Gambia

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:29:53 GMT
Lawmakers Pass the Special Prosecutor's Office Bill
[Foroyaa] Members of the National Assembly of The Gambian are divided on the Special Prosecutor's Office (SOP) Bill 2024.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:27:29 GMT
Justice Minister Puts Forth Bill to Prosecute Rights Violators
[Foroyaa] The Gambia's Minister for Justice, Dawda A Jallow, on Monday, 21st April 2024, tabled a bill entitled Special Prosecutor's Office Bill 2024.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:28:16 GMT
Gambia to Deploy Over 4000 Security Personnel for OIC Summit
[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow has on Monday informed the media that the Gambia will deploy over four thousand (4000) security personnel for the forthcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held in The Gambia from 4th t...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:29:00 GMT
Ferry Disaster Must Be Prevented
[Foroyaa] The recent arrest of those who attempted to protest against the absence of ferries at the Banjul/Barra route and the subsequent invitation of some officials of The Gambia Ferry Service Company Limited on the predicament of the ferry service...

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:18:51 GMT
Over 200 Communities to Benefit From U.S.$66 Million Electricity Project
[The Point] The National Water and Electronic Company (NAWEC) with funding from the World Bank last week laid a foundation stone for a US$66 million electricity project called ECOREAP, which will electrify over 298 communities in The Gambia.

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:23:12 GMT
Good Morning Mr President - Senegal-Gambia Relations, OIC Summit
[The Point] Mr President, it is gratifying to see the newly elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye make its first visit to The Gambia, to discuss pertinent issues including cementing the existing bilateral relations between the tw...

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:22:12 GMT
Prominent Youth Leader Marr Nyang, Others Arrested
[The Point] Prominent youth leader Marr Nyang, who doubles as the Executive Director of Gambia Participate and Omar Cham, the Speaker of the National Youth Parliament (NYP) among other young people in NBR have been arrested in the early hours of Sund...

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:21:01 GMT
Newspaper Publishers Meet President Barrow
[The Point] As part of its outreach programme to meet key stakeholders, the Newspaper Publishers Association (NEPA) on Friday held a meeting with President Adama Barrow at State House. The meeting came after a month-old request was made by NEPA to in...

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:20:03 GMT
Barrow Vows to Repeal Draconian Media Laws - Pap Saine
[The Point] Veteran Gambian journalist and co-founder of The Point newspaper, Pap Saine, who doubles as the chairperson of the Newspaper Publishers Association (NEPA) has revealed that the Gambian leader has assured them of his continuous commitment ...

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:17:28 GMT
Barrow Calls for Robust Partnership With Gambian Publishers
[The Point] President Adama Barrow hosted a delegation of Gambian Newspaper publishers, led by their President, Pap Saine of the Point Newspaper, to discuss strengthening the relations between the Government and the Publishers.

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:10:29 GMT
Bill Threatens Ban On Female Genital Mutilation
[HRW] Abuja -- Reject Proposed Law That Would Reverse Critical Gains for Women's, Girls' Rights

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:43:57 GMT
Gambia to Get Two New Ferries in 16 Months
[The Point] The Gambia government through the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) yesterday signed a contract with DAMEN Shipyard for the construction and design of two new green solar powered ferries.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:48:04 GMT
EU, Interpol Boost Gambia's Fight Against Crime
[The Point] Under the WAPIS (West Africa Police Information System/AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) Project, INTERPOL, with the European Union and the national authorities, officially launched the implementation of the Automated Fin...

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:46:52 GMT
Police Call for Construction of 152 Speed Bumps to Avert Road Accidents
[The Point] Speaking before the Standing Committee on Defence and Security of The National Assembly on Wednesday, Lamin King Colley, commissioner, the Gambia Police Force Mobile Traffic Unit, revealed that they embarked on a pilot study across the co...

