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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:57:47 GMT
Calm Returns to Sanyang After Police Clashed With Youths On Monday
[Foroyaa] A serene atmosphere was observed on Tuesday in Sanyang as things returned back to normalcy and people were going about their activities in Sanyang, a village about 43 kilometres away from the country's capital, Banjul.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:57:20 GMT
Gambia - Sanyang Victim of Stabbing Laid to Rest
[Foroyaa] Gibril Ceesay from Sanyang, who died after stabbing by an alleged thief as he tried to apprehend him, has been laid to rest on 16th March, 2021 at the Bunkilling Cemetery in Sanyang.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:27:20 GMT
Lawmakers Call for Urgent Investigation Into Sanyang Killing Incident
[Foroyaa] Lawmakers have called on the Government and the Police to launch an urgent investigation into the killing incident that took place at Sanyang in Kombo South District, West Coast Region.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:27:19 GMT
Lawmakers Say Skin Bleaching Has Implications On Human Health
[Foroyaa] Scores of National Assembly Members have on Tuesday said skin bleaching has adverse negative impact and implications on the health of those involved in the act.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:27:15 GMT
Plans Afoot to Establish Skill Centers in Regions
[Foroyaa] Plans are afoot to establish skill or training centers in regions across the country, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research Science and Technology (MOHERST) informed members of the national assembly on Wednesday.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:27:14 GMT
Vegvo Technology Donates D25, 000 to Youth Group to Implement Poetry Project
[Foroyaa] Vegvo Technology (VT), a Gambian US-based company, has on Saturday 13 March donated twenty-five thousand dalasi (D25, 000) to Inspiring Young Star of The Gambia at a ceremony held at Sen FM office, Westfield.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:27:11 GMT
Gambia Begins Covid-19 Vaccination With Targeted Group of the Population
[Foroyaa] Health Authorities have on Wednesday 17th March 2021 informed this medium COVID-19 vaccination has officially started as scheduled with the targeted group of the population.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:27:06 GMT
Foreign Affairs Ministry Makes Effort to Address Plight of Gambian Students in Sudan
[Foroyaa] The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Tuesday morning (17 March 2021) held meeting with the Regional Director of Munazamat Al-Dawa Al-Islamia (Mada), Dr. Lobna Abdal Aziz Muh...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:27:03 GMT
The Danger of Mob Justice
[Foroyaa] Mob justice is to take the law into one's hand. The common reaction of a person who suffers injustice in the hands of a person is to seek revenge. The likely impact of revenge is the tendency for it to yield more injustice and more revenge.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:39:51 GMT
Minister Bah Pays Condolence to Family of Thione Seck
[Foroyaa] The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat Bah, has on Tuesday 16th March 2021 paid condolence to the family of late Thione Seck, a renowned Senegalese musician who passed away on recently.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:39:49 GMT
Calm Returns to Sanyang Following Violent Clashes On Monday
[Foroyaa] A serene atmosphere was observed on Tuesday in Sanyang as things returned back to normalcy and people were going about their activities in Sanyang, a village about 43 kilometers away from the country's capital, Banjul.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:39:46 GMT
NCAC Creative Director Praises IOM for Documenting Evidence On Migration
[Foroyaa] The Director of Creative and Performing Arts at the National Center for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has praised the International Organization for Migration (IOM) The Gambia office for documenting evidence generated on migration in the country.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:36:16 GMT
Senegalese Ambassador Reacts to Sanyang Riot
[The Point] The Senegalese ambassador to The Gambia Basirou Sene has spoken on the recent Sanyang riot which claimed the life of a 32-year-old Gibril Ceesay, calling for calm and restraint in the coastal settlement of Sanyang.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:36:13 GMT
Views of Communities Along Newly Constructed Lamin Koto Passamas Road
[The Point] The people of the Upper River Region (URR),of all walks of life, living in the North Bank and along the newly constructed Lamin Koto -Passamas Road of 122 kilometres, have welcomed this long-awaited project of over 40 years of promise and...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:36:11 GMT
PEC, Others Table Petroleum Commission Bill 2020
