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Gambia

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:56:47 GMT
The Bargaining for the Future of the Gambia Has Begun
[Foroyaa] The social media is bombarded with persons and parties expressing their views and expectations on the lead to and outcome of the 2021 Presidential Elections.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:35:15 GMT
APRC Hands Over Petition to President Barrow Through Justice Minister
[Foroyaa] The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) Party, on Monday 26th July 2021 held a peaceful march from Arch 22 to the Ministry of Justice and handed over a petition to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice for on...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:58:02 GMT
Foreign Minister Echoes Gambia's Support to UAE's Bid for Interpol Presidency
[The Point] BANJUL, 22 July 2021: The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Thursday 22 July 2021 held discussions with the Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior of the ...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:58:00 GMT
Tallinding Utd Relegated, Wallidan Win to Pressure Real
[The Point] Tallinding United have been confirmed relegated to the second division league of The Gambia, while Wallidan beat Real de Banjul to put pressure on them in the fight for second place finish in the ongoing Gambia Football Federation (GFF) 1...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:57 GMT
Covid-19 Media Grant Committee Disburses Additional D1 Millon to Community Radios
[The Point] The management committee of the Covid_19 media grant set up by the Government has disbursed an additional one million dalasis (D1,000,000) financial support to the eight community radio stations across The Gambia.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:55 GMT
Seminar to Enhance Capacity of Referees, Accessors Wraps Up At NTTC
[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) in collaboration with FIFA on Friday 23 July 2021 ended a five-day Referee Accessors Course at the National Technical Training Center (NTTC) in Old Yundum.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:53 GMT
'There Is Great Potential in Our Fisheries Industry'
[The Point] James F. P. Gomez, the minister of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters has said that The Gambia has great potential in the fisheries industry but was quick to add that, to achieve those potentials, "we need to develop...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:50 GMT
Good Morning Mr. President - the Covid-19 Third Wave
[The Point] Mr. President, the 3rd wave of the COVID-19 is not sparing The Gambia as we are seeing the number of positive cases and deaths rapidly increasing by the day.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:48 GMT
Gambia, Sierra Leone Sign Joint Commission to Boost Economic Cooperation
[The Point] BANJUL, 14 July 2021: The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Wednesday morning signed a Joint Commission with the Internal Affairs Minister of the Republic of Sie...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:46 GMT
Jah Oil Company Ranked 2nd Biggest Taxpayer in Gambia
[The Point] Out of top 100 most taxpayer companies in The Gambia, Jah Oil Company has been ranked 2nd highest tax payer for 2020.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:42 GMT
Niani District Among Hardest Hit By Windstorm
[The Point] Niani District in Central River Region North of The Gambia is one of the hardest hit areas by the recent windstorm that claimed lives and caused mass destruction.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:40 GMT
Right Groups Demand Jammeh's Handover to ICC As UK Sanctions His Host
[The Point] The United Kingdom has finally authorized new sanctions against Teodorin Nguema Obiang, vice president and son of Equatorial Guinea's president, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:35 GMT
EU Allocates Over D12 Millionin Aid to Windstorm Victims
[The Point] Banjul, 22 July 2021 - In response to the windstorm which hit The Gambia earlier this month, the European Union is providing ?200,000 (12,053,000 Gambian Dalasis) in humanitarian funding to assist the most affected people.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:32 GMT
MoH Reveals Gambia Records 16,000 Deaths in 2018 On Ncd
[The Point] During a presentation on Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) quarterly media briefing on Friday 23 July 2021 at the central medical store in Kotu, Seyfo Singateh, the senior programme officer, NCD, revealed that in 2018 Gambia had recorded 16...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:29 GMT
Gunjur Utd to Clash With Red Hawks in 2nd Tier Tomorrow
[The Point] Gunjur United will clash with Red Hawks in their week twenty-eight fixture of the on-going 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League tomorrow, Tuesday at the Real De Banjul Football Academy Field at Basori at 4.30 p.m...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:24 GMT
Barrow's Govt & Hikes in Prices of Essential Commodities
[The Point] For the past six months, Gambians have raised serious concerns about the rapid hikes in essential commodity prices, which many believe President Adama Barrow's government fails to address.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:22:33 GMT
The Need for National Healing
[Foroyaa] The political atmosphere is charged with debates on alliance building for the presidency, but little is talked about how to redress the suffering of the victims identified by the TRRC. Sensitivity and responsiveness to their plight is urgen...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:22:30 GMT
Gambia Records 11 New Covid-19 Related Deaths
[Foroyaa] The Gambia has over the weekend registered eleven (11) new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to two hundred and eight.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:22:29 GMT
GAP Unveils Ex-Army Major As Presidential Flagbearer
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Action Party (GAP) has on Sunday unveiled retired Major Alieu Sowe as their flagbearer for the forthcoming presidential elections.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:26 GMT
Gambia Registers 11 Covid-19 Deaths
[The Point] The Gambia has recorded 11 new COVID-19 related deaths, making the total deaths since March 2020 at 208, according to the 345th COVID-19 situation report of The Gambia for the 19th, 20th and 21st July 2021 published on 24th July 2021.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:01:03 GMT
VP Touray Says Govt Remains Committed to Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
[Foroyaa] The Gambia's Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, on 11th July 2021 said the promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights remain a national priority for the government, especially given its significance in sustainable development.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:01:00 GMT
APRC Dismisses Claims Yahya Jammeh Disagrees With Ongoing Talks of a Possible Alliance With NPP
[Foroyaa] Ousman Rambo Jatta, the 1st Deputy Party leader of Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), said his party was dismissing claims by some party loyalists that former President Yahya Jammeh, disagreed with ongoing talks o...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:30:09 GMT
U.S. Donates 151, 200 Doses of J&J Covid-19 Vaccine to Gambia
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Health has on Tuesday 0th July 2021 informed the media that the Government of the United States of America has donated to The Gambia over 150 thousand (151,200) doses of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen (J&J/Janssen) COVID-19 v...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:30:06 GMT
Gambia Registers 241 New Cases of Covid-19, 7 Related Deaths
[Foroyaa] The Gambia has on Tuesday 20th July 2021 registered seven (7) new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to one hundred and ninety-seven (197).

