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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:42 GMT
Supreme Court Refuses Gambia Participate, Others Request for Interim Injunction
[Foroyaa] The Supreme Court of The Gambia has in a unanimous ruling refused to grant an interim injunction sought by Gambia Participate and Center for Research and Policy Development against the Clerk of the National Assembly, Auditor General and Min...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:41 GMT
Three Councils Launch 100, 000 Euro Project to Manage Waste
[Foroyaa] Three administrative councils in The Gambia have on 10th February 2021 launched a project worth 100, 000 euros (which is over six million dalasis) which aims to ensure a sustainable waste management in the Greater Banjul Area.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:39 GMT
Should Political Figures Accuse Each Other of Crime?
[Foroyaa] Sometime ago President Barrow alleged that some pollical figures have the aim to sell the country. Now other political figures are making allegations against him.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:38 GMT
Police Rearrest 3 Years Jotna Leaders After Court Discharges Them
[Foroyaa] A trial judge in Banjul has discharged the leaders of 3 Years Jotna group following the State's application to withdraw the case.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:37 GMT
"Flood Claims Life in Sabi Village Yearly", Says Hospital Management Committee Chairperson
[Foroyaa] Urr -- Mr. Sheriff Sillah, the Chairperson of Sabi Village Health Facility Management Committee, has disclosed to lawmakers that in the past six years, flood has been claiming lives on a yearly basis in the village.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:33 GMT
Police to Enforce Law On Vehicles With Tinted Glasses
[Foroyaa] The office of the Inspector General of Police will effective on Thursday 11th February 2021, start the issuance and enforcement of the rule pertaining to vehicles with tinted glasses.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:32 GMT
Did People Come From Cassamance to Torture Gambians As Alleged?
[Foroyaa] During the Jammeh administration many allegations used to be made to claim that rebels from Casamance were recruited and used as thugs to impose a regime of coercion on the Gambian people. The TRRC has not come to an end and many revelation...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:30 GMT
Prisons Director Fails to Honour Summons to Appear in Court
[Foroyaa] The murder trial involving the State and Buba Drammeh failed to proceed for the second time following the Prisons Director's failure to honour the court's summon to either bring Drammeh or appear in person to explain why he could not be pro...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:29 GMT
VP Touray Calls for Collaboration to End FGM in Gambia
[Foroyaa] Dr. Isatou Touray, the Vice President of The Gambia, has called for close collaboration among stakeholders in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:28 GMT
The Need for Scholarship for Tertiary Education
[Foroyaa] Girl students are increasingly steering away from early marriage in order to attain higher education to earn more income as mothers in the future to support their children in the future. Now that all the advocacy programmes against early ma...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:24 GMT
Trade Ministry Reduces Costs Charged On MSMEs Registration
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) has reduced the costs charged on Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) FOR registration.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:23 GMT
GAF Military Police Unit Receives Training From British Royal Military Police
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Armed Forces Military Police Unit on Monday 8th February, 2021, commenced military police training with the British Royal Military Police.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:19 GMT
Journalist Sainey M.K Marenah, 15 Other Journalists Authored Book
[Foroyaa] Gambian journalist Sainey M.K Marenah in collaboration with fifteen other African journalists, have authored a book entitled "Hounded".

