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Gambia

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:13:00 GMT
December 4, 2021 - What It Means to the Gambia, and for Gambians
[The Point] The December 4th Presidential Election is a turning point for The Gambia. It determines whether Gambians are eager to make a 'Turn Around' from the inept policies of the current government and implement the transformational change weaspir...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:57 GMT
Kunkujang Youth, Others Trained On HIV Prevention
[The Point] At least 52 youth from Kombo North settlement of Kunkujang and its satellite areas were recently trained on HIV awareness and prevention at a day's sensitisation held at Kunkujang Keitaya Community School.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:53 GMT
GPA, Security Apparatus Conduct Port Facility Maritime Security 'Stimulus Exercise'
[The Point] The Management of Gambia Port Authority (GPA) in collaboration with State Security and Law Enforcement Agencies last Thursday held a day's port facility maritime security exercise at the sea port in Banjul.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:49 GMT
Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Harps On Gambia-India Relations
[The Point] MV. Muraleedharan, the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, who was on a state visit to The Gambia, has talked to The Point about the bilateral relations between The Gambia and Ind...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:46 GMT
Covid-19 Wreaks Havoc On Gambia's Tourism Island
[The Point] Janjangbureh Town is located in the Central River Region (CRR) of The Gambia, about 300km away from the capital city, Banjul.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:43 GMT
Yakarr Football Academy Football Festival Postponed
[The Point] Yakarr Football Academy on Friday postponed its annual football festival due to a funeral in Sifoe.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:39 GMT
Global Finance Ministers Gather to Discuss How Public and Private Finance Can Lead the Transition to a Net Zero, Climate Resilient World
[The Point] Finance ministers, international finance institutions and the financial sector are meeting at COP26 to get global finance flowing for climate action.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:37 GMT
GTTI Faces Production and Learning Difficulties Amid Covid-19
[The Point] Since the inception of the Covid-19 Pandemic, The Gambia Technical Training Institution (GTTI), the country's highest technical institute has faced numerous difficulties when it comes to production, learning, and students' financial const...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:36 GMT
Enough of Jammeh Bigotry and Hate Speech!
[The Point] It is an undeniable fact that bigotry and hate speech are a threat to any thriving nascent democracy and stability in particular.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:33 GMT
United Purpose to Support Regional Sport for Development Football Competition in Soma
[The Point] Sport is viewed by many as a major contributor to health in the world. Sport has resulted to skills development in many nations across the globe and has contributed into enriching individuals.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:32 GMT
Africell Gives D8m to Road to AFCON 2021
[The Point] The National Coordinating Committee (NCC) for Gambia's Road to AFCON 2021 on Tuesday 2nd October 2021 received a major boost with the official signing of an 8 million dalasi agreement with Gambia's leading GSM operator Africell to serve a...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:29 GMT
NCEE Warns Politicians to Desist From Vote Buying
[The Point] As the country's campaign and election draws ever closer, the senior programme officer at the National Council for Civic Education (NCEE) has warned politicians to desist from any form of vote buying, something he said, is against the cod...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:26 GMT
Brikama Utd Set for Crunch 1st Division Icebreaker Against Marimoo
[The Point] Brikama United Football Club is set for their crunch 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League season opener against Marimoo on 19 November 2021 at the Real de Banjul Football Academy Field at 4 p.m.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:23 GMT
Tax Challenges Covid-19 Poses On Businesses
[The Point] Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, The Gambia like other affected countries has experienced cross cutting challenges in almost all sectors pertinent to its economy as a result of the impacts of the global pandemic.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:19 GMT
Beatrice Allen, King Colley to Vie for GNOC Presidency
[The Point] Current first vice president of The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) Beatrice Allen and Lamin King Colley were on Tuesday, 2 November 2021 nominated by various affiliated national sport associations of the GNOC to vie for the Olym...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:15 GMT
LRR, CRR Deputy Governors Applaud TANGO Training, Explain Impacts
[The Point] Deputy Governors of the Lower River and Central River Regions have applauded the Association of Non-Governmental Organizations of The Gambia (TANGO) for its recent nationwide monitoring and evaluation of policies relating to human rights,...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:46:21 GMT
Fatou Bensouda - 'I Didn't Know What Was Happening Under Jammeh'
[JusticeInfo.net] For the first time ever, former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda talks about the time when she served under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh in the Gambia. She claims she knew nothing of the serious human right...

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.



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