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Gambia

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:44:30 GMT
Happy ICDB in Advance!
[The Point] While countries strategise efforts to contain further spread of the global virus epidemic, it is important to highlight the impact of pandemic on education. We all know the pandemic had a devastating impact on a number of sectors, but the...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:44:28 GMT
Gambian Actress to Create Biggest Music Entertainment in West Africa
[The Point] Ms. Rohey Camara, the Managing Director of Afri-Music Entertainment, is a Gambian actress, singer, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of numerous accolades, including the Best Supporting Female Actress of 2016 Award and the Best A...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:43 GMT
Foreign Ministry Receives Info Technology & Office Equipment Worth Over D2.3m
[The Point] BANJUL, 3 March 2021: The Gambia Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad received information technology and office equipment worth over D2.3 million from the Government of the Peo...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:39 GMT
Gambia Ocean Heroes Prepares for River Cleanup Exercise
[The Point] The Gambia Ocean Heroes (GOH) in partnership with Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) will on Saturday 6th March, 2021 organise a river clean up exercise at Fajikunda Farokono.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:39 GMT
Gambia to Start Second Dose of PHV Vaccination
[The Point] The Ministry of Health in partnership with stakeholders would kick start the National Human Papilloma Virus (PHV) Vaccination Second Dose on Monday 8th March 2021.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:38 GMT
Baba Musa Tarawally - His Pen Was His Power (Part 2)
[The Point] With The New Gambia now turned against the party in power, libel charges followed one after the other. A huge passport scandal hit the headlines in the paper in 1968 when a diplomat serving The Gambia abroad was found trafficking in Gambi...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:36 GMT
GRA Leaders Continue Visits to Outlets
[The Point] The management and the board of directors of Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday continued its second phase of tour to its outlets in the Greater Banjul Area and the West Coast Region.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:34 GMT
Senegal Donates Vaccines to Fight Covid-19
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 4 March 2021: President Adama Barrow today received a team of medical experts at the Presidency as a special envoy of the President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency, President Macky Sall.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:34 GMT
Meet Mamulie - An Emerging Youth Entrepreneur
[The Point] Abdoulie Njai alias Mamulie, is an emerging Gambian activist cum entrepreneur and youth diplomat, who has represented the country at both national and international levels.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:29 GMT
Gambia U-20 Eyes Bronze Medal in Africa U-20 Youth Championship
[The Point] The Gambia U-20 team is eyeing for a bronze medal in the 2021 Africa U-20 Youth Championship after failing to secure qualification to the continent's bi-annual junior biggest football fiesta final.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:25 GMT
2nd Division - Latrikunda Utd, PSV Wellingara Clash End in Stalemate
[The Point] Latrikunda United and PSV Wellingara on Wednesday drew goalless in their week-eight fixture of the 2020- 2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League game played at the National Technical Training Centre in Yundum.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:23 GMT
Gambia Retains Marble Ballots in Dec Polls
[The Point] The Gambia will retain the marble ballot system of voting on 4 December 2021 presidential elections, according to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:19 GMT
4 Candidates to Run Under Independent Ticket in Dec 2021 Polls
[The Point] The Independent Electoral Commission has disclosed that four presidential aspirants will contest as independent candidates in the 4th December general elections.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:17 GMT
CBG Reveals Gambia's Economic Situation
[The Point] The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) yesterday briefed the media about the situation of Gambia's economic and financial development and its appropriate policy decisions.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:15 GMT
Norwegian Charity Extends Largesse to 9 Major Health Posts
[The Point] Kali-Ku, a Norwegian charity recently extended benevolence to nine major health posts within the West Coast Regionin The Gambia.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:10 GMT
Cham Admits Escorting 3 Ghanaians to Police Headquarters
[The Point] Deputy Superintendent of Police (DPS), Lamin Cham, yesterday testified before the TRRC, admitting that he escorted three Ghanaians: Robert Essien, Daniel Amankwa and Eric Yaw to police headquarters in Banjul.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:09 GMT
Ablie Jallow Scores in Seraing Crucial Win
[The Point] Scorpions midfielder, Ablie Jallow scored a wonderful goal during his Belgian side RFC Seraing 4-2 away win over RWD Molenbeek in their-nineteen fixtures of the Belgian First Division B (second division) played at the Edmond Machtens-Stad...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:34:08 GMT
Blue Star, SK Utd Share Spoils in Km 3rd Division League Icebreaker
[The Point] Blue Star on Saturday shared spoils with Serrekunda United in the opening match of the 2020-2021 Kanifing Municipality Regional Third Division League campaign.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:01 GMT
'Jammeh Ordered Killings of West African Migrants'
[The Point] Former CDS and minister for Interior, Retired Colonel Babucar Jatta in his TRRC testimony on the 2005 West African migrants' incident, stated that the matter was a state-ordered-execution handled by the soldiers and sanctioned by former p...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:46:44 GMT
How Those in the Judiciary and Commissions Should Comport Themselves
[Foroyaa] Courts and Commissions are very powerful and autonomous institutions. This is why their impartiality should be unalloyed. They should protect the integrity of all litigants and accused persons and give them a fair hearing.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:46:42 GMT
China Donates Equipment Worth D2.3 Million to Foreign Affairs Ministry
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has received information technology and office equipment worth over D2.3 million from the Government of the People's Republic of Ch...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:11 GMT
GPPC to Digitise Entire Workflow
[The Point] The Gambia Printing and Publishing Corporation (GPPC) has revealed plans to digitise its entire workflow as part of its efforts to print national documents such as passports, ID Cards, bank cards and other electoral materials in the count...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:11 GMT
Gambia Joins Global Call to Action On Remittances
[The Point] Her Excellency Dr. Isatou Touray, the vice president of the Republic of The Gambia has recently been appointed as the focal point of a global movement, after the country was accepted to join the Call to Action, themed: 'Remittances in Cri...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:10 GMT
Tribute to Ba Trawally - Baba Musa Tarawally: His Pen Was His Power (Part 1)
[The Point] With the protectorate peoples resident in Bathurst and the environs transforming their charitable societies into a cohesive force that the veterinary surgeon David Kwesi Jawara baptised the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in February 195...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:10 GMT
Youth Activist - Youth Empowerment Faces Unprecedented Challenges
[The Point] Youth activist, Muhammed Saidykhan, says youth unemployment coupled with increased crime has for the past years remained the country's biggest challenge.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:09 GMT
Sare Gubu Basic Cycle Grapples With Inadequate Resources
[The Point] Sare Gubu Basiru Basic Cycle school in the Sandu District, Upper River Region north (URR/n) lacks sufficient learning resources; The Point has been reliably informed.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:09 GMT
On My Interactions With the Late Baa Trawally - Snippets From the Last Lecture (Part 1)
[The Point] Author, teacher, journalist, politician, and cultural connoisseur, the late Baa Trawally is one of the most intelligent and profound human beings I have ever met anywhere in the world.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:06 GMT
Africa's Urban Risk and Resilience!
[The Point] The literature on disaster risk and its reduction in Africa's urban centres remains limited, despite evidence of disaster risks increasing with urban growth.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:44:03 GMT
Barrow Commissions GPPC D50m Printing Machine
[The Point] The Gambia Printing and Publishing Corporation (GPPC), yesterday commissioned a Bilomatik exercise book making machine worth about D50 million.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:43:53 GMT
MoBSE CHE Dissemination Meeting Reaches KMC
[The Point] The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education dissemination meeting with Community-Based Committees (CBC) on Comprehensive Health Education (CHE) Monday commenced in Kanifing Municipal Council.



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