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:16 GMT
IEC Warns Civil Society Group to Desist From Impersonation
[Foroyaa] The Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has issued a warning to a group of individuals referring to themself as "Operation No Illegal Voting" to desist from illegally conducting voter sensitization.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:24:13 GMT
EFSTH Officials Say Inadequate Consumables, a Major Challenge in Fight Against Covid-19
[Foroyaa] Officials of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) have informed the National Assembly Select Committee on Health that the inadequate supply of needed daily consumables is posing a serious challenge to them in their resolve to ...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:32:03 GMT
GBOs Fails to Present 2017, 2018 & 2019 Financial Reports
[The Point] The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) yesterday appeared before legislators of the National Assembly Select Committee on Public Enterprises Committee (PEC), giving excuses that they could not present their financial statements for the ye...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:32:00 GMT
The 'Fulcrum, Humankind's Retreat From the Brink of Peril' By Alpha A. Jallow. Baobab 2021
[The Point] This book is a philosophical musing on what the world is and what the world should be and could be. It paints a correct picture of the painful state of the world, and also an idyllic picture of what it could be if we do the right things a...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:32:00 GMT
Baby Scorpions Bounce Back With Mauritania Win
[The Point] Goals from Bakary Jatta and Modou Lamin Marong gave the Baby Scorpions a 2-0 win over Mauritania to move within a step closer to securing a place in the semi-finals of the WAFU A U-17 Cup of Nations in Senegal.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:56 GMT
200 Gambians Repatriated From Niger
[The Point] The UN migration agency offices in Niger has confirmed that 183 Gambians were repatriated from their Agadez transit center in Niger in 2020, with CFA 15 million spent on facilitating return of the last batch of 30 last week.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:52 GMT
State House Protocol Officer Sowe Testifies in Passport Scandal Case
[The Point] Protocol Officer Momodou Sowe of the State House has on Monday, 8th February testified in the passport scandal case involving Mansa Sumareh and Ebrima J. Sanneh.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:50 GMT
Poor Mobile Telecom Network Forces Sare Gubu to Use Senegal SIM Cards
[The Point] Residents of Sare Gubu Basiru in the Sandu District, Upper River Region (URR) have complained over what they called poor mobile telecommunication network and internet connection services in the area.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:47 GMT
Nusrat SSS Clocks 50 in October
[The Point] Nusrat Senior Secondary School will celebrate its 50 years of existence in October 2021. In a move to raise public awareness about the Golden Jubilee celebration, the Nusrat Ex-Students Association (NESA) over the weekend held a press con...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:44 GMT
Barrow's Brace Inspire Bologna Victory Over Parma
[The Point] Scorpions' striker Musa Barrow scored twice to inspire Bologna to a 3-0 victory over Parma in their week twenty-one fixtures of the Italian Serie A league played at the Ennio Tardini Stadium on Sunday.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:39 GMT
Climate Change Is Real!
[The Point] The world is drifting steadily toward a climate catastrophe. For many of us, that's been clear for a few years or maybe a decade or even a few decades.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:35 GMT
Salimina Admits Series of Tortures
[The Point] Former director of operations at National Intelligence Agent (NIA), Salimina Drammeh, yesterday testified before the TRRC, admitting he had participated in torturing Ballo Kanteh, Omar Dampha, Sainey Faye and Ebrima Barrow.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:31 GMT
Defence Says Witness Assaulted Yakumba's Brother
[The Point] Defence Counsel Yankuba Darboe, who is representing Yakumba Jaiteh and Yusupha Jaiteh, who were charged with assault and obstruction, on the 4th February, 2021, told the third prosecution witness that he assaulted Yakumba Jaiteh's brother...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:27 GMT
Sandu Cattle Farmers Face Inadequate Water Supply
[The Point] Sare Gubu Basiru residents, in the Sandu District, Upper River Region north (URR/n), one of the leading cattle farmers in The Gambia have complained over what they called a lack of sufficient drinking water for their cattle.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:24 GMT
Govt Launches U.S.$80 Million Agricultural Project
[The Point] The Gambia government through the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday 9 February 2021 launched a staggering US$80 million dollar resilience for a transformative smallholder project.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:23 GMT
45 Fashion Designers Train On Technical Fashion Designs
[The Point] At least 45 fashion designers recently ended a three-day training on technical fashion designs at the Gaye Nyoro Skills Center.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:31:21 GMT
'Africell Has the Largest Market Share in Gambia Telecoms'
[The Point] The director general of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), Momodou Jallow, yesterday disclosed before the legislators of the Public Enterprises Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly that the telecommunication sector in t...



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