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Gambia

Tue, 04 May 2021 05:52:12 GMT
Ex-President Yahya Jammeh Vows to Return From Exile
[Nation] Exiled former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has vowed to return to the country.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:51:16 GMT
Information Minister Presides Over Opening Ceremony for Training of Community Radio Broadcasters
[Foroyaa] Ebrima Sillah, the Minister of Information, Communication and Infrastructure, has presided over the opening ceremony on a training on Early Warning System (EWS) and disaster management for community radio broadcasters.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:51:15 GMT
GPU - 'It Is the Responsibility of the State to Guarantee Journalists' Safety and Combat Impunity'
[Foroyaa] Gambia Press Union said in a statement issued on Monday that it is it is the responsibility of the state to guarantee journalists' safety and combat impunity.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:33 GMT
GFF 1st Division League Update - Fortune Continues Leading, Real Struggle
[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) First Division League continues to gather momentum with thousands turning up to cheer their teams at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:31 GMT
Hansen Seafood Company Supports Staff With Ramadan Iftar
[The Point] Hansen Seafood Company Limited, a fish processing company that has been operating in The Gambia since 2018 yesterday, Sunday supported over 80 of its employees with bags of rice, sugar and 10kg of fish each.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:29 GMT
'I Take No Responsibility for the Actions of the Junta'
[The Point] Former acting attorney general and solicitor general under Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC), Amie Bensouda, vehemently denied aiding and abetting the military junta, saying she takes no responsibility for the decrees used d...

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:27 GMT
Referees Are Not Treating us Equally - Coach Jammeh
[The Point] Jam City and Gunjur United played a goalless draw on Wednesday at the late Ousman Saho pitch.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:26 GMT
Good Morning Mr. President - Today Is World Press Day
[The Point] Mr. President, since you assumed the high Office of the President in 2017, The Gambia has made significant progress in world ranking in terms of press freedom in Africa and the world in general.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:24 GMT
Ex-NAMs, Governors Meet Barrow Ahead of 2021 Presidential Election
[The Point] Over 50 former National Assembly Members (NAMs) including regional governors of the former and current regimes over the weekend met President Adama Barrow at his office at State House, Banjul, as the race towards the much anticipated 2021...

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:22 GMT
Row At UTG Over Missing Grades, Lecturers' Absenteeism
[The Point] Students of the University of The Gambia (UTG) are complaining excessively over what they described as "missing grades and the frequent absenteeism of lecturers". The episode has sparked a heated debate among Gambians within and outside t...

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:20 GMT
Bansang Youths Give 3 Months Ultimatum to NAWEC
[The Point] Following a mounting pressure from youths of Bansang demanding a sit down with the national utilities company, the managing director of NAWEC over the weekend traveled to the provincial town for a meeting that resulted in an ultimatum to ...

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:19 GMT
Falcons Rejuvenate Lead in 2nd Division League
[The Point] Falcons last Thursday extended their lead in the on-going 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division two league campaign after their goalless draw with Samger in their week-seventeen tie played at the Independence Stadium in Baka...

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:18 GMT
Humanity First Donates EFSTH Medical Items Worth Over D7 Million
[The Point] Humanity First (HF)-United Kingdom Chapter on Friday donated medical items worth seven million and seventy thousand dalasis (D7,070,000) to the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH). The presentation was held at the main referral...

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:16 GMT
Economic Reconstruction Post-Covid Revealed As Foreign Minister Tangara Meets Ambassador Ma
[The Point] BANJUL, 30 April 2021: The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has held audience with the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Ambassador Ma Jianchun, in his office in Banjul.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:16 GMT
Migrant Media Network Project Launched in Gambia
[The Point] Migrant Media Network (MMN) project was last Thursday launched in The Gambia. MMN also promotes youth entrepreneurship at home as a way to build economic and social resilience, encouraging youth to create their opportunities and work with...

