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Gambia

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:42:53 GMT
Ministry Reveals Total Number of Govt Owned-Buildings Unknown
[Foroyaa] Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure last Thursday informed lawmakers in Banjul that it has no data about the total number of government owned-buildings across the country.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:42:51 GMT
Importers Link Essential Commodity Price Hike to Demurrage Charges
[Foroyaa] Importers of essential commodities in The Gambia have informed the National Assembly Select on Trade that the high charge on demurrage is one of the major factors contributing to the hike in prices of the essential commodities.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:42:48 GMT
The NPP Launches Party At the Stadium
[Foroyaa] The NPP has one National Assembly member and one councillor. Its first major National Contest would be the Presidential election of 2021 when President Barrow would take off his Independent /coalition hat and put on an NPP one.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:42:45 GMT
Grade 12 Graduate With 9 Credits Appeals for Scholarship
[Foroyaa] Musa Sowe, a former student of Maahad Senior Secondary School in Brikama, West Coast Region, is appealing for scholarship to pursue his degree in the University of The Gambia.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:42:44 GMT
Judiciary Strategic Plan Launched
[Foroyaa] The Judiciary of The Gambia has on Sunday, 31st January 2021 launched their five year strategic plan aimed at, among others, to harness technology to support court functions.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:42:38 GMT
Magistrates Directed to Hear Rent Cases
[Foroyaa] Hassan Bubacar Jallow, the Chief Justice of The Gambia, in consultation and concurrence with President Adama Barrow, has disclosed that he has directed all first class magistrate's to hear and determine rent disputes.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:45:30 GMT
Covid-19 - Gambia Registers 71 New Cases
[The Point] The Gambia has registered 71 new positive coronavirus cases, bringing the total of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 4,090.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:45:29 GMT
Barrow's ECOMIG Decision Generates Condemnation
[The Point] The Gambian opposition parties and activist have condemned the decision of President Adama Barrow on the extension of ECOMIG's mission in the country to December 2021 and also allowing the support of police units from Ivory Coast, Ghana, ...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:45:28 GMT
Victims' Centre Holds 2nd AGM With Kijera Relected As Chair
[The Point] The Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violation Over the weekend held it 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at a hotel in Kololi.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:45:25 GMT
NPP Launched With Leader Claiming It Represents Present and Future
[The Point] President Adama Barrow has claimed the National People's Party (NPP) represents the present and the future as he officially launched the party in front of thousands of party supporters on Saturday at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:45:22 GMT
PEC Defers PURA Scrutiny for Failure to Submit Reports
[The Point] Momodou Jallow, the director general of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Authority (PURA), on Thursday disclosed to the Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly that they had problems with printing of their activity r...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:45:19 GMT
Good Morning Mr. President - We Must Put Measures Against 2nd Wave
[The Point] Mr. President, the number of coronavirus cases on Friday was worrisome with 71 cases, bringing the total number since March to date to 4,090 cases and 128 deaths. Three UK variant COVID-19 cases were also discovered lately in the country...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:45:14 GMT
Gard Warns Gambia Is Unprepared for Covid-19 2nd Wave
[The Point] Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) - The Gambia has said that in The Gambia, "we spent most of 2020 on lockdown with businesses and schools closed and our fragile hospitals working on half capacity, yet we registered over 3000 confirm...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:45:07 GMT
'Prevention Against Torture Bill Set for Approval'
[The Point] President Adama Barrow in his speech at the opening of the Legal Year 2020- 2021 assured the gathering that the Convention Against Torture reflected in the prevention and prohibition of Torture Bill, is set for approval soon in The Gambia...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:38 GMT
Gambians to Protest Against Deportations
[The Point] A Gambians group named 'Concerned Citizens' are planning to organise a peaceful demonstration against ongoing mass deportation of Gambians from Germany and other European countries.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:59 GMT
Barrow Orders Search for Banta Keita
