Gambia
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:34 GMTSami Pochonki Resident Missing for Over 7 Years
[The Point] Information has reached The Point that one Seray Ceesay, 40, a resident of Sami Pochonki in the Sami District of the Central River Region north (CRR) has been missing since 2013 leaving his family in constant worry.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:33 GMTVeteran Human Rights Activist Appears Before TRRC
[The Point] Mrs. Fatou Jagne-Senghore, of Article 19 and a seasoned human rights activist appeared before the TRRC to help the Commission in its findings from the NGO perspective.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:30 GMTBeware of Illegal Land Dealers!
[The Point] Dispute land continues to be a major problem in The Gambia these days. Land issues have become so serious that most of these disputes end up in our courts.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:27 GMTGolden Bee Revolution Nominated for Humanitarian Global Award
[The Point] Golden Bee Revolution, an advocacy group that advocates using mass media with its famous weekly television show has been nominated for the Humanitarian Award Global.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:26 GMTRising Gambian Musician, Making Waves in Germany
[The Point] Laminator, German based Gambian Reggae danchall artiste wasted no time in putting The Gambia in the international music scene by making waves in Germany and the rest of the world.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:25 GMTWRC 3rd Division League to Resume After Ramadan
[The Point] Action is set to resume in the on-going West Coast Regional Third Division League campaign immediately after the completion of the holy month of Ramadan.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:22 GMTSotokoi Residents Ask Govt to Address Land Disputes
[The Point] Residents of Kombo Sotokoi including the alkalo, kabilos, imam and other relevant personnel of the village over the weekend conveyed a press conference over the issue of multiple lands being unlawfully sold.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:19 GMTSmall Holder Farmers First to Suffer in Food Crises, FAO Calls for 1m Silos for Them
[The Point] The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its political declaration of 4 May 2021 has described smallholder farmers as "the first line of defense in West Africa's storage system, but the first to suffer"in food ...
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:17 GMTSulayman Keita Instigates Samger to Victory Over L/K Utd in 2nd Tier
[The Point] Striker Sulayman Keita on Wednesday inspired Samger FC to hard-fought victory over Latrikunda United in the on-going 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:14 GMTGambian Ambassador to France Presents Letters of Credence to President Macron
[The Point] Banjul, 6 May, 2021: The Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the Republic to France, His Excellency Ebrima Ousman Camara, on April 12 2021 presented his Letters of Credence to the President of France, His Excellency Emmanuel Macro...
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:11 GMTNACOFAG Validate Five Year Strategy Plan
[The Point] The National Coordination Organisation for Farmers Association, The Gambia (NACOFAG) on Tuesday gathered stakeholders to validate its first 5 years strategy plan (2020 to 2024) at a local hotel in Bijilo.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:10 GMTThe Righteous Mind By Jonathan Haidt
[The Point] Reviewed by Rebecca Litchfield
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:06 GMTDr. Jah Expresses Doubt Over 2021 Hajj
[The Point] The chairman for the National Hajj Commission of The Gambia has expressed doubt on the observance of the 2021 hajj in Makkah, considering the limited time for the universal congregation.
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:03 GMTMayoress Lowe Named Africa Mayor of the Month
[The Point] Rohey Malick Lowe, the mayoress of Banjul City Council (BCC) continues to gain more international recognition with the latest by the United Cities of Local Government (UCLG), who named her as the African Mayor of the Month (April 2021).
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:00:55 GMTYankuba Jarju Scores in Cholet Defeat
[The Point] Gambian striker Yankuba Jarju scored his side's (Cholet) only goal during a 4-1 home defeat to Bastia in their week 31 fixture of the French National 1 (third division league) played at the Stade Pierre Blouen on Tuesday.
Thu, 06 May 2021 10:55:11 GMTSupreme Court Declares MPs' Personal Loans As Unconstitutional
[East African] The Supreme Court in The Gambia on Tuesday declared as "unconstitutional" a decision by the country's lawmakers to award themselves personal loans from the public purse.