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:49:10 GMT
Jambur Women Gardeners Decry Poor Water Sources
[The Point] The women gardeners of Jambur village in the Kombo South District, West Coast Region (WCR) have sulkily complained over what they called poor water sources in their agricultural site for over a year.

Mon, 03 May 2021 13:04:44 GMT
When 'Legal Junglers' Defend Their Role Under Military Rule
[JusticeInfo.net] The Yahya Jammeh regime relied on lawyers to draft and enact decrees that got rid of fundamental human rights. Some of them, including the first Minister of Justice under the military junta, were called to testify before Gambia's Tr...

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:11:50 GMT
'We Suffered in Covid-19' - Differently Able Women Narrate Their Ordeal in the Gambia
[Foroyaa] Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of people globally, posing major threat to the economic and social fabric society.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:29 GMT
The Spiritual and Social Benefits of Ramadan
[The Point] It grounds man in discipline and Healthy survival.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:26 GMT
Coach Tapha Manneh Aims for Another Triumph in Liberia
[The Point] Gambian international coach, Tapha Manneh is aiming for another trophy with LISCR in the on-going 2020-2021 Liberian league season.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:23 GMT
Lamin Fadera Donates Laptop to NPP
[The Point] Lamin Fadera of Niani Banni in Sami District, Central River Region North based in London, United Kingdom recently donated a brand new laptop to National People's Party (NPP) bureau in Lamin Koto Badala.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:20 GMT
TRRC Commissioner Calls On Partners to Support Reparation Process
[The Point] After the publication of "Lessons Learnt from the TRRC's Interim Reparation" featuring the story of Oumie Jagne, an April 10th - 11th 2000 victim, Gainako reached out to the Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) eliciting ...

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:17 GMT
Covid-19 Restrictions Leave Fish Vendors Penniless
[The Point] Since the inception of the coronavirus pandemic, Gambian women, particularly fish vendors within Latrikunda Sabiji market who wake up every morning to Tanji Fish Landing Site, (a coastal town) in the West Coast Region (WRC) are grappling ...

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:15 GMT
Untold Stories of Women Affected By Covid-19 in Tourism
[The Point] Tourism in The Gambia has and it is still providing women with economic opportunities.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:12 GMT
ECOWAS Targets 40,000 Metric Tonnes of Food Storage As Defence Against Crisis
[The Point] An ongoing conference of ECOWAS Ministers of Agriculture and technocrats, backed by the West African Monetary Union, international financial institutions, UN bodies, international NGOs, private sector and civil society is seeking ways to ...

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:08 GMT
UDP Withdraws Appeal Against Sheriffo Sonko, IEC
[The Point] The United Democratic Party (UDP) has on Thursday, 29th April withdrew their appeal against the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Sheriffo Sonko, Councillor Bilal Faal and Councillor Momodou Bojang.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:03 GMT
2nd Tier - Jam City, Gunjur Utd Share Spoils in Kombo South Derby
[The Point] Jam City and Gunjur United on Wednesday shared spoils in their all-Kombo South derby clash of the on-going 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two league following their goalless draw at the National Technical Training Cen...

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:00 GMT
Barrow Pledges Govt Commitment to OMVG
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 29th April 2021: President Adama Barrow has promised his government's full support and commitment to the agenda and programmes of the Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (OMVG) in a meeting held with officials...

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:48:56 GMT
Modou Jobe Describes Senegal Move As Wise Decision
[The Point] Scorpion Modou Jobe has described his move to Senegalese premier league side ASEC Ndiambour as a wise decision.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:48:53 GMT
Ahmadiyaa Muslims Jama'at Donates Food Items Worth D64,740 to Fire Victim
[The Point] The Ahmadiyaa Muslim Jama'at mission in The Gambia on Thursday presented food items worth sixty-four thousand, seven hundred and forty dalasi (D64,740) to latest fire outbreak victims within the Kanifing Municipality. The presentation was...



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