Gambia
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:26:02 GMTDebutants Gambia Beat Tunisia, Get Historic Berth in the Round of 16
[CAF] Debutants Gambia continued to make history when they beat Tunisia to a 1-0 in a fascinating Group F encounter of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations at the Stade Municipal de Limbe on Thursday.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:38 GMTGambia Edgy to Maintain Triumphant Run in AFCON
[The Point] The Gambia senior national team will be nervous to maintain their unbeaten run in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations when they rub shoulders with Tunisia in their third and final Group F fixture today, Thursday at 7p.m.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:36 GMTGambians Urge Barrow to Appoint Competent Cabinet, Prioritise Term Limit, Rent & Others
[The Point] President Adama Barrow has been tasked by multiple Gambians to appoint competent people into his new cabinet.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:33 GMTBarrow Takes Oaths of Office
[The Point] President Adama Barrow was sworn into office as president of the republic of The Gambia at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:29 GMTBarrow Asked to Approach Development in a Different Way
[The Point] President Adama Barrow has been tasked by multiple Gambians to appoint competent people into his new cabinet.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:29 GMTFemale Referee Makes History As Guinea Progress
[The Point] Guinea reached the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations despite losing their final Group B match 2-1 against already-eliminated Zimbabwe.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:29 GMT'Gambia Yet to Have Specialised Drug Treatment Facility
[The Point] Ousman Saidyba, public relations officer and head of Drug Demand Reduction Unit at the Drug Law Enforcement Agency - The Gambia (DLEAG), has said that: "The Gambia, a country where most youth are engaged in drug use, is yet to have a spec...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:28 GMTSTTC Graduates 400 Students
[The Point] At least 400 students at Sterling Technical Training Centre (STTC) recently graduated after successfully completing skills training in various areas.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:25 GMTYVE Trains Journalists, CSOs On WASH, Others
[The Point] The Young Volunteers for the Environment (YVE) recently convened a two-day training for Gambian journalists and some members of the Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) at a ceremony held at the Nation...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:23 GMTPresidential Inaugural Address By His Excellency, Mr. Adama Barrow
[The Point] Your Excellency, the Vice President,
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:22 GMTWhat Lies Ahead As Barrow Takes Oaths!
[The Point] President-elect His Excellency Adama Barrow was yesterday sworn-in at a colourful ceremony held at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:19 GMTAt Large Where Were You? Music Often Takes Us Back to Places in Our Past - - and Oh What a Feeling!
[The Point] The question, "Where were you?" has become a political cliché in The Gambia. At a 2018 press conference, Gambia's President Adama Barrow lashed out at intellectuals, and asked where they were when he and his supporters stood up to get ri...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:50:17 GMTLiterary Column a Conversation With the Secretary General of the Pan African Writers' Association, Dr Wale Okediran
[The Point] Dr Barry: Hello, good evening, Dr Wale. I would like to begin this interview by first asking you to kindly introduce yourself. Who are you? And what has been your target area as a writer?
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:35:30 GMTPrepared Barrow Without Prepared Inauguration
[Foroyaa] The way President Barrow spoke and the content of his speech were fit for purpose, regardless of whether one supports him or not. The attempt to bring issues regarding the absence of certain personalities in the inauguration was not given s...
Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:47:10 GMTGambia Face Tunisia Today in Final Group Stage Match
[Foroyaa] The Gambia will today play against Tunisia in their final match of Group F games at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) staged in Cameroon. To be played at Limbe Stadium in Limbe, both teams will square off at 7 pm.
Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:47:38 GMTPresident Returns From Inaugural Ceremony of the Gambia President, Adama Barrow
[Ghanaian Times] Banjul -- President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday joined tens of thousands of people to witness the inaugural ceremony of re-elected President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, at the Independence Stadium at Banjul, the capital of...
Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:43:26 GMTFour Hundred Sterling Graduates Ready to Enter Labour Market in the Gambia
[ITC] Four hundred young Gambians have graduated from the Sterling Skills Training Centre in Busumbala, the Gambia. The new institution is supported by the International Trade Centre (ITC) through its European Union (EU)-funded Youth Empowerment Proj...
Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:12:07 GMTJanuary 9 Fire Devastates Gambian Community in New York
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Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:01:45 GMTwo Journalists Die in Car Crash
[IFJ] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Gambia Press Union (GPU) in extending its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:22:50 GMTMatch Facts - Gambia V Tunisia
[CAF] A ticket for the Round of 16 is at stake for both Gambia and Tunisia when the lock horns in Limbe on Thursday, as curtain draws on Group F of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:22:39 GMTGambia V Tunisia - for History
[CAF] A ticket for the Round of 16 is at stake for both Gambia and Tunisia when the lock horns in Limbe on Thursday, as curtain draws on Group F of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:19:45 GMTPresident Akufo-Addo Attends Adama Barrow's Swearing-in in the Gambia
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday left Ghana for The Gambia to attend the inauguration of President Adama Barrow after he was re-elected for a second term in office.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:39:32 GMTTop Forward Babucarr Trawally Leaves AFCON Under Controversy
[RFI] Gambia top striker Babucarr Steve Trawally has left the Scorpions' camp in Buea, Cameroon, in the midst of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON) claiming an ankle injury, the Gambia Football Federation announced in a statement on Tuesday...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:43:06 GMTPeople Lament Bed Shortage At Infant Ward 2
[The Point] People accompanying patients at the Infant Ward 2 at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul have lamented bed scarcity at the country's main referral hospital, something that forced two people sharing one bed.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:43:04 GMTCuban Health Professionals in Gambia Applauded for Their Work
[The Point] Banjul, Jan 16th, 2022- A group of health professionals that concluded their mission in The Gambia were last Friday honoured by the leadership of the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) in The Gambia for their humanitarian work.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:43:03 GMTSJAG Mourns Sports Journalist Pamodou Faal
[The Point] The Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia (SJAG) is saddened by the death of its member, Pamodou Faal, who together with two others, Musa Ndow and Kawsu Bayo, died during a fatal car accident.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:43:02 GMTYve Director Wants Equality in Human Rights to Water, Sanitation
[The Point] Joe Bongay, executive director for Young Volunteers for the Environment (YVE), said part of his-led organisation's mission as member of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership is to eliminate inequalities in rights to water and san...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:42:59 GMTSports Minister Commends Scorpions Fighting Spirit
[The Point] Hon Bakary Y. Badjie, minister of Youth and Sports has commended the Scorpions' fighting spirit during their game against Mali.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:28:03 GMTGambia Mourns Two Journalists
[The Point] The Gambian media is mourning the demise of two of its colleagues, Pa Modou Faal, Musa Ndow and one Kawsu Bayo, a staff of the Ministry of Health, who passed away on the wee hours of Monday in a car crash.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:28:00 GMTRoad Crashes Are the Biggest Safety Challenge for Youths!
[The Point] Road safety is a critical development priority for many developing countries. Countries in the region must work together if they are to achieve the goal of halving road crash deaths by 2030.