay’s Tobaski

18/06/2024

JOB VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT

The National Roads Authority (NRA) is looking for a Contracts Manager Officer.

JOB ROLE:
The Contracts Manager has overall management and supervisory responsibility over staff under the Contracts Management Unit. He/she is mainly responsible for ensuring that all contracts are effectively negotiated, evaluated, recorded, and executed in line with the Authority’s policy, GPPA Act and meets International standard of best practice.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

Candidates are required to possess at least BSc in Quantity Surveying with five (5) years’ work experience or HND in Quantity Surveying with at least seven (7) years’ work experience either in the public or private sector shall be considered for this post.

18/06/2024

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to have lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron during his inaugural official visit to France.

Before that, President Faye will participate in the Global Forum for Sovereignty and Innovation in Vaccines, organized by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), in France on June 19. This event follows invitations extended by GAVI and the African Union.

18/06/2024

Israel Adesanya to face Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305 for Middleweight title

18/06/2024

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima was laid to rest after a plane crash that killed him and nine others.

President Lazarus Chakwera has called for an independent investigation into the crash. The state funeral was held at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, attended by dignitaries and Chilima's family.

17/06/2024

POLICE ARREST TAXI DRIVER AS PRIME SUSPECT IN VIOLENT ROBBERY

Date: June 17, 2024

The police have arrested Abubacarr Touray, a 22-year-old taxi driver from Faji K***a, for allegedly plan a violent robbery as the leader of a six-person group on June 16, 2024.

The suspect (taxi driver) was hired by the victim for a five-day service for D10,000 but allegedly conspired with accomplices Ebrima Konateh, Ebrima Sarr, Demba Jarju, and Edi Boy—all arrested except one—to commit the robbery. They carried out the crime during a trip from Abuko to a location between Ndemban Clinic and Sting Corner, where they ambushed the victim. The accomplices had knives, cutlasses, and pepper spray to assault the victim and stole D4,000 in cash, a mobile phone, D7,000, and a PlayStation gaming console.

The public is reminded to remain vigilant, especially during feast periods, and to report any suspicious activities to the nearest police station.

17/06/2024

tobaski sagnseh!

17/06/2024

Jordan says at least 14 pilgrims die during Hajj amid searing heat in Mecca

Saudi Arabia authorities urge pilgrims to protect themselves from extreme heat, hydrate and use umbrellas.

15/06/2024

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