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NRA Spends Millions on Drainage Cleaning as Public Frustration Grows
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 16, 2025
By Nelson Manneh The National Roads Authority (NRA) says it spends up to GMD 7 million annually on drainage cleaning operations across The Gambia, yet the impact remains limited as poor waste disposal practices and logistical delays continue to...
Extinction by design: Should we genetically erase harmful species?
Earth.com
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Should humans ever pull the plug on a living species? Advances in genome editing make that possibility concrete, and a recent study asks when, if ever, such power is justified. The researchers weighed the suffering caused by pests against the...
Ghana Re holds four-day training programme on annuities
Business and Financial Times
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June 27, 2025
By Elliot WILLIAMS Ghana Reinsurance Company PLC, the state-owned largest locally owned reinsurance firm operating in the country, has held the 2025 edition of its annual Life Training. The four-day training programme took place at the Volta...
Majority Leaders Calls for Unified Support for Draft Constitution
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 25, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The Majority Leader, and member for Kantora, Hon. Billay G Tunkara, on the draft constitution, urged the members to give their support to the documents for it to be passed at the level of the legislature. He made the appeal on...
GAF INTERCEPTS IRREGULAR MIGRANT BOAT AT SEA
GRTS
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Representing His Excellency President Adama Barrow, the Vice President, His Excellency Mohammed B.S Jallow, presided over the launch of the Qatar Charity Organisation Empowerment and Economic Development Project to Support the Gambia 2025 at the...
Jane: Championing careers, soft skills and well-being across East Africa
The Citizen
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Kigali. Billed as one of the top-notch human resources strategists and institutional development experts in competitive and complex corporate and work environments in East Africa, Jane Ntunde wears many hats in her professional life and is a...
MoTIE Confirms Cement Availability as Market Stabilizes
The Voice Gambia
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June 16, 2025
By: Haddy Touray The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE) has assured the public and all stakeholders that Portland cement is now readily available in The Gambia, and the market has returned to a stable state...
Strategic Benefits Of Wa Airport Goldstar Air Will Unleash To Transform The Upper West Region Into An Agrarian City
News Ghana
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June 23, 2025
International airline Goldstar Air, a private Ghanaian and United States registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority to operate passenger and cargo flights across West Africa...
Great Green Wall innovations hailed on Desertification and Drought Day
Forests News
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June 27, 2025
From food made with overlooked native plants to handbags crafted from wild grasses—and even a simple rope tool to prevent wildfires—community-driven innovation is reshaping how land restoration takes root across Africa’s drylands. These are among...
Interview – Olukayode Bakare
E-International Relations
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June 28, 2025
Dr. Olukayode Bakare is an esteemed scholar specializing in international relations and sub-Saharan African politics. He earned his Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and has held teaching and research positions...
Central Bank Projects 6.5% Growth in 2025, Warns of External Risks
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 13, 2025
By Assan Bah The Central Bank of The Gambia has forecast a 6.5 percent expansion of the national economy in 2025, citing improvements in public infrastructure, tourism, financial services, and telecommunications as key drivers of the anticipated...
Parliamentary Committee Urges SSHFC to Investigate Over D141 Million in Non-Performing Loans
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 27, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly’s Public Enterprises Committee (PEC) has recommended that the Board and Management of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) launch a full investigation into non-performing loans...
National Gender Inclusion Policy for Higher Education Sector validated
The Point
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The event marks the Ministry’s first-ever National Gender Inclusion Policy for the increased enrolment and participation of the female gender in Tertiary and Higher Education. It brought together key stakeholders and accorded participants the...
PURA validates Electricity Quality of Service Regulations 2025
The Point
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The draft document seeks to serve as a benchmark for enhancing the quality of electricity services provided to consumers in The Gambia. Additionally, the validation of this document underscores the Authority’s commitment to creating the sound...
Challenge of Sustaining On-time Performance
This Day
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June 27, 2025
Chinedu Eze Flight delay and cancellation have been a problem associated with Air Peace over the years that it seemed as if it is the only airline that fails to keep to its take off time. In order to address frequent flight cancellation, the...
Gov’t Conducts Review on Fisheries Laws to Strengthen Enforcement
The Voice Gambia
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June 25, 2025
By: Binta Jaiteh President Adama Barrow has revealed that his government is currently conducting a comprehensive review of the fisheries laws and aquaculture regulations to strengthen enforcement and combat illegal fishing. He added that the...
CBG Maintains Key Interest Rate at 17% Amid Global Uncertainty and Easing Inflation
The Voice Gambia
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June 13, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally & Esi EJOH The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) has decided to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 17 percent, according to the CBG’s official press release following its meetings...
GRA intensifies outreach awareness training on Risk Management
The Point
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The training, which brought together participants from various units and departments under GRA, was held at the Senegambia Beach Hotel on 23 and 24 June 2025. The training earmarked a significant stride in its strategic efforts to boost revenue...
France/Syria: Questions & Answers on the 4 July 2025 hearing before the Plenary Assembly of the French Supreme Court on functional immunities (Adib Mayaleh)
International Federation for Human Rights
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June 27, 2025
The Adib Mayaleh case, which raises fundamental questions about the application of functional immunity in cases of international crimes, will be examined by the French Supreme Court on 4 July 2025. The decision of the Supreme Court could have a...
Lawmakers Grill PEC Over Delayed SOE Report, Demand Specifics on Institutional Failures
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally National Assembly members on Thursday pressed the Public Enterprises Committee (PEC) to clarify key findings in its long-overdue report on state-owned enterprises (SOEs), raising concerns over accountability, legal compliance,...