• <b>Gambia</b>, Ecuador &#39;dismantle&#39; drug trafficking network, arrest 8 suspects - The Point

  Apr 26, 2024 | 01:29 am

  The National Police of Ecuador in coordination with the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG), coordinated actions in an operation ...

• <b>Gambia</b> launches US$50M Digital Transformation for Africa - The Point

  Apr 26, 2024 | 01:25 am

  The Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy of The Gambia has launched a staggering US$50 million Digital Transformation for Africa dubbed: ...

• Lawmakers Pass the Special Prosecutor's Office Bill

  Apr 24, 2024 | 18:29 pm

  [Foroyaa] Members of the National Assembly of The Gambian are divided on the Special Prosecutor's Office (SOP) Bill 2024.

• Ferry Disaster Must Be Prevented

  Apr 23, 2024 | 17:29 pm

  [Foroyaa] The recent arrest of those who attempted to protest against the absence of ferries at the Banjul/Barra route and the subsequent invitation of some officials of The Gambia Ferry Service Company Limited on the predicament of the ferry service[…]

• Gambia to Deploy Over 4000 Security Personnel for OIC Summit

  Apr 23, 2024 | 17:28 pm

  [Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow has on Monday informed the media that the Gambia will deploy over four thousand (4000) security personnel for the forthcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held in The Gambia from 4th[…]

• Justice Minister Puts Forth Bill to Prosecute Rights Violators

  Apr 23, 2024 | 17:27 pm

  [Foroyaa] The Gambia's Minister for Justice, Dawda A Jallow, on Monday, 21st April 2024, tabled a bill entitled Special Prosecutor's Office Bill 2024.

• Good Morning Mr President - Senegal-Gambia Relations, OIC Summit

  Apr 22, 2024 | 16:23 pm

  [The Point] Mr President, it is gratifying to see the newly elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye make its first visit to The Gambia, to discuss pertinent issues including cementing the existing bilateral relations between the two sister countries[…]

• Prominent Youth Leader Marr Nyang, Others Arrested

  Apr 22, 2024 | 16:22 pm

  [The Point] Prominent youth leader Marr Nyang, who doubles as the Executive Director of Gambia Participate and Omar Cham, the Speaker of the National Youth Parliament (NYP) among other young people in NBR have been arrested in the early hours[…]

• Newspaper Publishers Meet President Barrow

  Apr 22, 2024 | 16:21 pm

  [The Point] As part of its outreach programme to meet key stakeholders, the Newspaper Publishers Association (NEPA) on Friday held a meeting with President Adama Barrow at State House. The meeting came after a month-old request was made by NEPA[…]

• Barrow Vows to Repeal Draconian Media Laws - Pap Saine

  Apr 22, 2024 | 16:20 pm

  [The Point] Veteran Gambian journalist and co-founder of The Point newspaper, Pap Saine, who doubles as the chairperson of the Newspaper Publishers Association (NEPA) has revealed that the Gambian leader has assured them of his continuous commitment to press freedom[…]

• Over 200 Communities to Benefit From U.S.$66 Million Electricity Project

  Apr 22, 2024 | 16:18 pm

  [The Point] The National Water and Electronic Company (NAWEC) with funding from the World Bank last week laid a foundation stone for a US$66 million electricity project called ECOREAP, which will electrify over 298 communities in The Gambia.

• Barrow Calls for Robust Partnership With Gambian Publishers

  Apr 22, 2024 | 16:17 pm

  [The Point] President Adama Barrow hosted a delegation of Gambian Newspaper publishers, led by their President, Pap Saine of the Point Newspaper, to discuss strengthening the relations between the Government and the Publishers.

• Bill Threatens Ban On Female Genital Mutilation

  Apr 19, 2024 | 17:10 pm

  [HRW] Abuja -- Reject Proposed Law That Would Reverse Critical Gains for Women's, Girls' Rights

• EU, Interpol Boost Gambia's Fight Against Crime

  Apr 18, 2024 | 16:48 pm

  [The Point] Under the WAPIS (West Africa Police Information System/AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) Project, INTERPOL, with the European Union and the national authorities, officially launched the implementation of the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) in The Gambia.

• Police Call for Construction of 152 Speed Bumps to Avert Road Accidents

  Apr 18, 2024 | 16:46 pm

  [The Point] Speaking before the Standing Committee on Defence and Security of The National Assembly on Wednesday, Lamin King Colley, commissioner, the Gambia Police Force Mobile Traffic Unit, revealed that they embarked on a pilot study across the country and[…]

• Govt to Implement Participatory Forest Management Scheme

  Apr 18, 2024 | 16:45 pm

  [The Point] The Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Rohey John Manjang, has informed lawmakers that the forestry department is working on implementing a participatory forest management scheme for communities to take ownership of their forests to avoid[…]

• 'Govt Won't Take Lightly Illegal Sale of Manduar Forest'

  Apr 18, 2024 | 16:44 pm

  [The Point] Rohey John Manjang, the minister for Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resource, has made it clear that the government would not take "lightly" the illegal sale of the Manduar Forest.

