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Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:28:10 GMT
UDP Condolence Message to Family of Late IGP Mamour Jobe
[Foroyaa] Secretary General and Party Leader of United Democratic Party Sunday expressed his deepest condolence on the sudden passing of Alhaji Mamour Jobe the Inspector General of the Gambia Police Force- to his immediate family, the extended family...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:28:08 GMT
Touma Njie Pledges to Work to Ensuring Women Take Up Leadership Roles
[Foroyaa] The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul South, Fatoumatta Touma Njie, has pledged her commitment to work to ensure that women take up leadership roles in The Gambia.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:28:02 GMT
VP Touray Blames 22 Years of Dictatorship for Quality Delivery of Services By Public Institutions
[Foroyaa] The Gambia's Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, has told journalists that the 22 years of dictatorial has affected quality delivery of services by public institutions in the country.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:28:01 GMT
APRC Describes Demise of Ex-IGP Mamour Jobe As Great Loss to the Gambia
[Foroyaa] The Alliance for Patriotic Reconciliation and Construction (APRC), has on Sunday, described the demise of former Inspector General of the Gambia Police Force, Mamour Jobe, as a great loss to the country.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:51:57 GMT
Barrow Promises Free Basic Education
[Cameroon Tribune] He was inaugurated in the capital over the weekend as the country marked 52 years of independence.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:38 GMT
Smart Business Group CEO Challenges Govt to Prioritize Local Contractors
[Foroyaa] The Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Smart Business Group (SBG), Mr. Omar Njie, has called on the Government of The Gambia to consider giving priorities to local contractors.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:35 GMT
Dive Into Gambia's Resilient Sea-Grass Project
[Foroyaa] Resilient Sea-grass is a project introduced in The Gambia and seven other neighboring countries in order to enhance and map out sea-grass locations in various parts of these countries.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:34 GMT
Former NIA Boss Yankuba Badjie Wins Two Appeal Cases Against State
[Foroyaa] Yankuba Badjie, a former director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has won two appeal cases against the State before the Gambia Court of Appeal.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:29 GMT
One Covid-19 Patient Absconds From Treatment Centre
[Foroyaa] Health Authorities have Thursday informed this medium that one COVID-19 patient has absconded from one of the treatment centres.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:13 GMT
Fire Outbreak Destroys Dozens of Cashew Farms in Kiang
[The Point] Wild fire outbreak recently destroyed dozens of cashew farms in Kiang Keneba in Lower River Region. The incident left families shocked and appealing for financial assistance.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:11 GMT
'Comprehensive Health Education to Guide Students Against Sexual Abuse'
[The Point] As Curriculum Research, Evolution and Development Directorate (CREDD) dissemination meeting under MoBSE's reached the National Assembly, the principal investigator of the project has informed the National Assembly Select Committee on Heal...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:10 GMT
Kamform Scores, Jobe Produces Double Assist in Sheikh Jamal Win
[The Point] Gambian international midfielder, Solomon Kamform scored his sixth league goal for Bangladeshi side Sheikh Jamal while striker Pa Omar Jobe produced two fine assists during their 2-0 home win over Mohammedan Dhaka in their final first rou...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:07 GMT
3 Remanded for Allegedly Stealing 73 Mobile Phones, Others
[The Point] Magistrate Omar Jabang of the Bansang Magistrate Court has remanded three young people of the metropolitan town of Bansang at the Janjangbureh Prison for reportedly stealing 73 smartphones and other valuable items.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:04 GMT
Gambia to Camp On March 22 Ahead of Crunch AFCON Clash With Angola
[The Point] The Gambia senior national team is set to camp on 22 March 2021 ahead of their crunch 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at home to Angola.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Jam City Drops Other Vital Points in 2nd Tier
[The Point] Jam City on Wednesday dropped other significant points in the ongoing Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:57 GMT
Kaba Bajo Admits Lying to Ex-Ghanaian Foreign Minister
[The Point] Lamin Kaba Bajo, the then Gambia's Foreign Minister admitted lying to the President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo with regard to his statements in hiding Gambia's involvement in 2005 massacre of about 44 Ghanaians and other West African migran...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:53 GMT
Govt, Lawmakers Tasked to Demonstrate Political Will On Pending Anti-Corruption Bill
[The Point] Several people have urged the Barrow administration and lawmakers to demonstrate maximum political will on the pending Anti Corruption Bill to ensure it is passed quickly and anti corruption commission formed.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:51 GMT
2 PIU Officers Testify On Massacre of 8 Ghanaians
[The Point] Two witnesses of The Gambia Police Intervention Unit (PIU), Oley Sam and Kalilu Jallow yesterday testified before the TRRC, giving account of their role at the Ghana Town PIU base on the massacre of eight Ghanaians on 23 July 2005.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:49 GMT
GYCC Holds Seminar On AfCFTA
[The Point] The Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce (GYCC) on Thursday concluded a two-day seminar on the Africa Continent Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) for 30 cross-border entrepreneurs, traders with export potentials at the NaNA conference hall.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:46 GMT
Beware of Bush Fires!
[The Point] Bushfire continues to be a growing concern for many communities in The Gambia. The surge in the reported number of bushfires clearly reminds us that climate change is having a devastating toll on the planet.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:43 GMT
Alieu K. Darboe Foundation Donates to Brikama District Hospital
[The Point] Alieu K. Darboe Foundation, a charity last Sunday presented sanitary items to the maternity wing of the Brikama District Hospital at a ceremony held at the premises of the facility.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:43 GMT
Govt Reduces Covid-19 Test Fee
[The Point] The Gambia government has decided to reduce the newly imposed COVID-19 test fee for international travellers from three thousand D3000 to D2,500. This is equivalent to US$50, according to a news release from the Office of the Government S...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:39 GMT
PIA Inaugurates New Board of Directors
[The Point] The President's International Award (PIA) recently inaugurated its new board of directors that will steer the affairs of the institution for the next three years.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:37 GMT
Gambia Refugees Association Reacts to 13 Gambians Rounded-Up in Italy
[The Point] The Gambia Refugees Association-Europe Branch in collaboration with LUBA, a Gambian association in Italy, say they have received authentic information regarding the recent arrest and subsequent interrogation of Gambian asylum seekers in t...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:39:33 GMT
Supplications Without a Sin or Breaking Blood Ties
[The Point] Ahmad records that Abu Sa'id reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Any Muslim who makes a supplication containing nothing that is sinful and nothing that involves breaking ties of blood relationships, will be given for it b...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:00:30 GMT
KMC to Rejuvenate Tallinding Buffer Zone
[Foroyaa] Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) is bracing up for the rejuvenation of the Tallinding Buffer Zone, officials of the council have indicated.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:00:29 GMT
How to Avoid History Repeating Itself After Presidential Election
[Foroyaa] The 2021 Presidential Election is just around the corner. According to Section 46 of the constitution:

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:00:26 GMT
Court Hands Over Confiscated Containers of Rosewood to the State
[Foroyaa] Over 17 containers of rosewoods- banned timber species under the protection of International Trade in Endangered Spices of Wild Flora and Fauna CITES, packed at Buffer Zone and confiscated by the State, has been handed back to the State by ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:16:24 GMT
Ngorr Secka Gives List of Murdered W/African Migrants to TRRC
[The Point] An adviser to the minister of Interior and a former Intelligence chief, Gibril Ngorr Secka during his recent appearance at the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission revealed the names of 51 West African migrants, who were murder...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:26:08 GMT
Gambia - Ex-President Tied to Killing of 59 Migrants
[HRW] Banjul -- Testimony Linking Yahya Jammeh to 2005 Murders Demands Justice



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