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Gambia

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:45:32 GMT
IGP Sanyang Emphasizes the Importance of the Police in Good Governance
[Foroyaa] Mr. Demba Sowe, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), who also doubles as the Crime Management Coordinator, said the Police are an integral part in ensuring good governance.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:45:26 GMT
DLAAG - Gambian Youth Engaged On the Dangers of Drug Abuse
[Foroyaa] Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) recently engaged Gambian youth on the use of illicit drugs and its impact in the society.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:45:20 GMT
Campaign Intensifies As Election Draws Near
[Foroyaa] Less than two months before the 4th December presidential election, presidential hopefuls are busy crisscrossing the country trying to win the hearts and minds of the electorate, the 'king makers', so to speak, who will decide on that impor...

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:47:22 GMT
Liberia Set for West Africa Deaf Football Tournament in the Gambia
[New Dawn] A 27 - man Liberian Deaf Football delegation will leave Liberia on 18 October 2021 for the Gambia to participate in the upcoming 10th Edition of the West Africa Deaf Sports Union Football Tournament.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:56:31 GMT
U.S. Acts to Seize Former Gambia Leader Jammeh's Property
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh whose rule was characterised by allegations of widespread abuses is faced with a forfeiture process in U.S. courts.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:40 GMT
New Town East Ward Win Ostend Beach Football Competition
[The Point] New Town East Ward in Banjul were crowned champions of the Ostend beach football tournament after defeating Jollof Town Ward 1-0 in the final played at the Nefertiti Banjul beach.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:38 GMT
G-Sports Network Embellishes Wing Wizard Sanna Jassey and ECOMOG With Certificates, Cash
[The Point] G-Sports Network; a sports media outlet on Tuesday decorated Dieggo/Oxford FC wing wizard Sanna Jassey alias Messi and Ecomog FC with certificates and cash after they won the player of the month of September 2021 and the most disciplined ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:35 GMT
Goodwill Ambassador Jaiteh Meets IMF Resident Rep to Gambia
[The Point] Goodwill Ambassador Tijan Jaiteh, former Scorpions captain, recently visited the office of Mamadou Barry, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to The Gambia.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:31 GMT
Comium Promises to Settle Dues Amid Suspension
[The Point] Comium Gambia GSM operator in a press conference yesterday revealed that their investor in U.K. is ready and committed to pay all dues owed to The Gambia government soonest if Public Utilities and Regulatory Authority (PURA) lifts suspens...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:28 GMT
GVBF Acknowledges Gambian Embassy in Qatar, Turkey Support to Bvb Team
[The Point] The Gambia Volleyball Federation (GVBF) had acknowledged the support of Gambian embassies in Doha and Ankara towards the national men beach volleyball team that recently took part in the PRO beach volleyball tournament in Turkey.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:26 GMT
Niumi Senior Secondary Schools Relive Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Through Drama
[The Point] Students from Essau and Albreda Senior Secondary Schools respectively re-engaged in a series of school based activities centered on the Outstanding Universal Values of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in the communities, such as - Ku...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:23 GMT
'GTAFIWU Will Not Take Part in Any Sit-Down Strike'
[The Point] Following rumors circulating around town regarding current issues affecting the country's transport sub-sector, members of the Gambia Transport Agriculture Food and Industrial Workers Union (GTAFIWU) has made it clear that the union will ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:21 GMT
HMs Trent Deploys to West Africa to Support Maritime Security
[The Point] Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent is setting sail to the waters of the Gulf of Guinea as she heads for security patrols and a mission to support allies in West Africa.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:19 GMT
On Comium Suspension!
[The Point] One of the most captivating and fascinating features innovation has brought in this last-generation is the Global System for Mobile Communications. With advances in science and modern tech, people could easily communicate in different des...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:16 GMT
Meet Fatoumatta Saidykhan - Emerging Entrepreneur in the Making
[The Point] Many who come into contact with her perhaps knew her as a practicing journalist in the past. In this day and age, people tend to focus more on areas that augur well in their respective endeavour.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:16:14 GMT
MOBSE PS Applauds Teachers, Others for Commitment
[The Point] Following the analysis of the 2021 GABECE results at a press conference last week at the Regional Education Directorate, Kanfing by the officials at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Permanent Secretary Louis Moses Mendy took...

