Gambia
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:06:22 GMT10 African Films and TV Series Breaking Boundaries
[DW] More and more African filmmakers are making their mark on the global stage and 2021 looks set to be another promising year for the growing sector.
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:14:38 GMTWest African Christians 'Marginalized' During Ramadan
[DW] The ability to uphold minorities' religious freedoms in predominantly-Muslim countries appears to be a delicate matter. Although in Gambia -- which maintains a secular constitution -- it's a little more complicated.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:56:37 GMTTwo New Covid-19 Related Deaths Recorded, 32 New Cases
[Foroyaa] The Gambia has on Thursday 22nd April 2021 registered two new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to one hundred and seventy-three.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:41:58 GMTCourt Convicts Man for Robbing Policeman
[Foroyaa] Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court has convicted one Abdoulie Saine, a Senegalese national for robbing one Corporal Lamin Darboe of the Serrekunda Police Station.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:41:51 GMTFormer Gambian Soldier Omar Sarjo Faces Prosecution for Obtaining Passport By False Declaration
[Foroyaa] Omar Sarjo, a former Gambian soldier who was dismissed from the Army by the current Government is facing prosecution for obtaining Gambian passport by false declaration.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:41:49 GMTState Files Motion Seeking to Stay NIA 9 Case After Yankuba Badjie and His Colleagues Protested Against Justice Kumba Sillah Camara
[Foroyaa] Private lawyers hired by the State to prosecute former officials of the National Intelligence Agency have filed a fresh motion before the Gambia Court of Appeal asking the latter to stay proceedings in the NIA 9 Case at the High Court.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:44:28 GMTOutgoing ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Pays Courtesy Call On Barrow
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 20th April 2021: President Adama Barrow on Tuesday received the outgoing International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the State House in Banjul.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:44:23 GMTGALGA, RDI Commence Capacity Building of WDCs On Good Governance, Leadership and Management
[The Point] Press release: Over 40 ward councilors, ward secretaries and community development assistants are currently participating in a five-day capacity building training on good governance, leadership and management at the Mansakonko Area Counci...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:44:20 GMTBarrow Urged to Take Advantage of Baden-Württemberg Coalition Govt
[The Point] Yahya Sonko, the newly elected speaker of Refugee Council of Germany state of Baden-Württemberg has called on the Barrow government to take advantage of and restart positive, transparency and fruitful negotiations with the coming governm...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:44:16 GMTFAO's Drone Training Improves the Fight Against Climate Change
[The Point] 16 APRIL 2021, Banjul - Infertile soils, high prevalence of crops diseases and pests amidst weak research, plant protection and extension services, as well as climate change impacts, remain major contributing factors to low agricultural p...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:44:12 GMTGamworks, GGC, Others Hold Stakeholder Staff Retreat
[The Point] Gambia Agency for Management of Public Works (Gamworks), the implementing agency for government projects in collaboration with The Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC) and Context Network recently held a three-day stakeholders' retreat at t...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:44:09 GMTDictator Hunter Says Perpetrators Testimony Enough to Prosecute Jammeh
[The Point] Renowned international human rights advocate, Reed Broody, also fondly called Dictator Hunter says the testimonies of direct perpetrators at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) could be enough to convict former Pre...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:44:06 GMT'Unlawful Termination of Magistrate, Judges Were Rampant'
[The Point] Veteran Lawyer Fafa Edrissa Mbai in his third day of testimony before the TRRC, reiterated that during the 22 years of former President Yahya Jammeh's rule, unlawful dismissals of magistrate and judges were the order of the day.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:44:02 GMTMental Health Crisis Is the Other Epidemic!
[The Point] Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, another epidemic is raging: a mental health crisis.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:43:59 GMTForeign Minister Receives Russian Ambassador And Team Investors
[The Point] BANJUL, 20 April, 2021: The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Tuesday received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, H.E. M...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:43:56 GMTPolice Arrest Youth At Mandinary LBS
[The Point] At least four young people have been arrested by the Gambia Police Force (GPF) for intrusion and misconduct at the Mandinary Lower Basic School; The Point has been reliably informed.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:43:49 GMTNCAC DG Acknowledges Govt Support to Arts Sector Amid Covid-19
[The Point] Amid the corona virus pandemic that continues to seriously affect institutions and countries around the globe, the director general of the National Center for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has acknowledged government's support to the country's ...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:43:44 GMTBrikama Association New York Donates Food Items to Brikama Imams
[The Point] Brikama Association New York, a USA-based group of Brikama residents on Wednesday presented food items worth over one hundred and forty-five thousand dalasis(D145, 000) to Association of Brikama Imams at a ceremony held at Brikama Central...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:21:17 GMTGovt Eliminates Trachoma, a Leading Cause of Blindness Worldwide
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Addis Ababa -- Small West African nation follows Ghana in successfully eradicating the painful eye disease, which still affects people in more than 40 countries
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:32:33 GMTFormer AG Denies Playing Any Role in the Process of Drafting Decrees for 1994 Junta
[Foroyaa] Fafa E. M'Bai, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has denied playing any role in the process of drafting decrees and creation of Commissions of Inquiries for the 1994 Junta.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:56:39 GMTWhich Documents Are Required to Get Registration?
[Foroyaa] QUESTION OF THE DAY
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:14:59 GMT19,634 People Vaccinated Against Covid-19 in the Gambia
[Foroyaa] Health authorities have on Wednesday 21st April 2021 informed this medium that nineteen thousand six hundred and thirty-four (19,634) people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of 18th April 2021.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:14:58 GMTNational Assembly Joint Committee Engages IEC On Election Bill
[Foroyaa] The national assembly joint committee on Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Human Rights and Constitutional Matters has engaged the country's election body (IEC) on the Election Bill 2021.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:14:55 GMT65 Suspects Face Charges of Drug Related Offences
[Foroyaa] Sixty-five (65) individuals who were arrested and handed over to Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG) by "Operation Zero Crime" Unit have been charged with drug related offences.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:14:54 GMTGambia Records One New Covid-19 Related Death, 4 New Cases
[Foroyaa] The Gambia has on Wednesday 21st April 2021 registered one new COVID-19 related death, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to one hundred and seventy-one.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:14:03 GMTGovt Clarifies U.S.$200,000 OIC Funded Legal Fees for Local Team Leading the Case Against Myanmar
[The Point] Press release : In the wake of a raging controversy over some Two Hundred Thousand Dollars($200,000)
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:14:01 GMTGFF Night Matches Attracts Hundreds of Fans
[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation's (GFF) First Division One League night matches is currently attracting hundreds of fans from Greater Banjul and its satellite areas.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:13:54 GMTA Gambian Doctor Friend of Cuba
[The Point] Solidarity is, according to the dictionary of the Spanish language, the bond that unites men and peoples in such a way that the well-being of some determines that of others, it is union, adhesion and joint responsibility.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:13:52 GMTSecond ECOWAS Hydromet Forum Underway in Banjul
[The Point] The second ECOWAS Hydromet Forum is under way in the Gambia capital, Banjul.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:13:50 GMTSamger, Falcons Lead 2nd Division League
[The Point] Samger Football Club and Falcons Football Club are currently leading the 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation's (GFF) Division Two League after the completion of the first round of the country's second tier.