• Gambia to Get Two New Ferries in 16 Months

  Apr 18, 2024 | 16:43 pm

  [The Point] The Gambia government through the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) yesterday signed a contract with DAMEN Shipyard for the construction and design of two new green solar powered ferries.

• The Dilemma At Banjul-Barra Crossing Point!

  Apr 17, 2024 | 17:03 pm

  [The Point] Travelers (and commuters) plying the Banjul and Barra crossing are going through difficult times these days due to the breakdown of ferries plying this busy sea route.

• Gbos Warns Against Compromise of Integrity Ahead of Census

  Apr 17, 2024 | 17:02 pm

  [The Point] Nyakassi M.B. Sanyang, the statistician general of The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) has stressed that they will not compromise with anything that threatens the integrity of The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) in the conduct of the[…]

• Barrow Meets Ferry Engineers in Surprise Visit

  Apr 17, 2024 | 17:02 pm

  [The Point] In a demonstration of leadership and commitment to the welfare of citizens, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow, paid a surprise visit to engineers working on the recently stranded ferry to assess the progress firsthand.

• NPP Holds Reconciliation Meeting in Sami, Crr

  Apr 16, 2024 | 17:19 pm

  [The Point] Party militants and ward committees of the National People's Party (NPP) in Sami constituency in Central River Region recently convened a mass reconciliation meeting at a ceremony held at Karantaba Toro in Sami district.

• President Diomaye Faye Due in Banjul

  Apr 16, 2024 | 17:15 pm

  [The Point] An official source has confirmed to The Point that the Senegalese new president, Basirou Diomaye Faye will make his first official visit to The Gambia on Saturday, 20 April 2024 for a day working visit.

• Stakeholders Affirm Nutrition Bill Will Empower Women

  Apr 16, 2024 | 15:01 pm

  [Foroyaa] Officials from the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) and the Office of the Vice President have affirmed to the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees that the Nutrition Bill 2023 will empower women in The[…]

• Disaster Must Be Avoided

  Apr 15, 2024 | 14:30 pm

  [Foroyaa] Every transport must be road worthy. To drive a transport without brakes is to invite the wrath of unpredictable proportion. In the same vein every ferry must be sea-worthy. To make ferry ply waters without its mechanical system functioning[…]

• GAF, Others Rescue Passengers On Board Kanilai Ferry After They Spent Five Hours At Sea

  Apr 15, 2024 | 14:30 pm

  [Foroyaa] Rescue teams including personnel of the Gambia Armed Forces on Friday 12th April 2024 rescued passengers, who spent five hours on board the Kanilai ferry at sea after the engine of the aforesaid ferry experienced a breakdown.

• Gambians Express Frustration As All Ferries Shuttling the Banjul-Barra Route Undergo Maintenance

  Apr 15, 2024 | 14:29 pm

  [Foroyaa] Passengers who used the Banjul - Barra ferry crossing on daily basis have over the weekend express their frustration as authorities at Gambia Ports Authority said they have suspended their ferry service in this seaway.

• With All the Publicity Given in Combating Drugs Like Kush Has a Lab Been Built?

  Apr 9, 2024 | 17:59 pm

  [Foroyaa] Drug abuse and fake drugs are both threats to health and life. Laboratories are necessary to test fake drugs from being used and the rehabilitation of drug abusers must be linked to the testing of substance abuse by drug[…]

• President Barrow Declares Eid Public Holiday

  Apr 9, 2024 | 12:16 pm

  [Foroyaa] The Office of the President informs the public that His Excellency Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, is pleased to declare Wednesday, 10th, and Thursday, 11th April 2024, as public holidays throughout The Gambia in observance[…]

• Farmers Union Extols Govt Over Successful Groundnut Season

  Apr 9, 2024 | 08:52 am

  [Foroyaa] The Executive of the Gambia Farmers Union recently paid a courtesy call on the Management of the National Food Security Processing Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC), formerly called GGC, to express gratitude to the government for providing them the necessary support[…]

• Magistrate Remands 10 Defendants in Manduar Forest Saga

  Apr 9, 2024 | 08:51 am

  [Foroyaa] Principal Magistrate Anna O. Mendy of Brikama Magistrate's Court has remanded the Chairperson of the Manduar Village Community Development and nine (9) others. They were detained by personnel of the Brikama Madina Police Post on Sunday, 7 April and[…]

• AG Speaker Barau Says - 'We Are Resolute to Uphold Peace and Stability'

  Apr 9, 2024 | 08:51 am

  [Foroyaa] The Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hon Barau Jibrin, has said that the representatives of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament, are resolute to uphold peace and stability of the people of West Africa.