Gambia
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:36 GMTMayor Bensouda Says KMC Recovers Additional D2.4 Million
[Foroyaa] The Mayor of KMC, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, has revealed that his-led council had worked tirelessly with the bank to recover additional funds from the unapproved land loan.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:33 GMT32 Covid-19 Patients Currently On Oxygen Therapy
[Foroyaa] Health authorities have on Friday 6th August 2021 indicated that thirty-two (32) COVID-19 patients are on oxygen therapy.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:31 GMTMinistry of Lands & Regional Government Dispatches Inspectors to KMC, Issues Ultimatum
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs has dispatched inspectors to the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) to investigate the alleged corruption scandal in the council.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:29 GMTPoultry Owner Calls On Government to Reconsider Lifting Ban On Importation of Chicks
[Foroyaa] Mr. Ismaila Jallow, a poultry farmer, has called on the government and the relevant authorities to reconsider lifting the temporary ban on the importation of small chicks from Senegal.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:26 GMTFour New Covid-19 Related Deaths Registered, 98 New Cases
[Foroyaa] The Gambia over the weekend registered four (4) new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to two hundred and forty-two (242).
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:23 GMTGDC Deputy Party Leader Raises Concerns Over Voter Registration
[Foroyaa] Amadou Kah, the 2nd deputy party leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has recently raised concerns over the ended voter registration.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:47:20 GMTEmerging Gambian Writer Needs D15, 000 Support to Publish Debut Book
[Foroyaa] An emerging Gambian writer is bracing up to register his name into the long-list of Gambian writers who have authored books.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:56 GMT4,000 Gambian Asylum Applications Rejected in Germany
[The Point] Gov't Dispatches 10-member Delegation to Europe
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:55 GMTBudding Rasidou Njie Fires Gunjur Utd to Victory Over Falcons in 2nd Tier
[The Point] Budding Rasidou Njie alias Zala last Thursday fired Gunjur United to a slender victory over Falcons FC in the ongoing 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:53 GMTKMC Recovers Additional D2.4 Million D0.9 Million Pending
[The Point] According to the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), Talib Ahmed Bensouda, an additional D2.4 million has been returned to the account of the KMC staff welfare association.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:51 GMTDefiant KMC to Maintain Resolution Despite Minister's Ultimatum
[The Point] The mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), Talib Ahmed Bensouda, on Friday convened a press conference and vowed to maintain the council's decision on the ongoing alleged corruption involving the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mrs....
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:49 GMTMoA, MFIs Endorse U.S.$3 Million Islamic Microfinance Credit Facility Contract
[The Point] In its quest to contribute to the improvement of the livelihood of rural and peri-urban communities in The Gambia, the Ministry of Agriculture Friday signed a $3 million (three million dollars) contractual agreement with two microfinance ...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:47 GMTGTU Young Teachers Elects New Executive
[The Point] The Gambia Teachers Union Young Teachers Platform on Thursday elected its first executive committee at a general assembly held at Paradise Suites Hotel to steer the affairs of the platform for the next four years.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:44 GMTGood Morning Mr. President - the Bad State of Hospitals, GPA & Ferries Need Joint Ventures
[The Point] Mr. President, the COVID 19 pandemic and the third wave Delta variant is causing harm daily with the increasing number of positive cases and deaths.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:41 GMTBrikama Nawettan Qualifiers Set to Finish Soon
[The Point] The 2021 Brikama 'nawettan' qualifiers is set to finish soon. The Sateyba wet season biggest fiesta qualifiers is currently underway at the SS Football Field. The qualifiers is set to finish soon before the super cup final.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:38 GMTVolleyball - Police Women Stun Soldiers in Security Derby Final
[The Point] In what most of the volleyball fans in the country have seen to be a thrilling security derby final, the Gambia Police Force (GPF) female volleyball team on Saturday beat their arch-rival the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) 3-2 in the volleybal...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:38 GMTLands & Regional Government Ministry Dispatches Inspectors to KMC, Issues Ultimatum
[The Point] Press release: In the wake of the simmering tension that has engulfed the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) for weeks now, the Lord Mayor of KMC visited the Honourable Minister of Lands, Regional
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:35 GMTECOWAS Elections Commission Concludes Fact-Finding Mission in the Gambia
[The Point] A high powered ECOWAS Elections Commission delegation has concluded a five day fact finding mission to the Gambia ahead of the December 4th election.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:32 GMTThere Is an Urgent Need to Promote Agro Ecological Farming Practices - Kanyi
[The Point] ActionAid International The Gambia in collaboration with Njawara Agricultural Training Centre (NATC) with funding from the European Union, is implementing a three-year project called "Promoting Agro-ecology and Eco-restoration Practices" ...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:29 GMTAlieu Fadera Signs for Zulte
[The Point] Gambian international Alieu Fadera has signed for Belgian First Division side Zulte Waregem after leaving Slovakian side FK Pohronie on Tuesday.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:25 GMTSurge in Covid-19 Cases At Ndemban Clinic
[The Point] Doctor Warns Cases Might Increase
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:08:22 GMTFortune FC, Elite Utd to Represent Gambia in CAF Club Competitions
[The Point] Fortune FC and Elite United are set to represent The Gambia in the 2021-2022 CAF club competitions.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:22:08 GMTDr Ismaila Ceesay, Halifa Sallah Debate On Coalition 2016 Agenda
[Foroyaa] Dr Ismaila Ceesay, the presidential candidate for the Citizens' Alliance (CA) last week Wednesday engaged Honourable Halifa Sallah, the Secretary General and presidential candidate for PDOIS in a debate on Coalition 2016.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:23:37 GMTDubawa Rounds Off Three-Nation West African Expansion in Gambia
[Premium Times] From Sierra Leone through Liberia to The Gambia, Dubawa, West Africa's leading fact-checking initiative of the PTCIJ, trained a total of 65 journalists and 60 journalism students.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 06:51:06 GMTDubawa Rounds Up Three-Nation West African Expansion in Gambia
[Premium Times] From Sierra Leone through Liberia to The Gambia, Dubawa, West Africa's leading fact-checking initiative of the PTCIJ, trained a total of 65 journalists and 60 journalism students.
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 10:11:04 GMTBanjul Mortuary Lacks Adequate Coffins
[The Point] Information has reached The Point that the mortuary in Banjul is currently facing inadequate coffins as death rate rises in the country, causing a great concern to the community of the country's capital city.
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 10:20:45 GMT35 Journalists Exposed to ECOWAS Protocols, ACFTA
[The Point] At least 35 Journalists and members of the Network of Financial and Tax Reporters (NFTR) Gambia Chapter were last Monday trained on ECOWAS protocols and key instruments regarding the Africa Continental-Free Trade Area (ACFTA).
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 10:12:03 GMTCommunity Radios Lack Capacity to Sensitise Voters On Election
[The Point] As the Gambia prepares to go to the polls on December 4th, it has been revealed that community radios do not have capacity to sensitise voters in helping them make informed choices.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:06:50 GMTGAF Graduates 500 Personnel in Turkish Language
[The Point] At least 500 personnel of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), who are about to leave The Gambia to Turkey for a Turkish language course have recently completed an intensive Turkish language programme conducted at the Fajara Barracks
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:06:47 GMTGRA Engages MAJAC Students, Staff On Tax Administration Matters
[The Point] At least 36 students and four staff at the Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), were recently capacitised on issues relating to tax administration.