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Gambia

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:52 GMT
Falcons Navigate to Quarter-Finals in Gunjur Nawetan
[The Point] Falcons Football Club on Monday navigated to the quarter-finals of the 2021-2022 Gunjur 'nawetan' after their goalless with Mighty Red Star FC in their final group match played at the Gunjur Upper and Senior Secondary School Football Fiel...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:51 GMT
Jobless Youth Grapple With Effects of Covid-19 in Wcr, KMC
[The Point] Scores of unemployed youths within the West Coast Region (WCR) and Kanifing Municipality (KM) have lamented how the covid-19 pandemic affected their lives and livelihood, especially during the overwrought period of the pandemic.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:51 GMT
Banjul Petty Traders Decry Losses Due to Covid-19
[The Point] The advent of the corona virus pandemic has hampered global businesses and The Gambia is not an exception.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:48 GMT
Gambia Clocks 70 Years of Multiparty Elections
[The Point] It is exactly 70 years since The Gambia held her first multiparty elections.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:46 GMT
Gambia Deaf Scorpions Crowned West African Football Champions
[The Point] The Gambia Deaf Scorpions team was on Sunday crowned champion of the 10th edition of the West African Deaf Football tournament after defeating Guinea Conakry 3-0 in their third and final encounter of the competition played at the Independ...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:45 GMT
Air France Finally Hits Destination Gambia
[The Point] As more flights are expected to touch the Gambian soil for the 2021-2022 tourists' season, Air France on Monday landed at the Banjul International Airport with 137 passengers on board.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:42 GMT
Tujereng Wallop Kachumeh in Kombo South District Tourney
[The Point] Tujereng on Friday bashed Kachumeh 3-0 in the on-going Kombo South District football tournament played at the Kartong Football Field.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:40 GMT
AFD, IFAD to Sign 7 Million Euro to Support Roots Project Implementation
[The Point] The French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on 1 November 2021, signed a ?7 million grant agreement to support the implementation of the project "Resilience of Organizations for Trans...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:37 GMT
Top Climate Scientists Are Sceptical That Nations Will Rein in Global Warming!
[The Point] As a leading climate scientist, Paola Arias doesn't need to look far to see the world changing.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:36 GMT
Fantanka Conducts Sensitizations On SRH, Others
[The Point] Fantanka under its UNFPA funded project on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRH), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM/C), Early Marriage, Family Planning, and child abuse recently conducted sensitisations in Lower River, Central River an...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:34 GMT
Gambian Youngster Eyes Top European League Competition Next Season
[The Point] Casa Sports wing wizard, Lamin Jarjue dreams of playing in the top five leagues of Europe next season following his breathtaking season in the Senegalese league.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:31 GMT
98 'Backway' Migrants Arrested
[The Point] Mamanding Dibba, public relations officer of The Gambia Immigration Department has told The Point that 98 migrants who came from Guniea Conakry and Togo were arrested in Tanji .

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:28 GMT
Mama Kandeh Says MOU Does Not Include Jammeh Amnesty
[The Point] The leader of Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has made it clear that his MoU with the supporters of ex-president Yahya Jammeh does not include Jammeh's amnesty.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:18:23 GMT
Nusrat SSS Graduates 783 Students
[The Point] At least seven-hundred and eighty-three (783) students over the weekend graduated at Nusrat Senior Secondary School at a ceremony held at the school grounds in Bundung.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:47:47 GMT
BCT Seeks to Finalise Five-Year National Strategy On E-Payment, Says BCT's Gamha
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) seeks to finalise a five-year national strategy on e-payments in a bid to provide the Tunisian economy with a digital, dynamic, safe, interoperable, efficient and inclusive pa...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:19 GMT
Nyofelleh Share Points With Gunjur Kunkunjang in KSD Tourney
[The Point] Nyofelleh on Saturday shared points with Gunjur Kunkujang in the 2021-2021 Kombo South District football tournament.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:18 GMT
Social Protection Measures of Covid-19 Vaccines
[The Point] The need for robust and adaptive social protection has been brought to the world by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:16 GMT
2nd Edition of Sir Dawda's Human Rights Moot Court Competition Underway
[The Point] The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recently opened the 2nd edition of the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara human rights Moot Court Competition in order to continue former President Jawara's legacy in upholding the principle of human righ...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:15 GMT
Mai Explains Rationale Behind Holding UDP Flag
[The Point] Mai Ahmad Fatty, the leader of Gambia Moral Congress (GMC), who filed his nomination papers after the United Democratic Party (UDP), was visibly seen holding his party's flag together with the UDP flag.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:13 GMT
Financing for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Gambia
[The Point] For countries grappling with high rates of unemployment and underemployment, entrepreneurship offers one potential path for the creation of more and better jobs, particularly for young people.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:12 GMT
Sheriffs From Sub-Region Offer National Prayers At Essau
[The Point] Sheriff families of Shaykh Malfous Hydara from the sub-region recently gathered at Essau in the North Bank Region to offer national prayers ahead of the country's December 4th presidential election.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:11 GMT
NBR Welcomes TANGO Post Evaluation Training
[The Point] As the Association of Non-Governmental Organisations of The Gambia (TANGO) continues its post-evaluation training on policies, gender, human rights, and budgeting, participants in North Bank Region (NBR) recently welcomed the gesture and ...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:08 GMT
At Large We Are One
[The Point] A few years ago, I went to visit my sister in Wellingara, a melting pot of ethnicities and nationalities (especially West Africans) in the western part of The Gambia. So I wasn't surprised when she told me: "Let's visit our neighbors, who...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:06 GMT
Covid-19 Impacts Gunjur Fish Vendors
[The Point] The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in all spheres of life, with many institutions still reeling from the effects of this global pandemic.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:04 GMT
Saint-Etienne - Gambia Moves for Mahdi Camara!
[The Point] Qualified for the first CAN in their history, The Gambia is trying to strengthen themselves just over two months from the start of the competition.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:37:01 GMT
Crab Island TVET Center Officially Inaugurated
[The Point] The Crab Island Technical and Vocational Training Center at Banjul was on Friday officially inaugurated.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:36:57 GMT
The River Gambia and River Transportation - Panacea for Accelerated Socio Economic Transformation
[The Point] SaHel Knowledge Campus (MindWorks)

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:36:54 GMT
The Road to the State House!
[The Point] The clock is ticking fast. Electorates in Gambia are waiting anxiously ahead of December 4th crucial presidential tie.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:36:53 GMT
West Coast Region Zonal Tournament Balloting Held
[The Point] The balloting for the 2021 West Coast Region zonal football tournament was held in Brikama on Sunday.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:36:50 GMT
P2RS Engages Wellingara Youth On Poultry Production
[The Point] At least 25 youth from Wellingara Youth Banataba Association (Back Way returnees) are currently on a five-day induction training on Poultry Production Management and Value Chain Financing and Marketing at the Department of Livestock Servi...



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