Gambia
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:31 GMTGambia to Know Contenders for 2023 AFCON Qualifiers On April 19
[The Point] The Gambia senior national team is set to know their opponents for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on 19 April 2023.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:31 GMTPURA Bids Farewell to BAC Interns
[The Point] The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has recently presented certificates to staffs of the Brikama Area Council (BAC), who completed a one-month internship with the regulatory body.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:28 GMTRecollection - Journalist Alhagie Mbye Remembers April 10 Student Massacre and Its Aftermath
[The Point] April 10 and 11, 2000, was without a shadow of a doubt, the darkest day in the history of The Gambia. Apart from the other naked injustices as well as the blatant and flagrant misused of power by Yahya Jammeh and his personal guards and c...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:28 GMTNedi Entrepreneurship Training for Migrant Returnees Winds Up
[The Point] The National Enterprise Development Initiative (NEDI) entrepreneurship training for migrant returnees ended recently at the National Enterprise Development Initiative (NEDI) Secretariat in Kanifing.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:27 GMTFAO, Partners Validate 2021 Rapid Food Consumption Survey
[The Point] The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners on Thursday validated the 2021 Rapid Food Consumption Survey at the International conference center in Bijilo.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:24 GMTModou Barrow Scores 1st K-League Goal for Jeonbuk
[The Point] Scorpion's winger, Modou Barrow has scored his first Korean League goal during his Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4-0 win over Seongnam FC in their week-nine fixture played at the Tancheon Sports Complex on Saturday.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:22 GMT'Sixth Legislature Should Attend to Election Act, Draft Constitution, Others'
[The Point] The executive director of Gambia Participate Election Observation Mission has challenged that the sixth legislature to attend to the urgent needs of citizens which include the Election Act, the Anti-Corruption Bill, and the Draft Constitu...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:17 GMTCEPRAS Survey Rates Govt Performance On Youth Development 'Poor'
[The Point] Center for Policy, Research and Strategic Studies (CEPRAS) recent survey has revealed that the overall performance of government on youth development is poor according to majority of their respondents.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:08:10 GMTPSV Wellingara Surrender Triumph to Water Side in 2nd Tier
[The Point] PSV Wellingara last Tuesday surrendered victory to Water Side FC in the 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League campaign.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:37:19 GMT'Collated Results Form Was Not Signed By All Party Agents'
[The Point] Election Watch Committee (EWC) for the 2022 National Assembly Elections yesterday released their preliminary election observation report and revealed that while party agents were present at nearly all collation centers, the collated resul...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:37:16 GMTPublic Health Officers End Sit-Down Strike
[The Point] The Association of Public Health Officers of the Gambia (APEHOH), who on April 6, 2022, pronounced an industrial sit-down strike as a result of the Ministry of Health's failure to pay their allowances, yesterday at a press conference anno...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:37:12 GMTAfrique Espérance, Ieomana Applaud Citizens' Spirit of NA Candidates
[The Point] International Organisations of African Civil Society (Afrique Esperance Organisation from Benin and the International Election Observation Mission for African NGOs and Associations -IEOMANA- from Togo), a joint Elections Observer Mission ...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:37:11 GMTDLEAG Intercepts Barrel Filled With Suspected Drugs
[The Point] Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia, Sibanor Field Office, intercepted an illicit drug trafficker at the outskirts of Batendeh village in the West Coast Region.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:37:08 GMTCSOs - Voters Poor Understanding of NAMs' Roles Caused Low Voter Turnout
[The Point] Civil Society Organisations say people do not understand the roles of the National Assembly Members which resulted in low voter turnout.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:37:05 GMTECOWAS, AU Missions Brief Media On NA Elections Preliminary Findings
[The Point] The elections observer missions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and African Union (AU) on Monday jointly briefed the media on their preliminary findings.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:37:02 GMTImpact of Climate Change On Africa's Economies
