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Two suspects in custody on cocaine smuggling charges
Two suspects, a Gambian and a Lebanese national are in the custody of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG) on charges of cocaine smuggling.
Mahdi Tajudinn, a Gambian and Ossama Mahmoud, a Lebanesse, were arrested on Saturday,…
Men with arms in public without uniforms threatens national security
By Madi Jobarteh
The presence of men armed with AK47 rifles with no uniforms on our streets is indeed a new threat to national security in case the Director General of National Intelligence Agency has not noticed. The Gambia is not a…
A day with a soldier
By Mustapha K Darboe
A normal Tuesday it was, this day. I woke to a huge expectation as a journalist. The Truth Commission was to elevate me to ‘level 4 access’. You know, one of those privileges that got you access to some so-called…
Police investigate the reported killing of a UTG student
The spokesperson national anti-narcotic agency Ousman Saidybah said they did not have any sanctioned operation within the Kanifing Municipality yesterday.
Kerr Fatou has learned that one Kebba Secka has been stabbed to death by an…
Gambia launches policy to guide security sector reforms
President Adama Barrow has on Monday launched Gambia’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) as part of Security Sector Reforms aimed at addressing security challenges in the country at a ceremony held at Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Barrow…
ECOMIG forces still needed in Gambia – Minority Leader Jallow
Hon. Samba Jallow, the Minority Leader of the National Assembly of The Gambia, says ECOMIG still needed in the country
By News Agency of Nigeria
Gambian delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament said the services of the ECOWAS Mission in the…
“Angrier” Jammeh promises to “solve” Kanilai shooting problem
In an short audio, former president Yahya Jammeh expressed his frustration about the security situation in his native Kanilai.
In the aftermath of the shooting of Ismaila Tamba in Kanilai, fomer president Yahya Jammeh has called for…
Parliamentarians for Global Action meet in Banjul
A two-day Regional Parliamentary Workshop on the Role of Women Parliamentarians in the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction began yesterday at the National Assembly auditorium in Banjul.
The workshop organised by Parliamentarians…
Gambian army defends its multi-million dollar agric project
Gambia National Army said its agricultural project will help the Government save up to D48 million. Gambian authorities spend D48 million on purchase of rice every year for the army.
The spokesperson of the Gambian army, Major Lamin…
15 arrested for holding protest without permit
Gambia's public order act, a colonial law, requires people to apply for a permit from the police before doing a protest.
Gambian police have arrested 15 people for holding a peaceful protest demanding the resignation of President Adama…