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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:56:13 GMT
Rainbow Foundation Supports Bulock Health Facility
[The Point] Rainbow Foundation, a donor foundation established by a Netherland businessman and philanthropist, for the past three years has constructed a health center at Bullock village and over the weekend inaugurated four-bedroom apartments for th...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:56:06 GMT
Fatou Jaw Manneh Reacts to Her Appointment
[The Point] Fatou Jaw Manneh, the newly appointed honourary adviser on Strategic Communications Development and Emerging Social Issues, has reacted to her appointment, telling The Point that she was very pleased with the appointment.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:56:01 GMT
Leigh Properties Opens New Building Materials Shop
[The Point] In their bid to contribute their quota to the development of the country's real estate business and construction development in general, Leigh Properties Company has opened a new building materials shop in Latiriya along the Jabang highwa...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:59 GMT
Ouattara Receives Tangara As Barrow's Special Envoy
[The Point] President Alassane Ouattara on Friday received Dr. Momadou Tangara, Gambia's Foreign Affairs minister who delivered to the Ivorian leader a special message from President Adama Barrow.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:56 GMT
Jarra West End Gunjur Utd 14 Match Unbeaten Run in 2nd Tier
[The Point] Jarra West on Friday ended Gunjur United's fourteen match unbeaten run in the on-going 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:53 GMT
21-Year-Old Man in Police Net for Allegedly Stabbing His Father
[The Point] A 21-year-old suspect, Barakel Monday, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his father, Benjamin Monday, with a knife resulting in his death.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:48 GMT
Court Fines Social Security D50,000 in Favour of Mam Sait Njie
[The Point] The Gambia Court of Appeal on the 8th June fined the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation D50,000 to be paid to Mam Sait Njie.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:45 GMT
Magistrate Fines GAP Leader D165,000
[The Point] Magistrate Mam Samba Jallow of the Kanifing Magistrate's Court on 28th May 2021 entered judgement against Musa Yali Batchilly, the secretary general of Gambia Action Party (GAP).

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:44 GMT
SBN Ends Training On Processing, Labeling, Food Safety
[The Point] Members of Sun Business Network Gambia Chapter recently concluded a two-day capacity building on nutrition, processing, labeling, food safety and standard in business operations.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:42 GMT
Saudi Arabia to Limit Hajj Pilgrimage This Year to 60,000 Citizens and Residents
[The Point] RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said it will limit registration for this year's Hajj pilgrimage to citizens and residents of the Kingdom in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:39 GMT
Ahmadis World Leader Speaks to Gambian Journalists
[The Point] The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at The Gambia recently organised a virtual press conference between Gambian journalists and the worldwide head of Ahmadiyya in order to shed light on their mission.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:37 GMT
Barrow Tells African Descendants 'No One Can Take Your Africaness Away'
[The Point] President Adama Barrow has promised to support the Council of African Descendants to reintegrate in the society, adding that no one can take their 'Africaness' away from them.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:37 GMT
GID Nabs 37 Suspected Migrants
[The Point] Mamanding Dibba, the public relations officer of The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) told The Point in interview that 37 suspected West Africans migrants were on Wednesday arrested as they were about to embark on the irregular journey...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:33 GMT
National Guards to Embark On Patrol Amid Rising Crimes
[The Point] According to information from the Gambia Armed Forces, The Gambia National Guards (GNG) launched Operation "Restore Sanity" effective Friday 11 June 2021 amid rise in murders and armed robberies.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:33 GMT
Gambian Sprinters Continue Road to Tokyo in Paris
[The Point] Gambia sprinters Adama Jammeh, Ebrima Camara and Sengan Jobe arrived in Paris, France on Saturday to continue their fight for qualification to Tokyo.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:29 GMT
BAC Inaugurates D21m Office Complex
[The Point] The Brikama Area Council (BAC) recently inaugurated its new office complex at a ceremony held at the council's ground in Brikama.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:24 GMT
1st Div. League Update - Fortune Draw Again, Wallidan Registers Biggest Win
[The Point] The Week 19 of the ongoing Gambia Football Federation Division One League got off to a breathtaking pace as fans watching under the floodlights at the Independence Stadium saw a magnificent 12 goal scored in just 3 encounters, averaging 4...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:55:14 GMT
Mr. President - Voters Registration, Football Matters
[The Point] Mr. President, some politicians are disturbing people who are registering to get voter cards in certain places.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:04:15 GMT
Gambian Yaws Creations Takes On the Fashion World
[ITC] Awa Conateh had the opportunity to attend fashion shows from a young age. Benefitting from the strong artistic influences of her mother, a seamstress and event organizer, Awa started embellishing her dresses with colourful accessories and event...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:22:45 GMT
President Barrow Receives UNOWAS Special Representative
[Foroyaa] His Excellency President Adama Barrow on Tuesday, 8th June received in audience the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel, His Excellency Mr Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF for an introductory meeting.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:22:40 GMT
U.S. Government to Support Gambia's Electricity Generation, Delivery
[Foroyaa] The United States (US) Government through its Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is set to support the Gambia towards improving her electricity generation and delivery.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:22:37 GMT
Heavy Down Pour Marks the Start of Farming Season in URR
[Foroyaa] Wednesday 9th June 2021 marks the beginning of 2021 farming season after a heavy down pour in Upper River Region.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:22:32 GMT
President Barrow Appoints High Profile Personalities
[Foroyaa] State House, Banjul, 10th June 2021: In exercise of the powers vested in him under section 175(2) of the 1997 Constitution, His Excellency Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, recently made several high profile appointment...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:22:30 GMT
Checks and Balances Help to Ensure Accountability and Transparency
[Foroyaa] The presence of the political party monitors has been viewed with mixed feelings, especially when some of these agents started to request for the voters' cards of claimants who have been registered.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:22:26 GMT
Newly Elected ICC Prosecutor Karim Asad Ahmad Khan QC
[Foroyaa] A swearing-in Ceremony for the new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or the "Court"), Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan QC, will be held on Wednesday 16 June 2021, at 11:00 CEST in Courtroom I at the Seat of the Court in The Hagu...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:22:23 GMT
Numerous Fish Found On Sanyang Beaches
[Foroyaa] A large quantity of fish have been found on the beaches of Sanyang this week.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:55:48 GMT
Gambia - Letter From the M'bai Family
[JusticeInfo.net] Justice Info has received a letter from a family member of Fafa Edrissa M'Bai, a former Minister of Justice under the military junta in Gambia, in response to an article published on May 3. In the interests of transparency and fairn...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:07:09 GMT
NIA 9 Case - Three Accused Persons Refuse Legal Aid Representation
[Foroyaa] Three accused persons in the NIA 9 Case have told a High Court judge, Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara, that they don't want Legal Aid to represent them anymore in their case.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:07:09 GMT
National Provident Fund Elects New Representative to SSHFC Board of Directors
[Foroyaa] Memunatu Junisa Camara, Director of Human Resources (HR) for Ocean Bay/Sun Beach Hotel & Resort (OBSBHR), has on Wednesday won the position of representative for the National Provident Fund to the Board of Directors of Social Security and H...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:06:58 GMT
Children's Assembly Speaker Urges Journalists to Report Positive Stories of Children, Women
[Foroyaa] Sarata Ceesay, Speaker of the Children National Assembly of the Gambia, has urged Gambian journalists to do more positive stories on children and women than only reporting on the negative aspects.



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