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:44:37 GMT
'Govt Won't Take Lightly Illegal Sale of Manduar Forest'
[The Point] Rohey John Manjang, the minister for Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resource, has made it clear that the government would not take "lightly" the illegal sale of the Manduar Forest.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:45:33 GMT
Govt to Implement Participatory Forest Management Scheme
[The Point] The Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Rohey John Manjang, has informed lawmakers that the forestry department is working on implementing a participatory forest management scheme for communities to take owners...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:02:42 GMT
Barrow Meets Ferry Engineers in Surprise Visit
[The Point] In a demonstration of leadership and commitment to the welfare of citizens, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow, paid a surprise visit to engineers working on the recently stranded ferry to assess the progress firsthand.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:03:21 GMT
The Dilemma At Banjul-Barra Crossing Point!
[The Point] Travelers (and commuters) plying the Banjul and Barra crossing are going through difficult times these days due to the breakdown of ferries plying this busy sea route.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:02:13 GMT
Gbos Warns Against Compromise of Integrity Ahead of Census
[The Point] Nyakassi M.B. Sanyang, the statistician general of The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) has stressed that they will not compromise with anything that threatens the integrity of The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) in the conduct of th...

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:15:35 GMT
President Diomaye Faye Due in Banjul
[The Point] An official source has confirmed to The Point that the Senegalese new president, Basirou Diomaye Faye will make his first official visit to The Gambia on Saturday, 20 April 2024 for a day working visit.

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:19:24 GMT
NPP Holds Reconciliation Meeting in Sami, Crr
[The Point] Party militants and ward committees of the National People's Party (NPP) in Sami constituency in Central River Region recently convened a mass reconciliation meeting at a ceremony held at Karantaba Toro in Sami district.

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:01:39 GMT
Stakeholders Affirm Nutrition Bill Will Empower Women
[Foroyaa] Officials from the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) and the Office of the Vice President have affirmed to the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees that the Nutrition Bill 2023 will empower...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:29:30 GMT
Gambians Express Frustration As All Ferries Shuttling the Banjul-Barra Route Undergo Maintenance
[Foroyaa] Passengers who used the Banjul - Barra ferry crossing on daily basis have over the weekend express their frustration as authorities at Gambia Ports Authority said they have suspended their ferry service in this seaway.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:30:16 GMT
GAF, Others Rescue Passengers On Board Kanilai Ferry After They Spent Five Hours At Sea
[Foroyaa] Rescue teams including personnel of the Gambia Armed Forces on Friday 12th April 2024 rescued passengers, who spent five hours on board the Kanilai ferry at sea after the engine of the aforesaid ferry experienced a breakdown.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:30:54 GMT
Disaster Must Be Avoided
[Foroyaa] Every transport must be road worthy. To drive a transport without brakes is to invite the wrath of unpredictable proportion. In the same vein every ferry must be sea-worthy. To make ferry ply waters without its mechanical system functioning...

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:16:36 GMT
President Barrow Declares Eid Public Holiday
[Foroyaa] The Office of the President informs the public that His Excellency Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, is pleased to declare Wednesday, 10th, and Thursday, 11th April 2024, as public holidays throughout The Gambia in obse...

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:59:55 GMT
With All the Publicity Given in Combating Drugs Like Kush Has a Lab Been Built?
[Foroyaa] Drug abuse and fake drugs are both threats to health and life. Laboratories are necessary to test fake drugs from being used and the rehabilitation of drug abusers must be linked to the testing of substance abuse by drug addicts.

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:51:11 GMT
AG Speaker Barau Says - 'We Are Resolute to Uphold Peace and Stability'
[Foroyaa] The Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hon Barau Jibrin, has said that the representatives of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament, are resolute to uphold peace and stability of the people of West Africa.

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:52:25 GMT
Farmers Union Extols Govt Over Successful Groundnut Season
[Foroyaa] The Executive of the Gambia Farmers Union recently paid a courtesy call on the Management of the National Food Security Processing Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC), formerly called GGC, to express gratitude to the government for providing the...

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:51:47 GMT
Magistrate Remands 10 Defendants in Manduar Forest Saga
[Foroyaa] Principal Magistrate Anna O. Mendy of Brikama Magistrate's Court has remanded the Chairperson of the Manduar Village Community Development and nine (9) others. They were detained by personnel of the Brikama Madina Police Post on Sunday, 7 A...

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