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Gambia

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:49 GMT
Brikama Utd Congratulates GFF Prexy for Appointment Into FIFA Players' Tribunal
[The Point] Brikama United Football Club has congratulated Lamin Kabba Bajo president of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) on his appointment to the FIFA Players' Status Chamber of the Football Tribunal.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:49 GMT
NEA/GEF6 Embarks On a Massive Tree Planting Exercise
[The Point] Towards the restoration of the ecosystem, the National Environment Agency (NEA) in collaboration with its GEF6 project has embarked on a mass community-tree planting exercise within the project implementation community of Kolley Kunda vil...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:45 GMT
GRCS Receives Medical Items Worth Over D30,000
[The Point] The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) last Tuesday took delivery of medical items jointly presented by Ebou Mala's Children Charity Foundation (EMCCF) and National Police Aid Charity both based in the United Kingdom at a ceremony held at GR...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:43 GMT
Gunjur Super Cup Final Slated for Saturday
[The Point] The 2021 Gunjur super cup final is slated for Saturday 18th September 2021 at the Gunjur Upper and Senior Secondary School Football Field at 4.30 p.m.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:40 GMT
Tech World Lights More Streets in Gunjur
[The Point] Tech World Oil Company on Monday inaugurated an additional seventy (70) solar-powered street lights on two streets in the Kombo South community of Gunjur.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:38 GMT
Volleyball Association Open Inter-Regional Camp in CRR
[The Point] The Gambia Volleyball Association (GVBA) on Tuesday commenced a 6-day inter-regional volleyball and sport for development camp.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:35 GMT
WABSA Validates 2021-2025 Strategy & Action Plan
[The Point] The West African Birds Study Association (WABSA) on Monday commenced a four-day validation workshop for its board members, stakeholders, staff and volunteers on WABSA's five years strategy and Action plans.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:32 GMT
NCAC Commences Research Project On Role of Culture in Disaster Risk Reduction & Environmental Conservation
[The Point] The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) with funding from UNESCO Intangible Heritage Section has commenced a field research project on role of culture in disaster risk reduction and environmental conservation.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:30 GMT
UTG VC Urged to Go On Home Leave
[The Point] The vice chancellor of the University of The Gambia (UTG), Prof. Faqir Muhammad Anjum, has on Tuesday 14 September 2021 been asked to go on a "Home Leave" by the Governing Council - a body responsible for supervising and regulating the ma...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:28 GMT
Court Restrains UTG Staff From Sit-Down Strike
[The Point] The Administration of the University of The Gambia has filed an application before the High Court challenging the legality of the sit-down strike by the Staff and Faculty Association (UTGSFA).

