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Former BCC CEO scrutinised over D3M revenue contract awarded ‘irregularly’
The Point
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The special audit of BCC for the years 2021 and 2022 revealed that SABS was paid over D3 million for revenue collection services that duplicated the work already being carried out by BCC’s own revenue collectors. Batchilly admitted that the...
Update: International ESG Agencies Acknowledge Complaints Against FAR Ltd and Woodside Energy
The Fatu Network
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June 23, 2025
- Advertisement - In a significant development, formal complaints regarding the conduct of FAR Ltd and Woodside Energy in The Gambia’s offshore oil sector have now been officially acknowledged by leading global ESG rating agencies. These include:...
UTG, UNICEF sign MoU to establish National Child Rights Centre
The Point
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This initiative is focused on strengthening research, education and advocacy for children’s welfare. Speakers at the event described the MoU as both timely and transformative. The signing ceremony took place at the National Nutrition Agency and...
NUL Innovation Hub bolsters patent power for local innovators
Public Eye
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July 1, 2025
MOSA MAOENG MASERU – The National University of Lesotho (NUL) Innovation Hub is now better equipped to help local innovators secure patents after specialized training in drafting and prosecution, advancing the country’s strategy to leverage...
KMC Criticised for ‘Negligence’ Over Market Chaos
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 19, 2025
By Ida. J. Sallah RESPONSIVENESS IS KEY TO QUALITY LEADERSHIP (Chaos in Jobe Street and Sandika Vicinities) Leadership quality could be assessed based on the degree of its responsiveness to the electorate’s concerns. The tabled subject matter in...
Witness Denies Receiving D100,000 in BCC’s Aloe Vera Project, Claims Forged Signature
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 3, 2025
Phabian Ina Grante Sanyang appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on June 2. The Commission was established to conduct a full and impartial investigation into the financial and administrative conduct of local government...
GMP is the hygiene code in pharma production: Dr H Basavanagowdappa
Pharmabiz.com
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The JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSSAHER) vice chancellor Dr H Basavanagowdappa has pointed out that Indian pharma industry should now think of GMP as the hygiene code for manufacturing. Referring to it as pharmaceutical ‘kitchens’,...
When Trump Closes an Ok or Bad Window, will we Open a Good D...
Modern Ghana
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Imagine if that was the headline in every major media house beyond Africa. My test is sometimes seemingly harder than that of Jesus (pbuh), because opening the eyes of the mentally blind is harder than the physically blind... Imagine pressuring...
How to Avoid Common Traps in Basketball Betting
New Zimbabwe
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July 3, 2025
Basketball betting is fast-paced and full of opportunities. It also brings risks, especially for those who follow teams without checking the numbers. Many new bettors focus only on form or recent wins, missing the deeper data that shapes match...
China helps 'empower' developing nations
People's Daily Online
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By Zhang Yu in Shijiazhuang (China Daily) 13:41, June 16, 2025 Lamin K. Marong from The Gambia nearly missed his chance. When the nomination came for an energy seminar in China, he raced against the clock, filling forms and securing approvals....
When Trump Closes an Ok or Bad Window, will we Open a Good Door or Just Complain?
The News Chronicle
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June 30, 2025
Imagine if that was the headline in every major media house beyond Africa. My test is sometimes seemingly harder than that of Jesus (pbuh), because opening the eyes of the mentally blind is harder than the physically blind… Imagine pressuring the...
‘Freedom of sound’: Listen to Pa Salieu’s exclusive Glastonbury playlist
Dazed & Confused
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June 20, 2025
Pa Salieu’s ears were always tuned to something bigger. Fusing the UK rap sonics of his Coventry upbringing with the unique intonations of his Gambian homeland, 2020 single “Frontline” turned everyone’s heads when it dropped. First came a co-sign...
The UDP and the prisoner’s dilemma (from the archives)
The Standard Gambia
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June 18, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alagie Saidy-Barrow If you are familiar with Game Theory in any of the social sciences, then you may have heard about the “prisoner’s dilemma”. The prisoner’s dilemma is a “concept” in game theory that provides a “foundation”...
Evaluating sustainability of free SHS policy
Graphic
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July 2, 2025
Education is vital to national development, economic growth and social equity. In line with UN SDG 4.1 and Article 25(1)(b) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, the Progressively Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy was first introduced in 2015, and...
GHDT Director to Receive MBE Honour from King Charles
The Voice Gambia
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June 19, 2025
By: Haddy Touray Veteran Gambian animal welfare advocate Dr Heather Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust (GHDT), has been named among a host of distinguished academics, scholars, scientists, security...
WAES: Turn West Africa’s Demographic Strength, Mineral Wealth Into Jobs, Industry – Tinubu Tells Leaders
The Will
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June 21, 2025
June 21, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has called for urgent collective economic transformation across the region, saying West African nations must turn their mineral wealth into domestic economic value chains for jobs and technology. Tinubu...
Beware of spurious cancer drugs
Nepali Times
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June 25, 2025
Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, leaving cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk of ineffective treatments and potentially fatal side effects, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ)...
Liberia Hosts Major Maritime Conference, Reasserting Its Role as Regional Port Hub
GNN Liberia
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July 2, 2025
By Amos Harris Monrovia, Liberia – Liberia has taken a significant stride toward reclaiming its position as a key port hub in West and Central Africa by successfully hosting the 10th meeting of the Harbor Masters and Port Facility Security...
La Directrice du GHDT Recevra l’Ordre MBE des Mains du Roi Charles
The Voice Gambia
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June 20, 2025
Par: Haddy Touray La vétérinaire gambienne de renom et militante de la cause animale, Dr Heather Armstrong, Directrice Générale du Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust (GHDT), figure parmi les universitaires, chercheurs, scientifiques, agents de sécurité...
China’s Agricultural Revolution: Lessons For Nigeria
Prompt News Online
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June 30, 2025
By Kemi Yesufu, who recently returned from China The 1949 revolution, led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), resulted in the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China and the CCP’s consolidation of power on the mainland. Several years...