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  • [Foroyaa] A debate cannot be carried out by people who are mute. When people say nothing, they cannot be said to be engaged in a debate and should not seek to be National Assembly members. A person is only fit to be a National Assembly member if he or she is always ready to speak […]
  • [Foroyaa] The National Assembly has ratified a $37.5 million financing agreement between the and the Government of The Gambia to support Phase III of the University of The Gambia School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences Project.
  • [Foroyaa] The Public Enterprises Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly has questioned a liability of more than D1.2 billion recorded by the The Gambia Ferry Services Company (GFSC), saying there was no formal written agreement to support the arrangement.
  • [Foroyaa] The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security, Dr. Demba Sabally, has outlined the government's strategy to achieve rice self-sufficiency by 2030, saying the country plans to develop 20,000 hectares of rice fields, expand the use of improved seeds and increase agricultural mechanisation.
  • [Foroyaa] The Brikama Magistrates' Court has convicted and sentenced Muhammad Kuyateh to prison after finding him guilty of damaging a (NAWEC) borehole and stealing copper, an offence that disrupted water supply to parts of Brikama.
  • [The Point] During the inauguration of a state-of-the-art emergency treatment centre in Farato, President Adama Barrow announced that fuel prices will be reduced from 1 July 2026. He added that he would also increase salaries of civil servants across the country by 30% by January 2027.
  • [The Point] The Initiative for Diabetes and Hypertension Control (IDHC) has received an additional supply of branded vests from Africmed International Hospitals Limited, reinforcing the strong partnership between the two institutions in the fight against diabetes and hypertension.
  • [The Point] At the start of the rainy season, the GFA party published a press release highlighting the major failures of the Adama Barrow administration in the agricultural sector. In a subsequent appearance on QTV, the Minister of Agriculture, Demba Sabally, offered a response – one that devoted considerable time to personal attacks rather than […]
  • [The Point] At a landmark rally on Saturday, former vice president Dr. Isatou Touray delivered a powerful keynote address outlining an ambitious reform agenda aimed at restoring public trust and accelerating national development.
  • [The Point] Former director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), Alpha Robinson, has broken his silence on the worsening electricity crisis, pointing to a combination of financial strain, technical breakdowns, and systemic mismanagement as the root causes of the country's power woes.

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