Gambia
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:40:49 GMT'Noor Aid' Donates Ramadan Food Aid to People of Bakoteh
[Foroyaa] Noor Aid has donated some hundred bags of rice, cooking oil, onion, sugars and dates to families in Bakoteh and surrounding communities.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:40:48 GMTGambian Journalists Urged to Desist From Disseminating Hate Speech
[Foroyaa] Domestic election observers on Saturday urged Gambian journalists to desist from disseminating hate speech during April 9 parliamentary elections.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:27:50 GMTNational Assembly Scheduled to Swear in New Lawmakers
[Foroyaa] Gambia's National Assembly is scheduled to swear in the newly elected Lawmakers on 14th April 2022. The said swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to hold barely five days after the April 9th Legislative polls.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:27:46 GMTNew Transport Fares to Begin Today
[Foroyaa] Following the agreement between the Gambia Transport Union and the Government of the Gambia, transport fares on all approved routes across the country should increase today.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:12:58 GMTNPP Sweeps Jarra, Loses Kiang
[The Point] LRR -- The National People's Party (NPP) swept the polls in all the three constituencies in Jarra, Lower River Region (LRR) in the Legislative Election but lost Kiang to UDP and an independent candidate.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:12:57 GMTGambia Participates Reports Attempt to Influence Voters Choice
[The Point] The Founder and Executive Director of Gambia Participates, Mr. Marr Nyang on Saturday in a press briefing held at Metzy Residence, revealed to journalists that his observers have reported an attempt to influence voters' choice during voti...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:12:54 GMTGDC, CA, PPP Hopes Dashed By Losing Seats in Na Election
[The Point] The hopes of Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Citizens' Alliance (CA) and People's Progressive Party (PPP) in the country's political history have been sprinkled by electorates as they scored zero seats in the just concluded National Ass...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:12:52 GMTEWC Reports Campaign Incident Near Polling Station
[The Point] Elections Watch Committee, a partnership of three organisations and other network members of different expertise and background collaborating to observe elections in The Gambia, has reported campaign incident near a polling station in Ban...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:12:47 GMTGood Mornin - President On Legislative Election And Judiciary
[The Point] Voters have spoken loud and clear in electing their representatives to the parliament whom they believe can defend their national interests.
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 16:38:59 GMTPresident's Party Falls Short of Majority in Legislative Polls
[RFI] Gambian President Adama Barrow's party won a narrow victory in legislative elections but fell short of the majority needed to govern the West African country alone, results showed Sunday.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:27:53 GMTParty Agents Lament Low Voter Turnout
[Foroyaa] Party Agents have lamented the low turnout of voters during the 2022 parliamentary elections.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:27:48 GMTWuli East Lawmaker Relected - Vows to Tackle Security in His Constituency
[Foroyaa] Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East Constituency, has vowed to tackle the security challenges confronting his constituency as he secured the mandate of his constituents to serve a second term.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:27:43 GMTUnimpressive Voter Turnout At Polling Stations in Foni Kansala
[Foroyaa] Officers of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) posted at border polling stations in Foni Kansala, said voter turnout in the area was not at all impressive because many voters did not return to cast their votes.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:40:46 GMTIEC Fails to Issue Accreditation to Polling Officers, Party Agents
[Foroyaa] To Vote at Polling Stations
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:33:22 GMTECOWAS Observes National Assembly Election in the Gambia
[New Dawn] The Election Observation Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS-EOM) to the National Assembly Election in The Gambia, led by H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former President of the ECOWAS Commission observed the Nationa...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:27:55 GMTIEC Conducts Elections in Foni Despite Ongoing Crisis in Cassamance
[Foroyaa] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Saturday 9th April 2022, conducted parliamentary elections in Foni as scheduled, despite the ongoing crisis of neighbouring Cassamance that has impacted the area.
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:39:23 GMTTRRC Recommends Jammeh's Interrogation for Prosecution
[The Point] The Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has suggested among its recommendations to the government that former President Yaya Jammeh be interrogated and prosecuted for the murder, manslaughter and for the victimisation o...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:33:25 GMTPlaintiff's Lawyer Tenders Ten More Documents in Court
[Foroyaa] Lawyer B. Badjie, the Counsel for Momodou Lamin Jarju alias 'Rongo', on Wednesday 6th April 2022 tendered ten more documents before Justice Sainabou Wadda-Cisse of the Banjul High Court.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:33:22 GMTHalifa Sallah Briefs Media On His Recent Mission to France
[Foroyaa] Halifa Sallah, the National Assembly member for Serrekunda on Thursday briefed the media on his mission to France as head of the delegation for the Gambia at the African, Caribbean and Pacific joint parliament with the European Parliament.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:33:17 GMTMoBSE Launches Initiative to Improve Nationwide Education Service Delivery
[Foroyaa] Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) Louis Moses Mendy, on Wednesday April 6th 2022, presided over the launch of the first virtual conference initiative with various Regional Education Directorates.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:33:15 GMTPeace Network Joins Other Domestic Election Observers
[Foroyaa] Ahead of April Election
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:33:12 GMTCommuters React to New Increase in Transport Fares
[Foroyaa] As Deal Agreed Between Union, Government
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:33:08 GMTThe Resting Day Before Elections
[Foroyaa] Today is the rest day. Those who respect the people would simply leave them to digest all the messages given by the candidates and weigh their practices in order to make informed choices.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:33:06 GMTNAWEC's Fuel Theft Case Continues
[Foroyaa] The NAWEC fuel theft case continues at the Brikama Magistrate Court, presided over by Magistrate A. Mendy on Wednesday 06th May 2022. The trial is between the Inspector General of Police and twelve NAWEC staff, with the latter accused of st...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:33:03 GMT'Parliament Must Be Guided By Public Opinion On Pertinent Governance Issues'
[Foroyaa] Lamin Dampha, Executive Director for the Center for Policy Research and Strategic Studies (CepRass), said parliament must be guided by a good understanding of public opinion on issues of national interest, if it is to be based on pertinent ...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:39:31 GMTTGSB Sensitises Health Personnel On Importance of Calibration in Health Sector
[The Point] The National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) on Thursday organised a sensitisation seminar for health personnel within the Greater Banjul Area on the importance of calibration in the health sector as part ...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:39:26 GMTNew NAMs to Take Oaths On April 14
[The Point] The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly has informed that His Excellency, the President of the Republic, pursuant to section 97 (1) of the 1997 Constitution issued a Proclamation that the First Session of the National Assembly (S...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:39:23 GMTGambians Vote in Parliamentary Election Tomorrow!
[The Point] Gambians will head to the polls tomorrow Saturday April 9, 2022, to vote in the country's parliamentary election. This election is very important in the country's democratic dispensation.
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:39:20 GMTOver 5 NPP Supporter Villages Throw Weight Behind UDP Candidate
[The Point] CRR -- Supporters of the National People's Party in communities of Ndowen Wollof, Jungoreh, Kataba Shering, Pallol, Nyakoi Dingiraai and other villages in the Niani Constituency, Central River Region (CRR) north have defected from the Nat...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:39:17 GMTLactating Woman Narrates Ordeals As Bullets Land in Her Compound
[The Point] Adama Bojang is among thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who fled their homes for safety after Senegalese soldiers launched a "special operations against the Movement for Democratic Forces of Cassamance (MFDC) last month.