[The Point] President Adama Barrow has instructed security chiefs in a recent briefing to form a task force and intensify the investigations on Banta Keita, the alleged owner of the 7 January drug seizure of 2.9 tonnes of cocaine.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:17:02 GMT
TRRC - Described As One of the Worst Torturers, Darboe Denies Mistreating Detainees
[Foroyaa] Adversely mentioned by dozens of witnesses before the Truth Commission (TRRC) and described as one of the Torturers at the spy agency, Lamin M. Darboe, has vehemently denied to have maltreated detainees at the National Intelligence Agency (...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:16:58 GMT
The Minister of Finance and Accountant General Should Listen to the Pensioners
[Foroyaa] Pensioners say that information circulating is that the authorities want to make it a condition for them to receive their small pension entitlements from the Bank. They argue that if that is true, the Minister and the Accountant General sho...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:03:01 GMT
Govt Claims Moratorium On Deportation Amid Covid-19
[The Point] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has confirmed that cancellation of the deportation flight with 14 Gambians from Germany on Wednesday was due to the current surge of COVID-19 pandemic.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:03:00 GMT
Gambian Trio Guides Sheikh Jamal to Big Win
[The Point] Three Gambian international players (striker Pa Omar Jobe, attackers Suleiman Sillah and Solomon Kanform) guided their Bangladeshi Side Sheikh Jamal to a 6-0 home win over Arambagh in their week-fourth fixtures of the Bangladesh Premier L...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:57 GMT
Barrow Advised to Launch Party Low Key Amid Covid-19
[The Point] The spokesperson of Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) has called on the founder of National People's Party (NPP), President Adama Barrow to avoid large gatherings and maintain and conduct a low key launching of his party, as cases of covid...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:56 GMT
Harry Denies Role in Daba Marena & Co Disappearance
[The Point] Gambia's former Intelligence chief, Harry Sambou, in his testimony on Tuesday denied having been part of discussion that facilitated the disappearance of Daba Marena, Ebou Lowe, Alpha Bah, Manlafi Corr and Alieu Bah.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:55 GMT
Team Rihno Ends Kiang West Triumphant Run in 2nd Division League
[The Point] Team Rihno on Wednesday ended Kiang West unbeaten run in the ongoing Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two league.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:52 GMT
Women's Bureau Intensifies Campaign Against FGC/M, GBV in CRR
[The Point] Women's Bureau is intensifying its campaign against deeply-rooted, cultural traditional practise, dubbed, Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation (FGC/M), Gender Based Violence, Early and forceful marriage among host of other issues affecting t...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:51 GMT
The Definitive Book of Body Language
[The Point] Ifrequently find myself sat studying in a busy library, noticing body language during interactions between people around me. Often, I notice a stark difference in freshers interacting and third years interacting with one another. If you y...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:49 GMT
Alleged Notorious Torturer Denies Allegations
[The Point] Lamin Darboe, adversely mentioned as torturer who yesterday testified before the Truth Commission denied his involvement in series of tortures alleged by several witnesses.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:46 GMT
Gtboard, BLG Set for Alliance
[The Point] In the quest to achieve the strategic objective through regional tourism and increase number of tourism's contribution to country's GDP and increase the number of tourists' arrival in the country, the director of Marketing of GTBoard has ...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:43 GMT
NPP Launching Amid Covid-19 Pandemic!
[The Point] Since the first reported case of Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, what health experts across the globe have been encouraging and elaborating all this while, is avoiding public gatherings and always adhere to World Health Organisation and Ministr...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:02:41 GMT
Women and Girls Are Active Actors for Change
[The Point] The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare has disclosed that experience from past pandemics showed that women and girls are active actors for change, as they experience the effects of the crisis in different ways.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:52:19 GMT
FTJ Says Nothing Can Stop Jammeh From Returning
[The Point] Fabakary Tombong Jatta, the interim party leader of the opposition Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), has stated that there is no law, power or idea that can hold former President Yahya Jammeh from returning to ...



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