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Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:19:44 GMT
USAID Commits U.S.$15 Million to Strengthen Gambian Electoral System, Other Areas
[Foroyaa] USAID is committing $15 million over the next five years to strengthen the Gambian electoral system, citizen's political freedoms, civil society, government fiscal management and transparency, and providing support to The Gambia's rule of l...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:19:43 GMT
The Tug of War Between Council and Ministry
[Foroyaa] Administration is based on law. Any alleged wrongdoing must be handled on the basis of law. Both Ministry and Council should be interested in handling council matters on the basis of law and justice without fear or favour , affection or ill...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:19:41 GMT
MoBSE Plans to Restore Quality Education in Schools
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) has Tuesday validated a study that aims to ensure the delivery of quality education in the country's schools.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:19:38 GMT
FAO Hands Over Poultry Feed Mill to Farmers in Kaiaf
[Foroyaa] The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Department of Livestock Services has provided five Poultry ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:02:43 GMT
Migration From Senegambia to the Canary Islands - Fighting Migrants or Criminal-Mafia Networks
[The Point] "Clandestine or irregular migration locally known within Senegambia (Gambia-Senegal) region as 'backway' from West Africa to the Spanish enclave of Canary Islands increases between 2019 and 2020 with number of boats jumping from 2,700 to ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:02:40 GMT
Reforms Needed As Covid-19 Continues to Cripple Economies!
[The Point] Since the first outbreak of the global pandemic in 2019, among the sectors that were dealt with a severe blow is the global transport sector.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:02:36 GMT
Benin Development Minister Receives Ba Tambadou
[The Point] The Beninois minister for Development, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, received in audience on August 6 the clerk of the Residual International Mechanism for Criminal Courts, Abubacarr Tambadou where the two discussed progress of cooperation betwe...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:02:27 GMT
'Gambians Should Refrain From Divided Ideology, Fake Allegations'
[The Point] One of Gambia's Denmark based philanthropist has urged Gambians, home and abroad to refrain from bigotry opinions and divided ideology and look for better way to take ownership of the country for a better development.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:29 GMT
Dr Ismaila Ceesay, Halifa Sallah Debate - Question & Answer With the Press
[Foroyaa] Sir, are you aware that the supreme law of the land, the Constitution, does not provide a basis for a President to be forced to resign. There is no compulsion for the President to resign. Why would you fault the Coalition leaders for not ta...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:27 GMT
Late Lieutenant Colonel Pierre J Mendy Laid to Rest
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Armed Forces and the Mendy family of Latrikunda German have on Monday 9th August 2021 laid to rest the body of the late Lieutenant Colonel Pierre J Mendy at the Old Jeshwang Christian Cemetery, GAF said on Monday.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:27 GMT
10 Point Promise - Citizens' Alliance to Expand Gambia's Tax Base
[Foroyaa] Dr Ismaila Ceesay, the presidential candidate for the Citizens' Alliance said if elected to lead the affairs of The Gambia, he will expand the tax base of the country.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:24 GMT
Young Teachers Platform Holds Maiden General Assembly
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Teachers Union Young Teachers Platform (GTUYTP) has Thursday, 5th August, 2021 convened its first General Assembly (AG) at a local hotel in Senegambia.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:21 GMT
IEC to Display 2021 Voters' List Next Week
[Foroyaa] Ahmadou Taal, the Information and Public Relation Affairs Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), has Monday informed this medium that they will on Monday, 16th August 2021 display their voters' registration list in each of t...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:19 GMT
KMC CEO - My Presence Will Ensure Impartial Investigation Into the Council's Ongoing Saga
[Foroyaa] The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), Sainabou Martin Sonko, said her presence at the council's office will ensure impartial investigations into the alleged missing D12 million funds at the council.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:15 GMT
Health Ministry Launches Online Platform to Enable Travellers Access Test Results
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Health has issued a press release on Monday informing the public that it has launched an online platform that will enable travellers leaving The Gambia access their certified test results.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:13 GMT
Agriculture Ministry Inks U.S.$3 Million Contract With Microfinance Institutions
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Agriculture on Friday signed a three million dollars ($3 million) contract agreement with Supersonicz Financial Limited and The Gambia Teachers' Union Islamic Cooperative Credit Union.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:11 GMT
Basse Area Council Launches D34 Million Bridge, Road Projects
[Foroyaa] The Basse Area Council (BsAC) last week (Wednesday 4th August 2021) launched a 34 million dalasi project for the construction of roads and bridges across three communities.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:16:10 GMT
KMC Condemns Return of CEO Sonko to Work
[Foroyaa] Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda and councilors of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) have condemned what they called the forceful installation of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sainabou Martin Sonko, into her office on Monday morning by pa...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:36 GMT
Mayor Bensouda Says KMC Recovers Additional D2.4 Million
[Foroyaa] The Mayor of KMC, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, has revealed that his-led council had worked tirelessly with the bank to recover additional funds from the unapproved land loan.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:33 GMT
32 Covid-19 Patients Currently On Oxygen Therapy
[Foroyaa] Health authorities have on Friday 6th August 2021 indicated that thirty-two (32) COVID-19 patients are on oxygen therapy.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:31 GMT
Ministry of Lands & Regional Government Dispatches Inspectors to KMC, Issues Ultimatum
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs has dispatched inspectors to the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) to investigate the alleged corruption scandal in the council.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:29 GMT
Poultry Owner Calls On Government to Reconsider Lifting Ban On Importation of Chicks
[Foroyaa] Mr. Ismaila Jallow, a poultry farmer, has called on the government and the relevant authorities to reconsider lifting the temporary ban on the importation of small chicks from Senegal.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:26 GMT
Four New Covid-19 Related Deaths Registered, 98 New Cases
[Foroyaa] The Gambia over the weekend registered four (4) new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to two hundred and forty-two (242).

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:23 GMT
GDC Deputy Party Leader Raises Concerns Over Voter Registration
[Foroyaa] Amadou Kah, the 2nd deputy party leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has recently raised concerns over the ended voter registration.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:20 GMT
Emerging Gambian Writer Needs D15, 000 Support to Publish Debut Book
[Foroyaa] An emerging Gambian writer is bracing up to register his name into the long-list of Gambian writers who have authored books.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:56 GMT
4,000 Gambian Asylum Applications Rejected in Germany
[The Point] Gov't Dispatches 10-member Delegation to Europe

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:55 GMT
Budding Rasidou Njie Fires Gunjur Utd to Victory Over Falcons in 2nd Tier
[The Point] Budding Rasidou Njie alias Zala last Thursday fired Gunjur United to a slender victory over Falcons FC in the ongoing 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:53 GMT
KMC Recovers Additional D2.4 Million D0.9 Million Pending
[The Point] According to the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), Talib Ahmed Bensouda, an additional D2.4 million has been returned to the account of the KMC staff welfare association.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:51 GMT
Defiant KMC to Maintain Resolution Despite Minister's Ultimatum
[The Point] The mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), Talib Ahmed Bensouda, on Friday convened a press conference and vowed to maintain the council's decision on the ongoing alleged corruption involving the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mrs....

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:49 GMT
MoA, MFIs Endorse U.S.$3 Million Islamic Microfinance Credit Facility Contract
[The Point] In its quest to contribute to the improvement of the livelihood of rural and peri-urban communities in The Gambia, the Ministry of Agriculture Friday signed a $3 million (three million dollars) contractual agreement with two microfinance ...



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