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:25:22 GMT
Trade Ministry Places Temporal Ban On Flour Exportation, Others
[The Point] Press release

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:25:22 GMT
IEC Discusses Nominations Process, Requirements With CSOs Ahead of Dec. Polls
[The Point] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), on Wednesday organised a stakeholders' consultative forum with the media and CSOs to discuss the requirements and nomination process for the 4th December Presidential Elections.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:25:22 GMT
Us$325m Moringa Biodiesel Project Still Awaits Approval
[The Point] Lamin Bah president of the Moringa Biodiesel Project - a projected estimated at 325 million dollars has told journalists at a press conference on Tuesday 5 October 2021 that his project is still waiting for approval from the Ministry of F...

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:25:21 GMT
Gambia Assumes Ecowas Commission Presidency
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 6th October 2021: The Gambia will assume the position of President of the ECOWAS Commission for the period 2022-2026. The decision was arrived at unanimously by the ECOWAS Council.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:25:18 GMT
Media Advisory President Barrow Fulfils Promise to UTG Students' Union
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 6th October 2021: President Adama Barrow today presented two new buses to the Council of the University of the Gambia Students' Union during a brief ceremony at the State House in Banjul.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:15:40 GMT
Mother Looking for Missing Son
[Foroyaa] Fatou Sambou, a resident of Tallinding, Wednesday morning walked into the Foroyaa office to report the missing of her son, Yankuba Jammeh.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:15:39 GMT
GCCI Initiates D1 Million Challenge Fund for Women Entrepreneurs
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) with support from the International Trade Center (ITC) on Tuesday, 5th October, 2021 launched a million-dalasi initiative titled: "Challenge Fund for Women Entrepreneurs."

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:25:22 GMT
Gambia Women's U-20 Leave for Burkina Faso Ahead of 2nd Leg Qualifiers
[The Point] The Gambia national women's U-20 team on Wednesday left Banjul for Cotonou, Benin, ahead of their all-important second-leg qualifier of the FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers against fellow West African counterparts Burkina Faso.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:15:46 GMT
U.S.$3 Million Proceeds From Jammeh Property Reserved for Gambia
[The Point] Highly placed multiple sources confirmed to The Point that proceeds from the sale of the $3 million Potomac mansion of former President Jammeh in Maryland will be earmarked for the Gambian people, after sales and other procedures followed...

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:15:43 GMT
Compounds at Tobacco Road Inundated As Hon. Sillah Visits the Victims
[The Point] Many compounds in the Campama Estate or Tobacco Road area of the capital city of Banjul got inundated on Sunday, 26 September 2021, when the waste water in the open canal stretching from Box Bar Road to Bund Road overflowed. This followed...

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:15:42 GMT
Chimo Utd Share Spoils With Misira Utd in Brikama Nawetan
[The Point] Chimo United FC last Tuesday shared spoils with Misira United FC in the 2021-2022 Brikama nawetan season.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:15:39 GMT
Public Schools Outperform Private Schools in Grade 9 Exams
[The Point] Deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) has revealed that public schools in the country outperformed private schools in 2021 Gambia Basic Certificate Examination (GABECE).

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:15:37 GMT
Transport Ministry Holds Road Crash Information Harmonisation Forum
[The Point] In a bid to coordinate and ensure one central source of accessing information on road crash incidences, the Planning Unit at The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI) recently convened a two- day workshop on how to revie...

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:15:36 GMT
Gambia Clubfoot Foundation Trains Nurses On Clubfoot Treatment
[The Point] Gambia Clubfoot Foundation recently trained scores of Gambian nurses at the Brikama District Hospital on clubfoot treatment.



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