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Finally a Solution: Germany Pledges D33 Million Financing to Bakoteh Dumpsite

mmglobalnews / 4 years
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Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) is one of the Gambia’s most populous locality. It hosts half-a-million of Gambia’s 2 million population, with 50, 000 households. Waste management presented the “biggest problem” to the Municipal Council since a new Mayor was voted in office in 2018. In a tour with President Barrow that year, the Mayor appealed […]

GIA Registers 314 Pilgrims as Saudi Confirms 60, 000

mmglobalnews / 4 years

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Gambia International Airlines already registered over 314 pilgrims when Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend it is limiting the 2021 Hajj to only 60,000 of its resident. This figure is further limited to only those vaccinated against Covid 19 pandemic, restricting Muslims from abroad for the second straight year. The Gambia’s national carrier had been […]

UN Gambia calls for ‘more serious’ Covid 19 measures

ousjah / 4 years

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The United Nations in The Gambia has yesterday released a statement, calling for prudence and more serious Covid 19 preventive measures in the wake of discoveries of new strands of the virus in the country. “The UN recognizes the urgent actions taken by the Ministry of Health to trace and isolate people exposed to the […]

Gambia Decries ‘too many ceasefires’ in Israel-Palestine Crisis

mmglobalnews / 4 years

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The Gambia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has decried “too many ceasefires” between Israel and Palestinians over the past two decades to no end. H.E Lang Yabou equally called on the international community to reach a permanent truce and end the ongoing occupation by addressing the root causes of the conflict in […]

Gambians Celebrate Koriteh today

mmglobalnews / 4 years

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Muslims in The Gambia join millions around the world to celebrate Eid today, marking the the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. The day is traditionally called Koriteh which begins with a congregational prayer at local grounds and public spaces. President Barrow and top government officials attended Koriteh prayers at the King Fahad mosque, […]

Armed Forces Have Rights, Mandate to Vote, But No Politics

mmglobalnews / 4 years

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The Commander, Republican National Guards of Gambia Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Turo. Jawneh asks soldiers to remain vigilant, professional, apolitical: “We’ve the mandate to vote, right to vote but you cannot manifest open sympathy with a party. Tribalism is no go area…” as 189 personnel get decorated.