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𝐔𝐊-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 £𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦
A UK-based criminal network led by a Gambian national has been sentenced to lengthy prison terms after operating a sophisticated fake passport and illegal immigration scheme worth more than £1 million, according to the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The gang leader, Lamin Manneh, 51, was originally sentenced to more than six years in prison in 2024 after admitting to facilitating the illegal entry of two migrants. On 26 June 2026, he received an additional sentence of

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𝐁𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐋 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝟎 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐚
Gunjur, The Gambia – BE REEL Gambia has successfully concluded a four-day foundational micro-business training programme for women entrepreneurs from Central Gunjur and the remote community of Santambaa under its lower training initiative known as Julaya-silo. Women entrepreneurs receive their certificates from BE REEL The training brought together more than 90 women entrepreneurs and focused on equipping participants with practical business skills designed to strengthen thei

Gunjuronline.com
Jun 182 min read


BE REELGraduates Cohort 4: Celebrating Tenth Workshop and Expanding Opportunities
In a significant milestone for business education in Gunjur, BE REEL has on Saturday, 1st February 2025 successfully completed Workshop...

Gunjuronline.com
Feb 2, 20252 min read


10th Edition of Be Reel Micro Business Training Kicks Off in Gunjur
The 10th edition of the Be Reel Micro Business Training commenced in Gunjur earlier on Monday, bringing together participants eager to...

Gunjuronline.com
Jan 28, 20251 min read


Julaya-silo Programme Expands to New Groups in Gunjur
Gunjur - On Wednesday, 27th November 2024, the ‘Julaya-silo’ programme under BE REEL successfully expanded into two new groups in Gunjur....

Gunjuronline.com
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Gambia: Gambia Bankers Association elects first Female President
The Gambia Bankers Association has for the first time in their history, elected a first Female President. Madam Binta Janneh, who is the...

Gunjuronline.com
Oct 8, 20211 min read


COMMENTARY: FACTORS AFFECTING WOMEN’S ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS IN THE GAMBIA
Access to finance is a contemporary issue in today’s global finance industry which has garnered ample focus from various stakeholders,...

Saihou Jeng
Sep 2, 202110 min read


Gambian lawmakers D54.4m loan scheme to be removed from 2021 budget
The highly controversial revolving loan scheme bill that was approved by the members of the Gambian National Assembly and ruled as...

Gunjuronline.com
Jun 17, 20211 min read


Opinion: Worsening state of seafarers
In the Suez Canal, a sideways-turned ship led to a $10 billion traffic-jam. In the Port of LA, a Covid-induced bottleneck of dozens of...

Ian Urbina is an investigative reporter and the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project
May 6, 20215 min read


Commentary: Response to a Reduction in Commercial Bank Lending Rates in The Gambia
A regulatory directive to reduce lending rates does not fall well on the ears of commercial bank managers because they feel morally...

Saihou Jeng
Feb 16, 20212 min read


Finance minister damns Janneh commission report, denies corruption charges
Minister of Finance and Economic affairs, Mambury Njie, has defended himself against charges of involvement in corrupt activities under...

Gunjuronline.com
Jan 18, 20211 min read


Corruption investigation into top fisheries official suffers setback
The ministry of justice has pressed pause on investigations into top fisheries official, Bamba Banja, who is under the magnifying glass...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 28, 20201 min read


DBC CEO: We need an army of entrepreneurs
The Gambia needs to strengthen the burgeoning culture of entrepreneurship with innovations to cater to the needs of the country, Dambell...

Gunjuronline.com
Nov 25, 20201 min read


GCCI CEO: Covid19 Painfully Bites All Sectors of the Gambian Economy
In an exclusive interview with the Chief Executive Officer of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Alieu Secka told...

Yero S. Bah
Nov 23, 20204 min read


CBG governor defies Barrow, sets up scintillating fight for control of national treasury
News: Friday, 2nd October | GunjurOnline In an embarrassing turn of events for president Adama Barrow, Central Bank governor Bakary...

Sainey Darboe
Oct 2, 20201 min read


Gambian VP, Chief of Staff for Fortune 500 company shares sacrifices on ride to the top
16 September | By Sainey Darboe Gambian VP, Chief of Staff for Fortune 500 company shares sacrifices on ride to the top Gambian-born Olay...

Gunjuronline.com
Sep 16, 20202 min read


Esau Williams deplores plunder of Covid-19 funds, lays bare govt’s corruption, lack of credibility
Thursday, 10 September | Sainey Darboe Esau Williams, a BBC journalist of Gambian origin has raised concern about corruption and...

Gunjuronline.com
Sep 10, 20201 min read


Revealed: Over one million Dalasis missing from Gambia’s Covid-19 Emergency Fund
A staggering D1M has been discovered to have allegedly gone missing from The Gambia Covid-19 Emergency Fund, GunjurOnline can report. ...

Gunjuronline.com
May 21, 20202 min read


Corona pandemic and endemic corruption
By Basidia M Drammeh: The Government’s Covid-19 Food Relief has laid bare the magnitude of corruption plaguing the Gambia, with media...

Gunjuronline.com
May 12, 20202 min read


Commentary | Is the Recent SSHFC Episode a Case for Meaningful Public Service Reform?
By Pa Louis Sambou: Is the Recent SSHFC Episode a Case for Meaningful Public Service Reform? The recent Executive engineered movement of...

Gunjuronline.com
May 11, 20205 min read
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