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Gambia

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:26 GMT
Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Election Bill 2021
[The Point] Legislators of the National Assembly on Monday welcomed and debated during the second reading of the Elections Bill 2021, presented by the Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dawda Jallow.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:23 GMT
Samger Drops Another Significant Points in 2nd Tier
[The Point] Samger Football Club on Friday dropped another vital point in the 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League campaign.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:20 GMT
PURA Visits Media House to Strengthen Partnership
[The Point] The directorate of Human Resource and Corporate Affairs at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) of The Gambia has concluded a two- day visit to media houses in the country.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:17 GMT
Covid-19 - Gambia Registers 19 New Cases, 1 Death
[The Point] The Gambia has registered 19 new positive coronavirus cases, bringing the total ever confirmed in the country since March 2020 to 5, 420.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:16 GMT
Let's Eliminate Trade Barriers in the Sub-Region!
[The Point] Despite the coming into force on 1st January 2021 of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), obstacles still persists in ensuring the free flow of goods and services within the continent.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:13 GMT
Gambia Prepares Money Laundering Charges Against Banta Keita & Co
[The Point] Banta Keita, a French-Gambian and a resident of Fajara M. Section, in the Kanifing Municipality, who is alleged to have shipped in nearly three tonnes of cocaine in the country, is in hot water as the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gamb...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:11 GMT
Gambian Philanthropist Gives to Karantaba Health Center, Others
[The Point] Sulayman Junkung Sawaneh, a Gambian philanthropist based in Denmark recently made series of donations to four health facilities in the Lower River and Central River Regions respectively.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:08 GMT
Veteran Lawyer Explains Jammeh's Interloping of the Judiciary
[The Point] Sheriff M. Tambedou, yesterday appeared before the TRRC to help the Commission understand former President Yahya Jammeh and his interference with the Judiciary.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:06 GMT
Youth and Sports Minister Launches Peace Building Fund for Young Men, Women
[The Point] Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie last Tuesday launched peace building funds (PBF) project for young women and men as stakeholders in ensuring peaceful democratic processes and advocates for the prevention of violence and hat...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:56:02 GMT
Kexx Under Arrest for Giving False Information
[The Point] The Police High Command wishes to inform the public that Kemeseng Sanneh known as Kexx Sanneh is currently under arrest and helping the Police in their investigations.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:55:59 GMT
Mali Vows to Explore Banjul-Bamako Road Transport
[The Point] Mali is looking at possibilities of exploring road transportation between Banjul and Bamako to boost the economy through trade, according to the head of Corporate Affairs at the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA).

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:55:57 GMT
EU Applies Visa Sanctions On Gambia Barrow in a Catch 22 Situation
[The Point] The Gambia is among a list of 13 countries that attracted the wrath of the European Union stringent visa sanctions, for its failure to cooperate in receiving their citizens who exhausted right to stay in Europe.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:55:54 GMT
FJC Conquers Golf Tournament
[The Point] Golfer and politician Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay made a brilliant drive in hole one to record the longest drive in the ladies' category of golf tournament of Friendship.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:55:51 GMT
Tekki Fii Agropreneurs - Farming Against the Tide
[The Point] Young vibrant Gambians who have been through the contemporary academic system all the way to graduate level in Information Technology and Biomedicine are changing perceptions of the new generation with regards to agriculture. Confronted w...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:55:48 GMT
MoYS, GFF Extend Coach Tom Saintfiet Contract
[The Point] Ministry of Youth Ministry of Youth and Sports and The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) yesterday extended the contract of the country's national team Coach Tom Saintfiet until 2026 after guiding the Scorpions to their first-ever Africa C...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:55:44 GMT
GPPA Trains Journalists On Public Procurement Guidelines, Others
[The Point] The Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA) in partnership with the African Development Bank (ADB) on Monday began 5- day training for the Network of Financial and Tax Reporters (NFTR) on basic principles of Public Procurement and Act ...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:35:38 GMT
Trade Ministry Asks Importers of Essential Commodities to Obtain Licensing System Its Reintroduces
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has asked importers of essential commodities in The Gambia to obtain licensing system it's reintroducing to be able to continue importing commodities into the country.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:35:36 GMT
Solo Sima - PURA Issued 15 Petroleum Re-Export Licenses in 2017
[Foroyaa] Mr Solo Sima, Director of Consumer Affairs, has said the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has issued 15 re-export licenses since the commencement of issuance of petroleum re-export licenses in 2017.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:35:33 GMT
PURA DG Passes Away
[Foroyaa] PURA on Tuesday announced the death of its Director General, who died on Tuesday 30th March, 2021 in the United States of America.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:35:30 GMT
What Is Protective Custody?
[Foroyaa] Kemeeng's mother was accompanied to the police station to secure bail for him. He was found in a cell at Kairaba Police Station. The impression was given that he could not be released on bail on the same day.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:40 GMT
Gambia, Senegal Committed to Implement Policy On Fisheries Resources
[Foroyaa] The Gambia and Senegal have shown commitment to regulate and implement a policy that will enable the citizenry to benefit on the fisheries resources that both countries shared.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:38 GMT
Defence Minister Says GAF Subscribes to Constitutional Order of Government
[Foroyaa] Gambia's Defense Minister, Sheikh Omar Faye, has told Parliamentarians that the Gambia Armed Forces is an organization that subscribes to Constitutional Order of Government through the ballot box, and wishes to reiterate its readiness to de...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:35 GMT
CA Continues to Engage Gambians On Importance of Voting in Coming Election
[Foroyaa] Citizens' Alliance (CA) last week held a press conference where it disclosed to the media its continuous engagement with Gambians across the country to sensitize them on the important of voting in the forthcoming election.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:33 GMT
Magistrate Hears Testimony of 17-Year-Old Alleged Victim of Rape
[Foroyaa] A trial magistrate in Basse has heard the testimony of a 17-year-old alleged victim of rape.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:32 GMT
IEC Staff, Law Enforcement Trained On Access to Information, Elections
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Thursday began a two-day training of staff of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and members of both the Gambia Police and Armed Forces on Access to Information and Elections.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:30 GMT
Sanyang Riot - VP Touray Promises Govt Will Follow Due Process
[Foroyaa] The Vice President of The Gambia, Dr. Isatou Touray, has given assurance to the media that due process of the law will be followed in the Sanyang incident that resulted in the death of one Gibril Ceesay.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:25 GMT
GRA Engages Journalists' Network On ECOWAS Protocols
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has engaged the Network of Financial Tax Reporters (NFTR) on ECOWAS Protocols in respect of inter-state road transit barriers within the sub-region.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:23 GMT
Justice Minister Apologizes for Error in Elections Bill 2021
[Foroyaa] The Gambia's Justice Minister, Dawda A Jallow, has on Monday 29th March 2021, apologized to lawmakers for an error inserted in the elections bill 2021 by staff of the judiciary.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:40:20 GMT
Information Minister to Probe Into Circumstances Surrounding the Erection of Towers At Bakau Health Facility
[Foroyaa] The Gambia's Information Minister Ebrima Sillah, has on Wednesday 24th March 2021, assured lawmakers that his Ministry will investigate the circumstances surrounding the erection of two towers in the premises of Bakau Health Center.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:21:58 GMT
Regional Rice Value Chain Development Project Lunched
[The Point] CRR -- The regional rice value chain development project was recently lunched at Wassu youth center in Central River Region (CRR) North.



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