50087 AfranDefense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on Sunday that design and production of medium-sized passenger planes with 100-150 seats have earlier begun in the country.According to a report by the Publicity Department of the ministry...

50121Nigeria’s federal civil servants have vowed to go ahead with their planned five day warning strike starting if the federal government fails to announce their demand for salary increament.The warning strike will begin today despite pleas from Act...

50122The total aggregate accumulation by all contributors to the contributory pension fund now reached N1.6 trillion as at the end of March 2010, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Pension Commission (PENCOM), Mr. Muhammad Ahmad has disclosed....

50123The Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that the northern part of the country will still produce the next president in 2011 when the current tenure of President Umar Yar’adua who is sick is finished next year.The statement cam...

505 16 Workers Day observedThe Gambia Saturday joined the rest of the world to observe Workers Day also known as May Day at a ceremony held at the Independence Stadium in Bakau. About 58 companies/institutions took part in the event, which began with a...

505 15 Energy minister warns against illegal sale of fuelThe minister of Energy, Sira Wally Ndow-Njie has warned staff of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) involved in selling fuel belonging to the company to stop such acts.The ministe...

50086 AfranTehran, May 2, IRNA – First Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi said on Sunday that Tehran attaches great importance to expansion of ties with African, Latin American and Asian countries.He made the remarks in a meeting with Guinea's Fo...

50085 AfranTehran, May 2, IRNA – May 2 is observed as Teachers Day in Iran every year to pay tribute to their contribution to the society.Teaching is a sacred job and teachers are leading the humanity to enlightenment.This day also marks martyrdom...

50084 AfranTehran, May 1, IRNA -- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that it is among duties of UN to issue visa to officials from member countries and the US should not misuse the world body as an instrument against its opponents....

50083 AfranAhlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), The media shows Muslim terrorists with guns performing prayers but rarely associates terms like terrorist, fanatic and fundamentalist with any other religious group. For instance, the phrase “Hindu fana...

50082 AfranDamascus, Syria, April 30, IRNA – First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said here on Friday that Iran’s progress and dignity belongs to the Islamic world and it will stand alongside the freedom- and justice-seeking nations.Accordi...

505 14 EX-IGP BADJIE WEEPS IN COURT Pleads not guilty as he, two others answer to 30 criminal charges The former Inspector General of police, Ensa Badjie, Lt Colonel Mam Matarr Secka and Major Kuluteh Manneh who are facing 30 criminal charges, Tue...

505 13 Licence fee for Pedal bicycles introducedThe office of the Inspector General of police has announced that pedal bicycles with effect from May 1st, 2010, will pay a sum of D100.00 as licence fee, a news release from the police Headquarters reve...

50604Nairobi/ KampalaKenya’s bid to settle a month-long diplomatic row with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over new visa rules appears to have flopped, signalling that thousands of traders will remain locked out of their most popular source market fo...

505 12 President Jammeh attends Senegal's 50th independence anniversaryPresident Jammeh was among 22 Heads of State from across the continent who attended Senegal's 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations held Sunday morning in Dakar. At the center ...

505 11 :President Jammeh launches book "kairaba" by former President JawaraThe President Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Jammeh on Saturday presided over the launch of a book entitled "KAIRABA", authored by the former President Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawa...

505 10 Gambia’s Ex-Drug Chief & co Deny Charges The former National Drug Enforcement Agency boss, Mr. Ibrahim Bun Sanneh and four other drug enforcement officials were yesterday arraigned before Justice Emmanuel Ahmadi of the Banjul High Court...

505 09 Taiwanese Ambassador, ONBE executive meet VP Njie-SaidyHer Excellency, the vice president and minister of Women's Affairs Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy on Wednesday April 29th received in her office the Taiwanese ambassador to The Gambia, Richard ...

505-08 US$14M Agric project launched in LRRThe Livestock and Horticulture Development Project (LHDP) under the Ministry of Agriculture amounting to US$14 million was launched Saturday April 10th at the Agricultural Rural Farmers Training Centre in Je...

505 07 Hippos on the rampage in JanjanburayThe hippopotamuses on Tuesday, April 22 destroyed over 40 nursery beds at Moriba rice filed in Janjanburay, CRR. The nursery beds, which were due for transplanting, were seriously damaged by the hippos caus...