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:23 GMT
'Asbestos Is Threat to Human & Animal Health'
[The Point] In his opening remarks on behalf of the Executive Director of the National Environmental Agency (NEA) at a day training workshop for enumerators for the collection of data on the inventory of asbestos throughout the country, Programme Man...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:20 GMT
Banjul Cancels 2021 Summer Football Championship
[The Point] Banjul Sports Committee has announced the cancellation of its 2021 'Nawettan' (summer football championship) following consultations with affiliated football clubs.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:17 GMT
Retired Soldiers Slam GAF for Not Being Transparent in Entitlement Payment
[The Point] Disgruntled retired soldiers of Intake 30 of The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) who are currently demanding the payment of their gratuity, leave encasement and WARPS have claimed that the Army is not "transparent in the payment of their benefi...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:14 GMT
IEC Reveals Final Voter Lists
[The Point] Samboujang Njie, a chief electoral officer at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), has revealed the final voter list as: 962, 157.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:12 GMT
Reasoning an APRC/NPP Alliance
[The Point] On Thursday 2nd September, 2021 the National People's Party (NPP) and the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) formed an alliance that seems not to be a popular initiative. The People Progressive Party (PPP) leader...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:12:15 GMT
How Mines Destroy Farms, Properties in Coastal Villages and Aggravating Climate Change Impacts
[Foroyaa] Maimuna Touray, a gardener, has been growing vegetables in Gunjur, an eco-tourism area and fishing village located in the south bank of The Gambia.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:12:11 GMT
Gambians Lament High Cost of Living Amid Spike in Prices of Essential Commodities
[Foroyaa] Barely a day passes by without Gambians complaining about the rise in the prices of essential commodities. The cost of food in particular has left many in frustration.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:29 GMT
High Court Staff's Trial Commences
[The Point] The criminal trial involving Bakary Sarr, Assistant Bailiff at the High Court in Banjul, commenced on the 7th September, 2021, before Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court with the first prosecution wi...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:26 GMT
On CRR Youth Peace Negotiation!
[The Point] Peace is key in achieving any meaningful result. Without peace, law and order, the world would be a worst wild zone. That is why many philosophers are of the view that a threat to peace anywhere, is a threat to peace everywhere.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:24 GMT
Nawetan in Brikama Set to Endure Tough Pandemic Slide
[The Point] The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt sporting calendars in The Gambia and in Brikama particularly, the two major sporting disciplines in the capital of the West Coast Region, i.e., football and athletics are set to be hit hardest...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:22 GMT
GDC Deputy Party Leader No2 Slams Barrow's Address to the Nation
[The Point] Ahmadou Kah, the deputy party leader No2 of The Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) has revealed that he was totally unimpressed with President Adama Barrow's speech during the State of the Nation's Address (SONA) held at the National Assemb...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:21 GMT
NYC Resolves CRR Youth Administration Conflict
[The Point] The National Youth Council (NYC) on Saturday resolved the controversial youth matter in the Central River Region (CRR) involving the regional youth chairperson, Ebrima Sanyang and other CRR youth leaders, The Point has been reliably infor...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:18 GMT
WANEP-Gambia Hosts Civil Society Training On Election Disputes
[The Point] The West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP)-The Gambia with funding from GIZ and the European Union on Tuesday began a three-day Specialised Training on Mediation, Prevention, Diplomacy, Advocacy and Dialogue for members of the Nat...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:15 GMT
Gidda Utd to Lock Horns With Sanchaba Utd in Lamin Nawetan Today
[The Point] Gidda United FC is set to lock horns with Sanchaba United in the on-going 2021-2022 Lamin nawetan today, Wednesday at the Late Sanna Jatta Memorial Football Field at 4.30 pm.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:13 GMT
It Was a Very Good Game, Says Coach Jane Joof
[The Point] Jane Joof, head coach of Fortune Football Club has said that his side played a very good game against Algerian side ES Setif in their 2021-2022 CAF Total Energies Champions league preliminary round.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:10 GMT
GAMCOTRAP Validates 2021/25 Strategic Plan
[The Point] The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (GAMCOTRAP) recently validated its 2021-2025 strategic plan designed to put in place a strategic focus on programming, human resources, finances, dev...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:07 GMT
GPU Prexy - Journalists Deserve Standardised Salary
[The Point] The Gambia Press Union president, Sheriff Bojang Jnr on Sept 10 2021, lamented that many media outlets don't have a standardised salary structure for journalists in the country, making it a problem.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:07 GMT
UTG Staff Association Sit-Down Strike Begins Today
[The Point] Following the suspended sit-down strike on the 3 July 2021 and the implementation of the decision made by the Congress on the 8 August 2021, the University of The Gambia Faculty Staff Association (UTGFSA) and Executive Committee have anno...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:05 GMT
FANTANKA Breaking Barriers On SGBV, SRH
[The Point] FANTANKA, is a non-governmental organisation established in December 2018 to close the gap in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Rights awareness-raising and advocacy in the country.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:57:03 GMT
Njai Claims IEC Electoral Process Is 'Very Transparent, Accurate And Fair'
[The Point] Alhagie Alieu Mamor Njai, the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has stated that the electoral commission's election process is "very transparent, accurate and fair."



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