[Foroyaa] Residents of Kerr Ardo have called for the government of President Adama Barrow to build a health facility and provide them with school furniture to enhance education delivery in the community.
[Foroyaa] Increasingly frequent demonstrations are shaking Mali, with supporters of the transitional authorities from several regions, including Kayes, Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga.
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) and the National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ECOWAS roaming service aimed to improve quality and effective connectivity across the bloc.
[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow has concluded his meetings at the North Bank Region where discussions in all meetings were dominated by farmers' cries of poor harvest of groundnut in this year's cropping season.
[The Point] As President Barrow and delegations continue on Meet the People's Tour, farmers in the Jokadou District of the North Bank Region (NBR) have called for government intervention as they described the 2024 farming season especially groundnut as 'poor'.
[The Point] The UNICEF Country rep has spoken highly of the gains made by The Gambia in ensuring that every child both in the country not only survive but thrives. However, she hastened to add that the country is on track but quite far from the meeting Sustainable Development Goal target.
[The Point] Essa Wally, the President of the Association of Clearing and Forwarding Agents of the Gambia, has addressed the General Assembly of the Federation of Ecowas Licence Customs Brokers Association (FELCBA) on issues of free trade in West Africa.
[Foroyaa] Essa Wally, the president of the Association of Customs, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies (ACCFA) has disclosed that the Gambia is ranked among the highest in total imports from Ecowas countries, registering a percentage of 12.8%.
[The Point] The Gambia will now turn their attention to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers after failing to grab a place in the 2025 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted in Morocco.
[The Point] Findings from an Impact Evaluation of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSF) conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) through its Office of Evaluations, and the World Bank Development Impact Department (DIME) has revealed that to date, WFP has provided daily school meals to over 150,000 children in over 400 primary schools across The Gambia.
[The Point] The Secretariat of the Social Sciences and the Humanities Students Association (SOSHSA) last week convened a two-day workshop for its members on issues relating to debate, writing and public speaking.
[The Point] The World Federation of Acrobatic and Swing Dances (WFASD) has appointed Mrs. Ndey Fatou Jabang and Flex Fuzion Dance Academy - Gambia to lead its newly established Regional Committee for Africa.
[The Point] On behalf of the Secretary General- Party Leader and the National Executive Committee of the United Democratic Party, we congratulate PASTEF on the massive legislative mandate given by the Senegalese voters.
[The Point] The Gambia Police Force Cybercrime and Digital Forensic Unit has successfully arrested a Nigerian national in connection with a case of impersonation and online fraud.
[The Point] As operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) intensified their crackdown on drugs and other clandestine activities, they have arrested two suspects with suspected cocaine and skunk cannabis, The Point has been reliably informed.
[The Point] The alleged PIU shooter, Ousainou Bojang has opened his defence yesterday before Justice E. Jaiteh at the High Court in Banjul.
[The Point] The Pediatric Association of The Gambia (PATG) recently last Friday held its Second Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) at a ceremony held at Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in Bijilo.
[The Point] School Meals Programme also referred to as School Feeding Programme is a safety net programme that provides a nutritious diet to learners at the Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Lower Basic Levels of The Gambia's school system.
[The Point] The Kanifing Industrial Tribunal has ordered the reinstatement of two lecturers of the University of The Gambia (UTG) and awarded them damages of D5,000,000, along with legal and administrative fees amounting to D200,000.
[WFP] Banjul -- Findings from a comprehensive impact evaluation of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSF) in the Gambia reveals that school meals enhance food security and dietary diversity, while improving mental well-being among Gambian children - especially girls. Conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) through its Office of Evaluations, and the World Bank Development Impact Department (DIME), this study investigates the effects of school meals on children's nutrition, health and social
[The Point] The 9th ECOWAS Competition Consultative Committee (CCC) meeting is currently underway in The Gambia.
[The Point] In her commitment to supporting the Ministry of Health to keep The Gambia polio-free, The Gambia First Lady Her Excellency Fatoumatta Bah Barrow yesterday launched the national polio vaccination campaign at the Poly Clinic Unit of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH).
[Foroyaa] Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has been criticised by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court for failing to appear in the Acute Kidney Infection (AKI) filed against the Ministry of Health, Medicine Control Agency and the Attorney General. The case was initiated by the families of the victims of AKI.
[Foroyaa] The Local Government Commission of Inquiry has ordered the detention of Jaja Cham, the former acting Chief Executive Officer of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), at Mile 2 Central Prison.
[Foroyaa] The Local Government Commission of Inquiry has revealed conflicting testimonies regarding the pre-financed construction of canteens at Latrikunda Sabiji Market, with market vendors, the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), and the project's contractor providing differing accounts.
[The Point] In a significant move geared towards saving the lives of patients and also complementing government's efforts in the quest to providing quality health services delivery to Gambians, Banjul Oxygen, one of the leading oxygen producers and a Gambian owned company has again extended its magnanimity with the donation of 20 oxygen cylinders to Brikama District Hospitals.
[The Point] Sirreh Saho, a devoted Gambian mother, shares the challenges and joys of raising her son, who has autism spectrum disorder, in a society where autism awareness is scarce.
[The Point] Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Seedy S.K. Njie on Tuesday received in audience a high-ranking European Union (EU) delegation led by Ambassador-Designate Immaculada Roca I Cortes at the National Assembly.
[The Point] President of The Gambia Volleyball Federation and Director of Scientific Affairs at the Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia, Bai Dodou Jallow, has unveiled his manifesto, as The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) presidential election edges closer.
[The Point] In a bid to get first-hand knowledge on some of the challenges affecting local fisherfolks in the country, The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) last week played host to a day's dialogue with members of the fisher folk community within the Greater Banjul Area.