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Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo Services To Drive Ghana’s Trade Globally
News Ghana
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July 7, 2025
Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Barrow Says New Seaport Will Make The Gambia Subregional Trade Hub
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally President Adama Barrow has laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new Sanyang Deep Seaport, describing it as a legacy project that will help position The Gambia as a trade and logistics hub for the sub-region....
THE SHAKY STATE OF THE GAMBIA’S FOREIGN SERVICE: PUBLICITY OR REFORM?
The Point
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June 26, 2025 Publicity or Policy Action The attentive segment of the public had a fleeting view of the state of the foreign service of The Gambia when the late Vice President, Badara Joof, shortly after his appointment in 2022, publicly raised...
Who cursed The Gambia?
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - By Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe When I was growing up, I always felt uncomfortable whenever I saw highly talented Gambians leaving the country and not returning. However, as I experienced my own taste of Gambian adult life, I...
Gambia to Inaugurate Sanyang Seaport July 5 — Ports MD Ousman Jobarteh
The Fatu Network
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July 3, 2025
- Advertisement - By Michaella Faith Wright The Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), Ousman Jobarteh, has disclosed that the official inauguration of the Sanyang Seaport will take place on July 5, 2025. He made the announcement...
GIRAV strengthens Gambia's Rice, Maize seed security drive
The Point
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This persistent reliance on imports is being worsened by low productivity, intergenerational poverty, food and nutrition insecurity, and thus hampering the commercialisation of rice farming in particular. To address this challenge, the Gambia...
Suspects who helped more than 500 people from Gambia to enter UK illegally arrested
The Point
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The Home Office said the group was thought to have helped more than 500 people from Gambia enter the country using forged passports and visas of people who had legitimate status in the UK. Immigration enforcement officers carried out raids in West...
Parliamentary Committee Orders BCC To Recover Missing Market Revenue
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally A parliamentary committee has directed The Banjul City Council (BCC) to immediately recover suppressed market revenue following serious audit revelations exposing financial mismanagement and gaps in accountability. A recent...
CDS Urges Soldiers to Embrace Savings Culture for Financial Stability
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Lieutenant General Mamat A. Cham, has called on military personnel to cultivate a habit of saving, particularly through the GAF Credit Union, in a bid to cushion...
Gambian workers deployed to Spain to receive €1000 per month
The Point
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He confirmed that the recruitment of employees bound for both Saudi and Spain had been completed, and that the workers have now started their new jobs. “Salaries for those in Saudi Arabia are paid through their recruitment agencies. The Trade...
World Bank Retains Nigeria in Lower-Middle Income Bracket, Below War-Torn Libya and Gabon
Arise News
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July 7, 2025
For the umpteenth time, the World Bank has classified Nigeria among Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, below war-torn Libya as well as Gabon. While Nigeria retained its position in the LMIEs, some...
Doctrinal flexibility and technological adaptation for the Gambia Armed Forces
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lt Col (Rtd) Samsudeen Sarr In today’s ever-shifting global security arena, no army worth its salt can afford to rest on the laurels of past doctrines. Stagnation, in military terms, is an invitation to defeat. My own journey...
World Bank: Nigeria Stuck in Lower Middle Income Economy Below Libya, Gabon
This Day
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July 7, 2025
*Stresses country not ranked among heavily indebted poor countries Dike Onwuamaeze For the umpteenth time, the World Bank has classified Nigeria among Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, below...
Gambia Takes the Spotlight in Global Tourism by Promoting Destination Gambia at Experience Africa 2025
The Standard Gambia
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July 2, 2025
- Advertisement - The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) is actively putting Destination Gambia on the global map by attending the three-day Experience Africa 2025 trade event. Taking place at Bishopsgate, London, from June 23rd to June 25th, the...
Nigeria Blue Economy Policy: The 1.5 trillion Plus GDP opportunity
TechEconomy
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July 5, 2025
Advertisements Advocacy for the green economy was seen as discriminatory and condescending, the rich countries telling the poor South how to manage their affairs for the benefit of humankind. It was considered a call for sacrifice by the poor...
GAMBIA-CHINA FORGE TRADE COOPERATION AT 4TH CHINA-GAMBIA EXPO
GRTS
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In a vibrant show of hospitality and national pride, The Gambian Ambassador to China, His Excellency Masanneh Kinteh, hosted an Eid gathering that brought together members of the diplomatic corps alongside Gambian students and nationals living in...
Nigeria blue economy policy: The $1.5t plus GDP opportunity, by Soji Adeleye
Eagle Online
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July 5, 2025
Advocacy for the green economy was seen as discriminatory and condescending – the rich countries telling the poor South how to manage their affairs for the benefit of human kind. It was considered a call for sacrifice by the poor countries to...
Digital currency regulation in Africa: Learning from Nigeria’s Crypto Securities Act
Graphic
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July 5, 2025
Dr David King Boison and Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu Opinion Jul - 05 - 2025 , 09:57 5 minutes read Over the past five years, cryptocurrency has evolved from a speculative fringe into a $3.32 trillion pillar of global finance—over tenfold its...
Business Support Organizations Launch ‘Gambia Good Market’ Initiative
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Binta Jaiteh Two business support organisations have recently launched the ‘Gambia Good Market’ (GGM), an initiative designed to boost local market access and strengthen partnerships for businesses in the tourism and creative industries. The...
Banjul Mayor Admits to ‘Unlawful’ Media Contracting
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
The Mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, has admitted that her office did not follow any formal procurement procedures in contracting media services for city events, telling the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that her team operated outside...