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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:13:03 GMT
Pastef Leader Ousmane Sonko Arraigned Before a Judge
[Foroyaa] Pastef leader, Ousmane Sonko, was on Friday arraigned before a judge in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:14:21 GMT
Did Jammeh Order the Killing of Migrants?
[JusticeInfo.net] This is the largest massacre committed during the 22 years of Yahya Jammeh's reign in the Gambia. More than fifty migrants were executed in July 2005. Clear evidence that it was carried out on the orders of the government was so far...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:27:19 GMT
Covid-19 Patient Absconds From Treatment Centre
[Foroyaa] Health Authorities have yesterday informed this medium that one COVID-19 patient absconded from one of the treatment centres, whilst five others were newly discharged from the aforesaid centres.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:27:17 GMT
Halifa Sallah Maintains 'The Next Change Should Be System Change'
[Foroyaa] Halifa Sallah, the Secretary General and presidential flag bearer of PDOIS said The Gambia needs a system change. He said this on Sunday as his party unveiled their Transformative Agenda (TA 2021).

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:27:13 GMT
GPF Withdraws Resident Guards Previously Assigned to Certain VIPs Due to Operational Exigencies
[Foroyaa] The Spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force Superintendent Lamin Njie said the Police Command has accordingly withdrawn resident guards previously assigned to certain VIPs due to operational exigencies.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:27:12 GMT
PDOIS Elects New Central Committee Members
[Foroyaa] The People's Democratic Organizations for Independence and socialism (PDOIS) on Sunday elected a new Central Committee responsible for steering the affairs of the party.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:27:11 GMT
A D21million Contract Offer and a Proposal to Build an Academy in the Gambia
[Foroyaa] The coast was beginning to clear so was Gambia's quest to make a mark in the world of football.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:27:09 GMT
Mamma Kandeh Expresses Discontent With Retention of ECOMIG Forces
[Foroyaa] The Secretary General of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) who also doubles as the party leader, Mamma Kandeh, on Saturday March 6th 2021 expressed his disagreement with ECOWAS conceived idea of replacing the current ECOMIG stabilizing f...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:27:07 GMT
Prospective Travellers to Pay D3000 for Covid-19 Test
[Foroyaa] Government announced on Monday evening that with effect from the 11th day of March, 2021,all intending travellers requiring COVID 19 testing and certification will pay an amount of three thousand Dalasis (D3,000.00).

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:27:04 GMT
Chief of Defence Staff Concludes 4 - Days Working Visit to Senegal
[Foroyaa] Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces, (GAF) Lieutenant General Yakuba Drammeh, has recently returned home from Senegal where he embarked on a 4 - day working visit to his Senegalese Counterpart, Air Force General Birom Di...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:13:10 GMT
Fight Against Endometriosis Receives Boost, As Organisation Marks Its Launch
[Foroyaa] The fight against endometriosis- a condition that affects 1 in 10 women worldwide- has received a significant boost on Saturday 6th March, 2021, in The Gambia when the Let's Fight Endo organisation marked its launch.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:13:08 GMT
TRRC - Former Barra So Admits Covering Up, Falsifying Evidence
[Foroyaa] Assistant Commissioner of Police and onetime Station Officer at Barra Police Station, Ibrahim Jawara Demba, has admitted before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that he was complicit in the former government's cov...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:13:06 GMT
GIZ, Partners Clean Up Brufut Fish Landing Site
[Foroyaa] The German Development Agency (GIZ) in collaboration with the Fisheries Department, GAMWORKS and the Community of Brufut, under the ECOWAS RSDF Pilot Project, has conducted a daylong cleansing exercise at the Brufut Fish Landing Site.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:13:00 GMT
Gambia First Covax Vaccine to Cater for 487, 780 People
[Foroyaa] The Minister of Health Dr Ahmed Lamin Samateh has recently informed the media that the first Covax vaccine received by the government will cater for only 20% of the population, which are about 487,780 people.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:12:57 GMT
Banjul-Bamako Transit Trade Remains a Major Challenge - GRA Boss
[Foroyaa] The Commissioner General of Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Yankuba Darboe, has said the transit trade between The Gambia and Mali remains a major challenge, despite the ECOWAS Protocol on free movement of goods and services.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:12:54 GMT
PDOIS Caravan Tour Receives Rousing Welcome in Banjul, KM
[Foroyaa] The People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism on Saturday embarked on a Caravan Tour of Banjul and Kanifing Municipality.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:36 GMT
Joint Statement By UN Agencies in the Gambia On International Women's Day 2021
[The Point] Annually 8 March is set aside to commemorate International Women's Day globally. The UN in The Gambia joins hands with all people in The Gambia to celebrate and applaud progress made to remove discrimination and inequalities faced by wome...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:33 GMT
GRA Board of Directors Pay Courtesy Visit to Mandinary Depot
[The Point] Board of directors and senior management of The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) recently paid courtesy call on the general manager of Gam Petroleum Deport in Mandinary, Saikou Drammeh.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:28 GMT
GRA Boss Advocates for Free Movement of Goods in Sub-Region
[The Point] Commissioner General of The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA)has renewed his call for member states to open up and endeavour to honour the ECOWAS protocols that have been signed by ECOWAS member states.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:26 GMT
Statement of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) On the Commemoration of International Women's Day 2021
[The Point] The National Human Rights Commission joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Women's Day 8 March 2021 on the theme "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world."