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:48 GMTTRRC Witness - Dismissal of Judges and Magistrates Got Worst Under Fagbenle's Leadership
[Foroyaa] Mr. Samsideen Conteh, a former Gambian magistrate, on Wednesday told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that the dismissal of judges and magistrates based on decisions they made, became worst when Emmanuel Fagbenle ...
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:45 GMTTRRC - Essa Faal Advances Reasons for Extension of Public Hearings to End May
[Foroyaa] The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) Lead Counsel, Essa Faal, has on Wednesday 5th May 2021 explained the reasons that led them to the extension of their public hearings till end of May 2021.
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:43 GMTShould Attestation By Five Elders Be a Basis of Issuing Voter's Card?
[Foroyaa] QUESTION OF THE DAY
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:41 GMTThe Judiciary Is Gathering Integrity
[Foroyaa] The landmark decisions by the Supreme Court confirm that the separation of powers is working.
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:23 GMTEx-Magistrate Narrates How Jammeh, Governor Touray Interfered in Court Cases
[The Point] Lawyer Samsedeen Conteh, yesterday testifying before the TRRC through online, stated that former President Yahya Jammeh and former Central River Region's (CRR) Governor Ganyi Touray interfered in his court cases in Janjanburreh and Banjul...
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:20 GMTCOP26 Presidents Urge Govts to Strengthen the Climate Ambition Alliance
[The Point] UN Climate Change News, 5 May 2021 - Ahead of this year's UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, the President of the conference, Mr. Alok Sharma, and the President of the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid in 2019, Ms. ...
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:17 GMTMoBSE Launches IlearnGambia Platform
[The Point] The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) launched an online platform dubbed ilearnGambia on Wednesday 5 May 2021.
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:14 GMT'Politics of Sentiment, Lies Should Be Over'
[The Point] Lamin Bojang, the leader of the newly registered political party, Alliance for National Re-orientation and Development (ANRD), says his party is here to solve the problems of Gambians from experiencing political deception, lies and tribal...
Fri, 07 May 2021 09:03:07 GMTClimate Action Offers a Better Life At Lower Cost!
[The Point] For the second time since its 50th anniversary last year, Earth Day will be marked Thursday without the typical large public gatherings and demonstrations; no banners unfurled, no speeches to gathered crowds; even as hopes rise that the c...
Fri, 07 May 2021 08:33:18 GMTNCAC, ECOWAS-UNESCO to Raise Awareness On Covid-19 Vaccine
[The Point] The National Centre for Arts and Culture(NCAC) in partnership with the ECOWAS and UNESCO is organising awareness-raising campaign with Gambian artistes. The theme of the campaign is: 'Keep Safe by masking, and stay alive by getting vaccin...
Fri, 07 May 2021 08:33:12 GMTGFF Extends Contract of 5 Coaches
[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) acting upon the recommendations of its Technical & Development Committee has extended the contracts of five coaches across various categories of the national teams.
Fri, 07 May 2021 08:33:08 GMT'Jammeh Leaves a Legacy of Atrocities for Gambians'
[The Point] The chairman of The Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations in an interview with this medium revealed that former President Yahya Jammeh left a legacy of atrocities; a legacy of broken homes; a legacy of battered economy and ...
Fri, 07 May 2021 08:33:03 GMTGAF and Brikama Utd Jittery to Pile Pressure On Fortune in 1st Division League
[The Point] The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and Brikama United are both nervous to pile pressure on the 2020-2021Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League leaders Fortune FC when they clash in their week-fifteen encounter today, Thursday at ...
Fri, 07 May 2021 08:33:00 GMTKombo South District Sports Committee Elective Congress Set for Saturday
[The Point] Kombo South District Sports Committee (KDSC) elective congress is slated for Saturday 8 May 2021 at the Sanyang Library.