[Foroyaa] Public InstitutionsAugust 25, 2021

[Foroyaa] The Gambia has on Wednesday 25th August registered ten (10) COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total to three hundred and eleven (311).

[Foroyaa] Preparing a register of voters is not a one day affair. It is not limited to the listing of voters at registration centres. For the process to be transparent, free and fair it must be open to scrutiny.

[Foroyaa] The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Tuesday said it will carry out enforcement action against vendors and fuel peddlers selling fuel from residences or garages, and those found wanton may have their fuel seized and be prosecuted ac...

[Foroyaa] A Project Steering Committee (PSC) for a United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) project that aims at strengthening the economic and social rights of vulnerable groups whose livelihoods have been negatively impacted by the com...

[The Point] At least 25 participants recently reviewed the Code of Conduct (CoC) for youth, media practitioners and peace messengers ahead of December general elections at a ceremony held at a hotel in Kololi.

[The Point] Medical FC on Sunday defeated Kunta Kinteh FC 2-0 in their promotion play-off match played at the Jarra-Soma Mini Stadium to gain promotion to The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League.

[The Point] Gambian striker Assan Ceesay on Saturday scored to register back-to-back goals for his Swiss topflight side FC Zurich during their 2-1 home win over Grasshoppers in the week four fixture of the Swiss Super League played at the Letzigrund.

[The Point] The Gambia Government has disposed off three Russian-made aircraft that belonged to former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh.

[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League Champions Fortune FC have announced the signing of Ebrima Sohna.

[The Point] Marie Sock-Jobarteh, independent aspirant presidential candidate, has said she will contest in the December 4th presidential election and will not back any presidential candidate.

[The Point] The minister for Youth and Sports has outlined the importance of youth participation in electoral processes and other national development activities.

[The Point] Desertification and land degradation are not just natural phenomena. They are the outcomes of long-term over-exploitation and mismanagement of fragile ecosystems.

[The Point] Bakary Sarr, Assistant Bailiff at the High Court in Banjul, was yesterday paraded before Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court and charged with obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Section 288...

[The Point] John F. Mendy has been elected as President of The Gambia Referees Association. Mendy was elected at the association's elective congress held over the weekend.

[The Point] The Gambia Chess national team is currently participating in the 2021 FIDE online Chess Olympiad, which has begun on Friday 20th August 2021 at the American Corner along Kairaba Avenue.

[The Point] The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) in collaboration with Benom Consult on Monday, 23 August 2021 held a validation forum on the roadmap for the establishment of a subsidiary dock labour company.

[The Point] Police in the West Coast Region (WCR) have reportedly arrested Musa Trawally, 25, a resident of Lamin Daranka for allegedly stabbing one Malick Bojang which led to the latter's death, The Point has been reliably informed.

[The Point] The Gambia has registered 31 new cases (cumulative cases, 9,470) according to the 359th national situation report since the confirmation of the first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia, on the 16th March 2020.

[The Point] Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray has stated that the National Export Strategy (NES) 2021-2015 is designed as a practical roadmap for The Gambia to achieve increased levels of economic development by focusing its limited but valuable resou...

[The Point] The 2020 Gambia Open golf tournament organised by the Gambia Golf Association(GGA) in partnership with Fajara Club, is set to get underway at the Sir Dawda Jawara-Fajara Club Golf Course from 16th to 21st November 2021.

[Foroyaa] The Management of Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) and other stakeholders like Gambia Dock Workers Union on Monday August 23th gathered at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara's International Conference Centre to validate a national roadmap for the est...

[Foroyaa] The National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO-NATCOM) has on Saturday embarked on a massive tree planting exercise in four (4) schools within the West Coast Region (WRC).

[Foroyaa] Personnel of the Gambia Police Force have recently arrested a suspect in possession of a bag containing suspected drugs in the North Bank Region under the command of female Inspector Amie Sam.

[Foroyaa] The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources has as part of yearly routine, embarked on tree planting exercise where over 6,000 seedlings of various species were planted at Dobbo Forestry Park in Central Badibou, North ...

[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow has announced that the government will distribute 80 ambulances to all constituencies in the coming weeks.

[Foroyaa] The Gambia has launched its National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for the protection and assistance of vulnerable migrants, including victims of trafficking, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a press release dated 17 Au...

[The Point] Youth gang membership and the crime that it generates is a serious problem in lowand middle-income countries, involving many thousands of young people and resulting in billions of dollars of crime, loss of life, and social disruption.

[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has Tuesday 24th August 2021, issued a press release stating that the country will receive US$85 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

[Foroyaa] Gambia Bar Association President, Mr Salieu Taal, has on Monday reacted to a statement issued by Gambia Government Spokesperson, Ebrima Sankareh, who said in working with Parliament, the Gambian leader hopes to eventually come up with legis...