Gambia
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:46:52 GMTNigerian Victim Calls for Justice At Gambia Truth Commission
[HRW] Banjul -- A Nigerian man whose brother was among about 59 West African migrants killed in Gambia in 2005 by a paramilitary unit controlled by then-president Yahya Jammeh, told Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:10:05 GMTGRA Official Hints No Nation Can Attain Development Without Investing in Human Capital
[Foroyaa] The Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Technical Support and Monitoring, at the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Alagie K Mbaye, has said hinted that no nation can develop without investment in human capital, while describing education as one o...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:10:02 GMTTouma Njie Rejects PPP's New Executive
[Foroyaa] Fatoumatta Touma Njie, National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul South, has rejected the new constituted People's Progressive Party's executive elected on Saturday 27th February 2020 at the party's congress.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:10:01 GMTVeteran Journalist Ba Trawally Laid to Rest
[Foroyaa] Gambian veteran journalist, Ba Trawally, who died on Monday 1st March, 2021, aged 91, was laid to rest on Tuesday at the Latrikunda German Cemetery.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:59 GMTGambia Registers Two Covid-19 Deaths, 21 New Cases
[Foroyaa] The Gambia has Tuesday registered two new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020, to one hundred and fifty.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:58 GMTCourt of Appeal Rules in Favour of Edward Singhatey Regarding
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Court of Appeal has on the 24th February 2021 delivered ruling in the case of former Minister of Defence Edward Singhatey and the Attorney General regarding the "Janneh Commission" adverse finding against him.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:54 GMTFormer Crime Management Coordinator Describes Killing of West African Migrants As Callous
[Foroyaa] Pa Amady Jallow, former Crimes Management Coordinator of the Gambia Police Force who attempted to investigate the killings of West African Migrants in The Gambia in July 2005 yesterday told the TRRC that the killers of the migrants were cal...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:51 GMTMoBSE Holds Adolescent Sexual, Reproductive Health Sensitization Forum
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) Friday commenced a two-day sensitization forum in Banjul to enlighten stakeholders on adolescent sexual and reproductive health issues (ASRH) under a project called Strengthening Access ...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:48 GMTYankuba Touray Admits Contacting Alagie Kanyi
[Foroyaa] Yankuba Touray, a former lands minister of the defunct AFPRC Government has on Tuesday admitted before the high court that that he did contact ex-Corporal Alagie Kanyi in January 2020.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:46 GMTThe Challenge of Internal Party Democracy
[Foroyaa] The general expectation is that if there is going to be any political conflict, it would be between parties and not within parties.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:43 GMTCourt of Appeal Rules State Cannot On Its Own Enforce Janneh Commission Findings Against
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Court of Appeal has on the 24th February 2021 delivered ruling in the case of former Minister of Defence Edward Singhatey and the Attorney General regarding the "Janneh Commission" adverse finding against him.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:39 GMTGambia Press Union Mourns the Death of Veteran Journalist Ba Trawally
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Press Union is deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the demise of veteran journalist Ba Trawally, the first treasurer of the Union.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:37 GMTWomen's Rights Activists Want Government to Implement Laws Criminalizing FGM
[Foroyaa] Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a practice in The Gambia despite the ban by the State.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:09:33 GMTNigerian Authors Book Titled "Once Upon a Time in the Gambia"
[Foroyaa] Mike Williams, a Nigerian living in The Gambia, has authored a book titled 'Once Upon a Time in The Gambia'.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:25:15 GMTNISA Gears Up for Inter-Departmental Championship
[The Point] The National Inter-departmental Sports Association (NISA), a sports body comprising major establishments in the country, is inviting interested companies and institutions wishing to participate in its 2021 championship to register with th...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:25:14 GMT'Men Should Be Frontline Fighters Against Endometriosis'
[The Point] Taking into consideration the fear and lack of courage to divulge some health constraints confronting some women folks, men have been tipped to be frontline fighters against endometriosis - a silent diseases affecting some young girls and...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:25:05 GMTReal De Banjul Coach Reacts to Hawks Victory
[The Point] Coach Ebou Jarra of Real de Banjul has said that when playing against teams like Hawks FC, one needs to maintain discipline with higher tempo to have a chance of winning them.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:25:02 GMTJam City Salvages Lead in 2nd Tier After Triumph Over B4 Kiang West
[The Point] Jam City has salvaged their lead in the ongoing Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League season after walloping B4 Kiang West 4-1 in their seven match played at the Jarra-Soma Mini Stadium on Monday.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:25:00 GMTEffects of Substance, Drug Abuse On Young People
[The Point] Substance and drug abuse is the excessive use of drug for non-medical purpose which is mostly orchestrated by youth who occupy a delicate and sensitive position within the population.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:24:56 GMTGhana Eliminates Gambia in U-20 Afcon Tournament
[The Point] The Black Satellites of Ghana yesterday eliminated the Young Scorpions of The Gambia with a lone goal scoreline in their semi-finals clash of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament played at the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:24:51 GMTCaritas Gambia Distributes 300 Bicycles to Schools
[The Point] The Catholic Development Office (Caritas Gambia) through their partner, Rotary Ireland last week distributed 300 bicycles to 13 schools in The Gambia.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:56:18 GMTEx-Police Investigator Explains Massacre of 8 W/African Migrants
[The Point] A former investigator of The Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Monday shed light on issues surrounding the massacre of 8 West African nationals, who were about to set sail to Spain canaries in search of greener pasture.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:56:15 GMTRural Child Trains VDC Reps, Alkalolu On Migration
[The Point] The Rural Child, a charitable organisation with funding from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) recently held a two day awareness campaign on irregular migration for 30 Village Development Committee Youth Representatives a...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:56:13 GMTGhanaian Survivor Recounts Massacre of W/African Migrants
[The Point] Martin Kyere, the sole known survivor of the 2005 massacre of 50 West African nationals by 'Junglers' in The Gambia on Monday revealed before the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission the identities, the types of tortures and th...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:56:12 GMTNew Political Party Registered
[The Point] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on 1st March confirmed the registration of Democratic Party.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:56:09 GMTOn Graduation of 1st Homegrown Phd Students!
[The Point] Former South African statesman and apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela once famously stated that education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:56:09 GMTCuban Laboratories Already Produce Two Vaccines Against Covid-19 On a Large Scale
[The Point] Havana, Feb 25 (RHC) Thousands of bulbs of two Cuban own vaccines against Covid-19 are produced today in laboratories in the largest of the Antilles, after the start of the manufacture of Abdala, the second formulation towards phase III.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:56:05 GMT'Education Is Fundamental Factor of Development' - Deputy Commissioner of Customs
[The Point] Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Technical Support and Monitoring at The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) Alagie K. Mbye had spoken on the essence of education, saying education in every sense is one of the fundamental factors of development...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:56:01 GMTMoherst Debunks Fake News On UTG Scholarship
[The Point] The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology would like to respond to the recent fake news being circulated on Social Media, regarding the University of The Gambia Scholarships that was officially disseminated by the...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:55:59 GMTMoBSE Stakeholders Discuss ASRH Issues
[The Point] Considering many obstacle affecting the implementation of Comprehensive Health Education (CHE) in The Gambia, the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) in partnership with officials at Banjul City Council (BCC) recently conver...