Gambia
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:55 GMTUK Charity Donates Learning Equipment to St. John's School for Deaf
[The Point] Sharing Wonders, a United Kingdom-based charity on Friday donated dozens of learning equipment to St. John's School of the Deaf.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:53 GMT10 Herd of Cattle Found Dead At Sami
[The Point] Suspected poison is believed to have killed10 cattle belonging to one Imam Alagie Jallow of Sinchu Baya in the Sami District, Central River Region north (CRR/n).
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:50 GMTOJ Jallow Urges Gambian Youths to Acquire Life Skills
[The Point] As foreign nationals dominate the life skill sector and many Gambian youth remain jobless, Omar Jallow, alias O.J., former minister of Agriculture has called on youth of the country to acquire skills to ensure they get self-employed.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:47 GMTFortune FC Receive League Trophy, Cash Prize
[The Point] Fortune FC on Sunday received their 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League trophy and cash prize after their final league clash with Waa Banjul at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:44 GMTIGP Ordered to Pay D40,000 Compensation to Victim for Unlawful Detention
[The Point] Justice Alexander Oseitutu of the High Court in Banjul on Tuesday, 27th July 2021, ordered the Inspector General of Police to pay compensation of D40, 000 to one Sylvanus Johnson.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:38 GMTScores Express Dismay Over Gradual Disappearance of Coins in the Markets
[The Point] Several traders and commercial drivers have complained over what they called gradual fading of the bututs in the market, describing it as awful for all commercial drivers, passengers and petty traders.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:36 GMTMeet Alasana Kassama - Emerging Gambian Entrepreneur Making a Difference
[The Point] Alasana Kassama is a young Gambian entrepreneur making significant contribution in the country's solar installation sector.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:33 GMTFAO DG, Minister Fabureh Share Vision On Improving Agriculture
[The Point] The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu and Hon. Amie Fabureh, minister for Agriculture of the Republic of The Gambia recently met in Rome, Italy and shared similar vision on how to collaborate further for t...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:30 GMTCOAD Presents D70,000 to Nema Kunku VDC for Continuation of Road Project
[The Point] The Council of African Descendants (COAD) and BlaXit recently presented a sum of D73,000 for the continuation of the Nema Kunku road project to make easy movement in and around the community especially during the rainy season.'
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:27 GMTBarrow Reaffirms Govt Commitment to Youth Empowerment
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 3 rd August 2021: President Adama Barrow yesterday called on young people to make good use of the opportunities provided by the Youth Enterprise Development Fund to venture into innovative business enterprises.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:25 GMT37,000-Litre Illegal Fuel Imported Into Country Intercepted
[The Point] Personnel of the Police Intervention Unit Delta Platoon in collaboration with the GRA Intelligence Unit, intercepted 37,000 litres of fuel (diesel), suspected to be illegally imported into the country.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:21 GMTTijan Jaiteh Donates Football Items Worth D100k to Jarra Jenoi, Lrr Football Team
[The Point] Former Gambian International Footballer, Tijan Jaiteh on Saturday donated football materials worth D100, 000 (hundred thousand dalasi) to the Jarra Jenoi community football team and Lower River Regional football team.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:01:16 GMTGNOC, Minister Meet ANOCA Leadership
[The Point] Officials of The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) and the minister of Youth and Sports Bakary Y. Badjie who are current in Japan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday met Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:52:41 GMTGambia Hope to Avoid Heavy-Weights in AFCON Balloting
[The Point] The Gambia senior national team; the Scorpions are hoping to avoid the continent heavy-weights in the balloting for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:11:05 GMTCrises Management and Resolution Among Religious Leaders
[Foroyaa] The media are focusing on exchanges by religious leaders that reveals animosity that could end up in permanent hostility if uncontained.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:24 GMTOur Lives After the Coronavirus Pandemic!
[The Point] The new coronavirus pandemic is upending life as we know it.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:21 GMTDr. Ceesay, Hon. Sallah Proposed Political Debate Sparks Controversy
[The Point] The intended political debate between Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, presidential candidate for Citizen Alliance and Honourable Halifa Sallah, presidential candidate for the People's Democratic Organisation for Independent and Socialism, (PDOIS) has...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:19 GMTU.S. Govt Donates 151,200 Doses of J&J Vaccines to MoH
[The Point] The arrival of 151,200 doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccines donated by the U.S. government to the Ministry of Health of The Gambia (MoH), through COVAX facility was witnessed by the health minister together with his medical exp...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:17 GMTSecond Tranche of U.S.-Donated Vaccines Arrive
[The Point] Press release: An additional 151,200 doses of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived in The Gambia on August 1, being the second tranche of vaccines donated by the American people.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:10 GMTFraudster Convicted On 9 Counts of Criminal Offences
[The Point] Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court recently convicted one Durra Jallow on 5 counts of obtaining money by false pretence and 4 counts of frauds on sales on property.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:00:57 GMTDubawa Inaugurates Gambian Operations, Commences Fact-Checking Training
[Premium Times] "Our current engagement in The Gambia is logical, as part of efforts at defining a common solution to a common problem within the ECOWAS sub-region."
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:53:03 GMTGina Misses Out On 100 Million Olympics Finals
[The Point] Gambia's track queen, Gina Bass finished 6th position in her 100 meters semifinal run on Saturday to miss out on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games finals. She clocked 11.16 seconds in her latest run.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:53:01 GMTYahya Jammeh's Host Retaliates Against the UK As France Upheld Guilty Verdict
[The Point] Following punitive sanctions by the United Kingdom as well as an extraordinary guilty verdict by a French court against Teodorin Obiang, Equatorial Guinea's vice President, Malabo, has fiercely retaliated against the London by announcing ...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:58 GMTElite Utd Finishes 2nd, B.k. Milan, Tallinding Utd Relegated
[The Point] As the Gambian Premier League 2020-2021 came to close over the weekend, Elite United finished second position in the league beating Hawks FC 1-0, while B.K.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:56 GMTSteve Biko Triumph Over LK Utd to Keep 1st Division Promotion Play-Off Ambitions
[The Point] Steve Biko last Thursday triumphed over Latrikunda United 1-0 in their week twenty-eight match played at the Late Ousman Saho Football Field at Yundum to keep their Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League promotion play-off a...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:53 GMT15 Cases of Human Trafficking in Courts
[The Point] The executive director of the National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons (NAATIP) on Friday 30th July revealed that her agency is currently pursuing up to 15 cases of trafficking in persons at the courts in The Gambia.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:43 GMTGovt Supplementary Budget to Address Operations of Last 2021 5 Months
[The Point] The Finance Minister Mambury Njai on Wednesday tabled the supplementary budget proposal to address certain government operations for the remaining 2021 fiscal year by providing additional public services such as security, infrastructure, ...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:41 GMTFear Grips Women Amid Hate Speech, Insults Etc
[The Point] Women in The Gambia have expressed fear amid hate speech, insults & bullying particularly on social media as the 4 December 2021 Presidential Election looms, with 18 political parties expected to contest.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:38 GMTBrikama Health Centre Boosted With Over D50 Million Worth of Medical Equipment
[The Point] Seattle based Gambians from Brikama, referred to as 'Brikama Seattle Society' [BSS] recently donated medical equipment to Brikama Health Centre worth $1.1 million [approximately D55, 000, 000].
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:34 GMTGood Morning Mr. President - Hate Speech, Covid-19 & Corruption
[The Point] Mr. President, since we are in election year and campaigns will surely start in November for the December 4th presidential elections, politicians should desist from hate speech on the social media, print and electronic media because this ...