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:53:05 GMT
SK East BI, Second Infantry Strive to Survive in 2nd Tier
[The Point] Serrekunda East Bi and Second Infantry Battalion are both striving to survive in The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League for another season.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:52:47 GMT
Sidiya Bayo Calls for a Cabinet Reshuffle
[The Point] France-born Gambian and founder of 'We Are Barrow Movement 2021' Sheikh Sidiya Bayo has called on President Adama Barrow to reshuffle and appoint a team that is 'capable of defending the balance sheet of the incumbent."

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:52:45 GMT
Statement On the Yankuba Touray Guilty Verdict From the Victims Community
[The Point] The victims' community in The Gambia and abroad stand with the family of the late Ousman Koro Ceesay and all those who sought justice for Koro to applaud the guilty verdict delivered by the High Court of The Gambia on 14th July 2021 again...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:52:42 GMT
2 Gambians, Taxi in DLEAG Net Over Drug Trafficking
[The Point] As the fight against drug trafficking and its related issues intensifies in the country, operatives of the country's narcotic agency has arrested Lamin Njie and Famara Manneh, both Gambians and residents of Brikama with 35 big bundles of ...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:52:39 GMT
Statement By Foreign Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara On Mandela Day 18 July 2021
[The Point] As the world commemorates the legacy of one of the most industrious sons of our time, the revered Nelson Mandela on July 18, I am privileged to pay tribute to a man who led the foundation for equality, justice and democracy. His loss is a...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:52:37 GMT
TRRC Reveals Lack of Commitment From Govt to Fulfil Promise
[The Point] The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on Friday convened a press conference, revealing that The Gambia government has failed in fulfilling its promise of giving another D50 million dalasis to the commission as repara...



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