[The Point] Despite contributing only a minute amount of global greenhouse gas emissions, the African continent suffers the deleterious effects of climate change to a disproportionate degree.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:36:59 GMTCoroners' Report Reveals Late Ambassador Fadera Died of Infection
[The Point] The verdict of Coroners report has indicated that late Gambian Ambassador to the U.S., Dawda Fadera had died of infection. The report added that the Coroner found no evidence of poisoning or other unlawful conduct causing the death.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:36:58 GMTECOWAS EOM Expresses Concerns Over Senegal-MFDC Clash
[The Point] The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has raised concerns on the deadly Cassamance clash between the Democratic Movement of Cassamance, a separatists' movement, and the Senegalese Armed Forces, which has left thousands of Gambians...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:36:55 GMTFatou Bensouda Bags Int'l Award
[The Point] On Friday the 8th of April at its annual general meeting, in Washington DC, the American Society of International Law (ASIL), Women in Law Interest Group awarded Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court '...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:36:50 GMTGambia Participates Says Voter Turnout Lower 50 Percent
[The Point] According to Gambia Participates' preliminary National Assembly elections report, voter turnout was lower 50% compared to the presidential elections with 89% voter turnout.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:35 GMTMighty Ajax to Rub Shoulders With Kulukochi Utd in Gunjur Knockout Quarterfinal Tomorrow
[The Point] Mighty Ajax FC will tomorrow, Tuesday lock horns with Kulukochi United FC in the quarterfinal of the 2021-2022 Gunjur knockout competition at the Gunjur Upper and Senior Secondary School Football Field at 4.30 pm.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:33 GMTESR Observes Covid-19 Protocols Not Adhered to During Elections
[The Point] Election Situation Room (ESR) as part of their mandate to observe electoral process in The Gambia, on Saturday 9th April 2022 reported that they have observed that Covid-19 protocols were not adhered to by citizens during the whole electo...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:29 GMTPipeline Foundation Donates Food Items Worth Over D300,000 to Prisons
[The Point] Pipeline Mosque Foundation has donated food items to The Gambia Prison Service (GPS) as part of their corporate social responsibility to give back to the society.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:28 GMTCabinet Discusses 'Shocking' Prices Hike
[The Point] In a meeting held on Thursday, 7 April 2022, the Cabinet has discussed inter alia, the uprecendented hike in prices of basic goods, commodities and services in the country.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:26 GMTBafuloto Alkalo Urges Plot Owners to Develop Their Lands
[The Point] The Alkalo of Bafuloto village, Mustapha Ceesay, has urged legal owners of plots of land in his community to start developing them.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:23 GMTIEC Announces Final Legislative Election Results
[The Point] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced the final results of the 2022 Legislative Election in The Gambia after 24 hours since voting started across the country on Saturday morning.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:20 GMTBombada FC Dismantle Jarra West in 2nd Division
[The Point] Bombada FC last Thursday hammered Jarra West 7-1 in their week-16 fixture of the 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two played at the Jarra-Soma Mini Stadium.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:16 GMTReflecting On April 10 & 11 After 22 Years
[The Point] Today marks the exactly 22 years after the April 10 and 11 mass student massacre, yet the images and experiences still linger in the minds of Gambians, especially the victims, some of who still continue to suffer the consequences after tw...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:14 GMTImam B. Jaiteh Charitable Foundation Donates 8 Gambian Villages
[The Point] The chairman of the Imam B. Jaiteh Charitable Foundation has confirmed to The Point that the Foundation has once again distributed several food items as well as other development components in favour of Jarumeh Koto and seven surrounding ...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:26:11 GMTElite Utd Win At Last, Real De Banjul Beaten in GFF Week-14 Fixtures
[The Point] Elite United have collected their second victory of the season after defeating Gamtel FC, while Real de Banjul conceded their second loss of the season after being defeated by Steve Biko during their week-14 fixtures played at the Indepen...