Gambia
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 18:17:13 GMTChad Set for Afcon Qualifiers Clash With Gambia
[The Point] Chad national team is set for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary qualifiers with The Gambia later this month.
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 18:17:44 GMTCoach Pa Barrow Confirms Squad for Commonwealth Games Beach Volleyball Qualifiers
[The Point] The head coach of The Gambia national beach volleyball team, Pa Baboucarr Barrow has confirmed his team for the Commonwealth Games beach volleyball qualifiers in Ghana this month.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:56:06 GMTDr. Ismaila Ceesay Pays Tribute Hon Sallah
[The Point] The leader of Citizens' Alliance (CA), Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has paid tribute to Hon. Halifah Sallah of People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) as veteran politician is set for retirement from active politics...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:56:00 GMTMalick Nyang Shocks Purr Mu Lerr in WRG Event
[The Point] Malick Nyang of Club Banjul Saku Ham Ham on Sunday put up a dominant display to defeat Purr Mu Lerr of Club Barra in a grand combat organised by Wrestling Revival Group (WRG) Promotion at the Serekunda West Mini Stadium.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:58 GMTBass Njai Music Foundation Centre Opens for Business
[The Point] In an effort to contribute to national development in the area of music and culture in the country, Bass Njai Music Foundation Centre has been officially opened at Brufut San To Su.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:56 GMTWCO SG Extols GRA's Darboe
[The Point] The Secretary General of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, who was in the country for two-day visit, lavished praise on the firm commitment of the Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe of Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:53 GMTYerro Mballow to Contest Upper Fulladu West Seat
[The Point] Yerro Mballow has declared his intention to contest for the Upper Fulladu West Constituency under the ticket of National Unity Party (NUP).
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:52 GMTGambia Faces Decade Food Insecurity!
[The Point] Food insecurity is a global issue affecting more than 130 million people, according to one survey conducted by the World Food Programme.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:49 GMTFisheries Officers Trained On Data Collection Using Android Tablets
[The Point] The Department of Fisheries in collaboration with the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) recently concluded a two-day training workshop on data collection ...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:47 GMTCRR Governor Accused of Manipulating Sami Nam Selection
[The Point] CRR -- Pa Jagne, who was one of ten candidates who took part in a primary elections ahead of the National Assembly election in Sami Constituency has accused Central River Region Governor Sheriff Abass Sanyang and others of bias and corrup...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:45 GMTJazz Appreciation - the Free Jazz Movement With Ornette Coleman
[The Point] Jazz music grew and developed in a process of gradual change with many twists
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:43 GMTIPC Advocates for More Women, Youth Representation in Parliament
[The Point] Musa Amul Nyassi, co-chairperson of the Inter-Party Committee (IPC) has advocated for more women, youth and persons with disabilities' representation in the forth coming national assembly and local government elections to be held in April...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:42 GMTBarrow Inaugurates New 5-Star Basse Market
[The Point] President Adama Barrow on Saturday presided over the inauguration ceremony of the newly built "5-star" market in Basse, Upper River Region, (URR) after completion of the project that took 16 months.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:38 GMTNominations for Legislative Election Begin Tomorrow
[The Point] The nominations for candidates running for the National Assembly Elections will begin tomorrow across the country, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:37 GMTGFF Women's Division One League Enters Week-Seven
[The Point] As part week-seven fixtures today, Friday 4th March 2022 fourth place City Girls will face-off with second place The Gambia Police Force at the Live Your Dream Sports Academy in Basori.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:34 GMTObnoxious Smell Takes Over Old Yundum Market, Causing Environmental Nuisance
[The Point] The obnoxious smell at the Old Yundum Market in Coastal Road is causing nothing but environmental nuisance while it drives shoppers away from purchasing their daily needs at this public facility.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:55:28 GMTBai Lowe Indicted in Germany
[The Point] The indictment in Germany announced on March 3, 2022, of an alleged former Gambian "death squad" member suspected of crimes against humanity is an important step for Gambian victims and international justice, TRIAL International and the I...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:43:57 GMTGerman Prosecutors Accuse Gambian of Crimes Against Humanity
[DW] German prosecutors have accused a Gambian man of being involved in killing dissidents during the rule of strongman leader Yahya Jammeh. The suspect allegedly drove members of a paramilitary squad to kill sites.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:42 GMTWCO SG Hails Gambia As Center-Point for Connecting Borders
[The Point] Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), on Wednesday said Gambia is a centre-point for border connectivity through the customs operations and other border security agencies to ensure the country ...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:39 GMTGCYDA Gives Equipment Worth D1.6 Million to Physically Impaired Persons, Tanka Tanka
[The Point] Gambian-Canada Youth Development Association (GCYDA), a Canada-based youth organisation over the weekend presented equipment worth one million, six hundred thousand dalasis (D1.6 million) to physically challenged people in the country and...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:35 GMTBayo Fitness Marks 2nd Anniversary of Walk for Health
[The Point] Bayo Fitness over the weekend convened young and middle-aged Gambians as part of activities celebrating its second anniversary.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:32 GMTFatou Bensouda to Head UN Investigation in Ethiopia
[The Point] A former chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court will head a UN investigation into a wide range of alleged violations committed by all sides in Ethiopia's conflict, the UN said Wednesday.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:29 GMTJammeh, Dr. Mbowe to Face Justice Over 41 Deaths of HIV/Aids Patients
[The Point] Among the alleged number of atrocities the former President Jammeh must answer to if he is to eventually face justice, is the HIV/AIDs treatment known as the President's Alternative Treatment Programme (PATP), which claimed at least 41 li...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:27 GMTGambia Hosts S/Leone Lawmakers On Review Study of Retirement Benefits
[The Point] The National Assembly of The Gambia is playing host to a delegation from Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) of the Parliament of Sierra Leone. The guests are in the country on a three-day study visit to review salaries, pension, gratu...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:24 GMTReal Miss Chance to Move Three Points Clear in 1st Tier
[The Point] Real de Banjul on Tuesday missed the chance to move three points clear in the 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League following their 1-all drew with Samger in their week-nine encounter played at the Late Ousman foo...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:22 GMTChild Fund Holds Forum On Review of Children's Act 2005
[The Point] ChildFund The Gambia, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare in collaboration with partners on Tuesday 1 March 2022, held a 2-day consultative forum on the Review of the Children's Act 2005 geared towards developing data collectio...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:20 GMT2nd Division Matches to Continue Today
[The Point] The 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) division two league matches are set to continue today, Thursday 4 March 2022.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:18 GMT'Gambia Facing Decade Food Insecurity'
[The Point] Yasuhiro Tsumura, the World Food (WFP) country representative has said that The Gambia has faced a challenging time of the food insecurity in the last decade.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:15 GMTGPA Extends Magnanimity to Osdivi
[The Point] The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) on Monday extended magnanimity to the Organization for Social Development and Inclusive for Persons with Disability (OSDIVI) with the donation of six (6) sewing machines worth ninety-one thousand dalasis (...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:11:14 GMTGPF Register 4th Win As Berewuleng Defeat Abuko Utd in Women's League
[The Point] The Gambia Police Force (GPF) women have recorded their fourth win of the season while Bereuleng defeated Abuko United during their week-six fixtures of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Women's First Division League played at the Live...