Trade Ministry reinforces 2015 Essential Commodity Act
Mar 31, 2021, 11:06 AM
The capacity-building activity was held under a technical assistance programme between the brotherly governments of The Gambia and the Republic of Turkey. Participants, numbering eleven (11), were drawn from the army, police, intelligence, fire and rescue service, aviation security, drug law enforcement agency, among others.
‘‘The mission was a training of trainers. During our stay in Ankara, we were exposed to modern trends and techniques in counterterrorism, aviation security, explosive detection and disposal, among other crucial themes’’, said the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, who traveled with the delegation.
‘‘The training will significantly enhance our ongoing planning and operations for the Summit by a huge margin.’’
Security is a critical element of the ongoing preparation for the OIC Heads of State and Government scheduled to take place in Banjul in 2022. In its effort to strengthen the capacity and capabilities of the country’s security forces, the OIC Secretariat continues to facilitate the provision of security apparatuses/gears and capacity-building opportunities. Equipping the police will keep the streets of The Gambia safe before, during, and after the summit.
Along similar lines, on Monday, the Secretariat launched a counter-terrorism training for 50 members of the police and other security services at the PIU headquarters in Kanifing.
The Gambia government says it’s in dialogue with market union taskforce committee following a letter by The Gambia Market Union Task Force Committee requesting the Ministry of Health to relax its latest market regulations.
Press release
The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly wishes to inform the general public that the National Assembly will convene its First Extra-Ordinary Session in 2022 Legislative Year on Thursday 28th July, 2022 at 10:00am to consider the under-mentioned urgent important matters of State:
“An attack against any ethnicity is an attack against all. Tribal bigotry and hostility must not be permitted,” Mai Ahmad Fatty, the leader of Gambia Moral Congress told The Point.