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:24 GMT
New Positions, Promotions in SIS Hierachy Restructuring
[The Point] Directors and other top officials of the State Intelligence Services (SIS) have been promoted to several new positions that have been created within the country's intelligence agency. Authorities confirmed the officers were promoted two w...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:22 GMT
Good Morning Mr President - Health and Security Should Top the Agenda!
[The Point] Mr President, today March 8th will mark the beginning of your government's moves to stop all forms of public gatherings like weddings, political and cultural gatherings etc, as we have seen recent surge in the number of reported cases of ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:21 GMT
NPP Treasurer Decries Gambia's Retrogressive Politics
[The Point] The regional treasurer of National People's Party (NPP) for Kanifing Municipality has decried that the country is periodically sliding towards a retrogressive politics, further stifling the country's democratic progress.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:19 GMT
An Eye On the Future of Women in ICT As World Celebrates International Women's Day
[The Point] Today the World celebrates the International Women's Day, a day traditionally set aside for celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. For Africa, and for the ICT community in the continent, this day p...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:15 GMT
SJAG Holds Annual General Meeting
[The Point] Sports Journalists' Association of The Gambia (SJAG) on Saturday held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the NaNA conference hall.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:13 GMT
AAFWA Poised to Help Asthmatics Cope With Covid-19 Safety Regulations
[The Point] President of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of West Africa (AAFWA) Sheku Wai has said that one their major objectives is to help asthma patients cope with safety regulations put in place as part of efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandem...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:09 GMT
PPP Maintains Kebba E. Jallow As Party Leader
[The Point] The People's Progressive Party (PPP) has maintained Honourable Kebba E. Jallow as its secretary general and party leader.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:06 GMT
Kandeh Calls On Gambians to Take Back Their Country
[The Point] Newly re-elected party leader and secretary general of The Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Hon. Mamma Kandeh has called on Gambians to take back their country to be free from man-made uncertainty that Gambians are facing.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:52:01 GMT
Brufut Caliph General Attends Gamos, Ziyarehs in Provinces
[The Point] The Caliph General of Brufut Caliphate who is also elected the leader of an Islamic organization in the country, over the weekend attended Gamos, Mosque inauguration and Ziyarehs in Libras in CRR, Sutukoba in URR, Sutukung in LRR, No Kund...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:51:59 GMT
Hands On Gambia to Support Small Holder Farms
[The Point] Hands on Gambia, a local farm based initiative is gearing up efforts towards empowering sustainable gardening across urban communities.



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