Gambia
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:23:38 GMTFortune Stuns Es Setif in CAF Champions League Preliminary 1st Leg
[The Point] Gambian Premier League champions, Fortune FC on Saturday beat Algerian side, ES Setif 3-0 in the first leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League preliminary round tie played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:23:36 GMTGambia Beach Volleyball Stars Win Silver in Turkey
[The Point] The Gambia beach volleyball duo stars Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra have added another silverware to their cabin after winning silver in the Turkey Pro BVB tour last week.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:23:34 GMTBasori Stun Giboro Koto in Kombo East Inter-Village Tourney
[The Point] Basori FC last Thursday stunned Giboro Koto 2-0 in the on-going 2021-2022 Kombo East District inter-village football tournament played at the Kuloro Football Field.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:23:31 GMTGovernment Statement On the Gambia Transport Union Sit-Down Strike Action
[The Point] NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:23:29 GMTGunjur Nawetan Balloting Held
[The Point] The balloting for the 2021-2022 Gunjur 'nawetan' season was held at the Gunjur Daycare Centre on Friday.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:23:26 GMTGambia Senior National Team Held By U-20 in Friendly
[The Point] The Gambia national women's team and their Under-20 counterparts on Thursday 9th September 2021 played a nail biting 3-3 friendly draw at the Late Ousman Saho football field in Old Yundum.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:23:23 GMTNo to Foreign Troops. ECOMIG Should Leave. Now.
[The Point] The presence of ECOMIG in The Gambia is a matter of international agreement under the purview of Section 79(1)(c) of the Constitution which requires the National Assembly's prior approval. In 2017, when ECOWAS decided to deploy their forc...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:39:57 GMTGambia Transport Union - Drivers to Embark On Sit-Down Strike
[Foroyaa] The president of the Gambia Transport Union has informed Foroyaa that drivers will proceed with their planned sit-down strike on 13 September 2021.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:40:07 GMTFarmers in NBR Complain of Pigs Destroying Their Farms Yields
[Foroyaa] Many farmers of Yalal-Baa, Numukunda and Kunjo villages in the North Bank Region (NBR) close to Farafenni town, have bitterly complained against domestic pigs coming from the neighborhood Farafenni town to destroy their crops on their farms...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:39:59 GMTA Need to Review the Arrangements for Supply of Fertiliser
[Foroyaa] Reports reaching Foroyaa from the farming community indicate that there were problems with the price at which fertilizer was sold, the adequacy of the supply and access to the supply due to transportation problems.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:39:54 GMTMinister Joof Says UTG Staff Demands Are Baseless
[Foroyaa] Honourable Badara Joof, the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has on Thursday denied the allegations leveled against him by the University of The Gambia staff association.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:39:52 GMTHow Qnet E-Marketing Leaves Man Stranded Following Deceitful Business
[Foroyaa] QNet, an e-marketing network platform, a company that has come under fire by several customers, is accused by a family of collecting money from them in a deceitful way.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:39:50 GMTMam-Diarra Production Hopes to Connect Electorates, Politicians Through Music
[Foroyaa] Mam-Diarra Production, a Gambian promotion agency, is hoping to bring together politicians and electorates through music as it plans to stage an entertainment and cultural concert next month.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:39:48 GMTTalent in Gambian Music Paves Way for Establishment of International Music School
[Foroyaa] The talent of Gambian musicians has attracted the establishment of an international music school in the country.
Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:36:34 GMT'We Want Truth Commission's Final Report Binned'
[JusticeInfo.net] Banjul -- On September 30, the Gambian Truth Commission should submit its final report. But the party of former dictator Yahya Jammeh has made it clear, after the 4 September announcement of its alliance with current president Adama...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:06:31 GMTThe Hypocrisy in Defending the Evil Alliance of Betrayal Between NPP and APRC
[The Point] The fence sitters and the cheerers of poor leadership and their anti-accountability desperados have started whining since September 5 trying to use democracy and human rights as a justification for this Evil Alliance of Betrayal. They cla...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:06:29 GMTBombada Applauds Falcons, Samger for Promotion to 1st Tier
[The Point] Bombada Football Club have applauded Falcons, Samger, Steve Biko and Team Rihno after they gained promotion to The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:03:23 GMTBarrow Tasks Basse Market Contractors to Expedite Work
[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow has tasked the contractors for Basse market to expedite the ongoing work as he intends to inaugurate the new market before the presidential election slated for 4th December 2021.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:03:22 GMTGambia Mobilizes D8.2 Billion in First Half of 2021
[Foroyaa] The governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Mr. Buah Saidy, has disclosed that a total revenue and grants of D8.2 billion (8.7 percent of GDP) has been mobilized in the first half of 2021.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:03:19 GMTGambian Leader - External Creditors Have Granted the Country Principal Repayment Deferral
[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow said Gambia has engaged most of its external creditors for debt deferral for at least five years and most of them have granted the country principal repayment deferral, which is estimated to yield 4.8 Billion Dalasis ...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:39 GMTGambia Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Djibouti, Chad, Gabon and Angola
[The Point] BANJUL, 7 September 2021: The Government of The Gambia wishes to inform the general public that it has signed the Joint Communiqués on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of The Gambia and the Republics of Djib...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:38 GMTWABSA, GRCS Launch Youth Eco-Bridge Project in NBR
[The Point] The West African Birds Study Association (WABSA) in collaboration with The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) recently launched a Youths Eco-bridge project in Kasewa, Upper Niumi, North Bank Region.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:36 GMTGambia - Myths & Misconceptions Surrounding Covid-19 Vaccines
[The Point] In any disease outbreak attracting global attention, there are myths and misconceptions surrounding the use of modern or western medicines to treat it.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:35 GMT'Gambia's Consumer Price Inflation On the Rise'
[The Point] Central Bank Governor Buah Saidy yesterday revealed in a press conference that the country's consumer price inflation has been on an upward trend reflecting a pick-up in global food prices and domestic structural bottlenecks.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:34 GMTGFF Prexy, Executive Committee Mourn Guinea Bissau FA Adviser
[The Point] The President and Executive Committee of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has said that it learnt with regret and sadness, the untimely death of a friend of Football House and Adviser to the President of the Guinea Bissau Football Fed...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:31 GMTIEC Sets Date for Nominations, Others
[The Point] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), in exercise of its mandate under Section 46 of the Constitution of The Gambia and Section 40 of the Elections Act, has stated that the election to the office of the President of the Republic of ...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:28 GMTCovid-19 Wreaks Havoc On Gambia's Only Youth Service Scheme
[The Point] Covid-19 has affected every institution but it is a matter of how far and in what way has it affected each institution. It has severely affected the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS), the government's only youth service scheme in the c...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:25 GMTFateemah's Pad Drive Commits to Help Girls, Women With Sanitary Pads
[The Point] The Fateemah's Pad Drive, a women-led organisation has expressed resolve to empower girls and women with sanitary pads and other detergents to improve their hygiene during their monthly menstrual periods.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:24 GMTRising Stars Award 3 Winners
[The Point] Rising Stars Africa, a Television season series company recently presented awards to three outstanding artists, who emerged as winners in their recent Television Season 3 series.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:21 GMTLamin Jarju Guided Casa Sports to Senegal's Cup Semifinal
[The Point] Gambian attacker Lamin Jarju has guided his Senegalese topflight side Casa Sports to the semifinal of the Senegal's Cup after scoring in their 2-1 win over AS Dounaes in a game played at Stade de Mbour on Monday.