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January 9, 2019
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Gambia issues arrest warrant for suspected drug trafficker Banta Keita
Gambia authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for suspected drug trafficker Banta Keita. The French-Gambian businessman evaded arrest after 3 tonnes of cocaine valued at D4.5 billion was seized at Banjul ports, the largest drug bust in the country. Government spokesman Ebrima Sankareh announced on Friday that Interpol had issued[Read More…]
Opinion
A Rejoinder: Sidia Jatta’s Interview with Fatu Network
Firstly, Sidia stated that people initially opposed to Barrow serving only 3yrs in office were justifying their opposition on the basis of the coalition agreement not been signed, which he said is not true. But in actual fact there was no contention about the coalition agreement been signed or not[Read More…]
Comment
Comment | Reflection on World Mental Health Day
The death of (name withheld) in the Greater Banjul Area is another tragic event that has left five teenagers without a mother. One can’t begin to understand the grief and confusion those left behind are going through. I’ve been compelled to say something following the comments on the update, and[Read More…]
Africa
WHO chief warns of ‘moral failure’ in vaccine distribution
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the world is on the verge of what he called a catastrophic moral failure over the way Covid-19 vaccines are being shared out to global populations. Speaking at the WHO’s executive board meeting, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said many wealthy[Read More…]
Culture
Remembering the late Sheikh Omar Fye, religious scholar, businessman and politician
It’s been 61 years this December since the demised of Alhaji Sheikh Omar Fye, Gambian politician, JP and representative of the colony of The Gambia at the coronation of King George VI at Westminster Abbey, London, on 12 May 1937. Sheikh Omar Futee was a famous scholar who travelled widely[Read More…]
Sport
Musa Barrow named Bologna fans’ player of the year
Gambian footballer Musa Barrow has been voted as Bologna fans’ player of the year for 2020. After the club ran a poll featuring the prolific Gambian striker and three other standout Bologna players, Barrow was the overwhelming choice with 63% of the votes. On the club’s official Twitter account, they[Read More…]
Video
Inside look at Senegal’s new religion where the leader claimed to be a prophet and built his own Kaaba
An inside look at the new religion in Senegal where the leader claimed to be a prophet and built his own Kaaba in the village of Kolda. Serigne Al Hassane Mbacké Rouhou Lahi Baba Diné was arrested on Thursday on paedophilia and child abuse charges. Before his arrest, the controversial[Read More…]
Business
Jah Oil Company fined nearly D1 million for ‘illegal’ petrol stations
Jah Oil Company has been fined nearly a million dalasi for “illegally” constructing and operating petrol stations in the country. The fines were made by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. In a statement the regulator said: “Following monitoring exercises regarding the construction and operation of Petrol Stations, Enforcement Action has[Read More…]
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