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Travel Operators Sue Gambian Government Over Exclusion from 2024 Hajj Services

Frederic Tendeng May 15, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – Three travel operators in The Gambia have taken legal action against the Ministry of Lands and Regional Government, the National Hajj Commission, and the Ministry of Justice. Musdalifa Travels and Tours, American Hajj, Umrah and Travel Agency, and Jatamang Travel and Tours are contesting their exclusion from providing services for the 2024 hajj pilgrimage.

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Qatar University Signs Agreement with UTG, Others to Enhance Business Education in Africa

Frederic Tendeng May 14, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (DOHA) – Qatar University (QU) has signed a groundbreaking agreement aimed at revolutionizing business education in Africa. The agreement brings together the College of Business and Economics at QU and several prestigious business schools across the continent, including The University of The Gambia, The Business School at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, the University of Ghana Business School, and the University of Nairobi in Kenya.

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Bundung Bust – Police Seize Over 100 Suspected Kush Parcels

Frederic Tendeng May 14, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (BUNDUNG) – In a successful patrol conducted last night in Bundung Jola Kunda, The Gambia Police Intervention Unit apprehended two individuals between the ages of 22 and 25. The suspects were found carrying over one hundred individually wrapped packages of a substance believed to be the illegal drug “Kush.”

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Senegalese National Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Assault on Elderly Woman in The Gambia

Makutu Manneh May 14, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (KANIFING) – Muhammed Rasul Sowe, a Senegalese national, was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor for sexually assaulting a 61-year-old woman. The sentencing, handed down by Principal Magistrate Isatou Sallah Mbai of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Monday, followed Sowe’s guilty plea to a charge of rape under the Sexual Offences Act 2013.

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Gambia Police Force Partners with KAIPTC to Improve Child Protection Skills

Frederic Tendeng May 13, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The Gambia Police Force, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC), has launched a two-week training course on Child Protection. The program, which commenced on Monday, May 13, 2024, at Paradise Suites Hotel, aims to equip forty-three participants from various agencies including GPF, GID, GPS, SIS, and DLEAG, with the necessary knowledge and skills to protect children’s rights in policing service delivery.

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Health Experts Urge The Gambia’s National Assembly to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation

Frederic Tendeng May 13, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The Gambia is currently embroiled in a national debate regarding the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision (FGM/C), with discussions intensifying following the passage of a bill seeking to repeal the ban on FGM. Amidst this debate, a group of expert gynaecologists and doctors specializing in women’s health have issued a public statement urging the National Assembly to maintain the current laws prohibiting FGM.

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Court Orders Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd in India to Be Served Through Times Newspaper

Frederic Tendeng May 13, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The High Court, presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has granted an order for Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd in India to be served through the Times Newspaper. This decision was made following an application by lawyer Loubna Farage, representing the defendants in a case involving the death of children allegedly caused by contaminated cough syrups.

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Advancing Education and Human Rights: ACDHRS 79th Ordinary Session in The Gambia

Makutu Manneh May 13, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – In a concerted effort to advance resilient and quality education, as well as human rights across Africa, the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), in collaboration with the Open Society Foundation and the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), convened its 79th ordinary session with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

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