[The Point] Legislators of the Public Enterprises Committee (PEC) in collaboration with Environment and Sustainable Development and NGO Affairs of the National Assembly, yesterday adopted the Petroleum Commission Bill 2020.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:36:08 GMT
GAP Leader Pledges Better Leadership Under His Presidency
[The Point] The secretary general and leader of the Gambia Action Party (GAP), Musa Yali Bacthilly, yesterday stated on his Facebook page that Gambia will be on better footing when GAP is voted in office after December presidential election.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:36:06 GMT
Does Africa Need a New Narrative On Migration?
[The Point] A new narrative on migration in Africa is emerging. It challenges and debunks commonly held perceptions and myths about African migration and African migrants, revealing that most people are not crossing seas and oceans to migrate, but ra...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:36:02 GMT
3rd Jungler, Bai Lowe Arrested in Germany for Role in Killing Deyda Hydara, Shooting Lawyer Sillah
[The Point] March 16th is Marie's birthday, one of the kids left behind by Journalist Deyda Hydara after he succumbed to bullets of the hit squad of former President Yahya Jammeh. This year, she's greeted with news of the arrest of one of her father'...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:19:32 GMT
Germany Arrests Gambian for Crimes Against Humanity
[DW] The former member of the Gambian armed forces is suspected of involvement in crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder under then President Yahya Jammeh.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:24:39 GMT
Gambia Records 34 New Covid-19 Cases
[Foroyaa] The Gambia has on Tuesday 16th March 2021 registered thirty-four new cases of the deadly coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to five thousand and nineteen.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:24:35 GMT
The President of Nigeria Persists Without Breakthrough - Why?
[Foroyaa] The agenda to revisit the 1997 Constitution is not the affair of any individual political party. It is a national issue which was demanded by the Gambia Opposition for Electoral Reform (GOFER), before the Jammeh administration lost power.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:24:32 GMT
Police to Investigate Death of Gibril Ceesay
[Foroyaa] Spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force, Superintendent Lamin Njie, said on Tuesday the Police High Command was assuring the public that thorough investigation would be conducted in the case of robbery with violence resulting to the death o...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:40:34 GMT
Alleged Ex-Member of 'Junglers' Killing Squad Arrested in Germany
[RFI] A former member of the Gambian armed forces elite squad called the 'Junglers' was arrested in Germany on Tuesday, accused of crimes against humanity, including allegedly aiding in the killing of journalist Deyda Hydara.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:27:08 GMT
Covid-19 Kills Five People
[Foroyaa] The Gambia has on Wednesday registered five new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020, to one hundred and fifty-eight.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:34:44 GMT
Gadhoh Female Wing Commemorates International Women's Day
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHOHF) on 13th March 2021 commemorated International Women's Day.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:34:41 GMT
Finance Minister Requests for Ample Time for Him to Report On Annual Budget, Country's Debt Portfolio
[Foroyaa] Gambia's Finance Minister, Mamburay Njie, has asked the National Assembly to give them more time for him to prepare quarterly reports and make comprehensive analysis on the actuals on the country's annual budget and the debt portfolio.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:34:37 GMT
Gambian Lawmakers Establish Friendship Groups With Foreign Parliaments
[Foroyaa] The Gambia National Assembly has on Monday 15th March 2021, established friendship groups with its foreign counterparts' parliaments in Serbia, Venezuela, Mauritania and Senegal

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:34:34 GMT
Police Officer Testifies in Assault Case
[Foroyaa] The Kanifing Magistrates Court, presided over by Magistrate Mben Faal, has on Monday March 15, 2021, heard the case involving one Cherno Jallow who is said to have punched Modou Jallow on his left eye and caused him grievous bodily harm.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:34:31 GMT
Gambia Ratifies Agreement With DCAF
[Foroyaa] The Gambia's National Assembly has on Monday 15th March 2021 ratified the agreement with the Geneva Center for Security Sector Governance (DCAF).

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:34:30 GMT
Brikama Area Council Presents Over D1Million to Communities in WCR
[Foroyaa] Brikama Area Council on Friday 11 March, presented three Cheques to three communities in the West Coast Region amounting to One million, Two Hundred and Eight Thousand Dalasi (D1, 208, 000)



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