Gambia
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:26 GMTAlhagie EF Conteh Reacts to His Election As GCCI Vice President
[The Point] The Managing Director, Dabanani Electrical Company Limited (DEC), has expressed appreciation in his recent election to serve as the vice president of The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:25 GMTFuture Bi, Raptim Qualify to GFF Women's 1st Division League
[The Point] Future Bi FC and Raptim FC have both qualified to The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Women's 1st Division League after defeating Greater Tomorrow and Prison respectively during their playoffs games on Sunday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:23 GMTU-20 Team Steer to Semis in WAFU Zone a Tourney
[The Point] The Gambia U-20 team on Tuesday navigated to the semi-finals of the WAFU Zone A U-20 football tournament despite losing to Senegal 1-0 in their fourth and final Group B encounter played at the Stade Olympique in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:20 GMTWomen's Bureau Discusses NAPs on UNSCR 1325
[The Point] Women's Bureau in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare recently convened a day's forum to discuss the National Action Plans (NAP) on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:17 GMTSerrekunda East Nawetan Update
[The Point] Milan Ross FC, Juventus FC and Ball Conge FC started the Serrekunda East Nawetan season with wins over WehWeh Bii FC, T- Central FC and B.B Robbers FC over the weekend.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:16 GMTLiteracy - We Are Called to Leadership: the Enduring Responsibility of Lawyers
[The Point] Keynote Address by FaFa Edrissa M'Bai
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:14 GMTSerrekunda Health Centre Inaugurates New Sanitary Facility
[The Point] Serrekunda Health Centre last Monday inaugurated a new toilet facility at a ceremony held at the facility in Serrekunda.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:13 GMTUs Ambassador Visits 'The Fire Within' Exhibition
[The Point] Ambassador of the United States of America to The Gambia, Mrs. Sharon L. Croma recently presided over a two-day art exhibition held at Key Art Gallery situated at Alhagie Kebba Conteh Plaza, Kanifing Layout.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:11 GMTGambia Wrestling Association Mourns Former Vice President
[The Point] The Gambia Wrestling Association has mourned the sudden demise of its former vice president, Abdoulie Jobe of Barra, who was very active in wrestling activities in The Gambia.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:46:08 GMTUNDP Hails Gambia As Only Country Keeping Promise On Paris Agreement
[The Point] The Gambia was one of only two countries to have made commitments sufficient to limit temperature increases within the 1.5 degrees Celsius range by the end of the 21st century in compliance with the Paris Agreement (and 3 years later, in ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:26 GMTMuslim Voices On Foreign Policy Event Set for Sep. 25th
[The Point] NCCM, Islamic Relief Canada, and ISNA Canada have announced its first ever Foreign Affairs Conference.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:24 GMTGambian Writers Fail to Make It to 2022 African Writers Award
[The Point] Gambian writers within the country and abroad have failed to make it to the mega African Writers Awards and the Wakini Awards for Children's Literature, which are some of the most prestigious awards across the entire African continent.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:22 GMTHigh Representative Josep Borrell Travels to Mozambique and Kenya
[The Point] The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will travel to Mozambique and Kenya on 8-10 September.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:21 GMTGPU Congratulates Gambian Journalist Yero S. Bah After Winning Ifaj International Award
[The Point] The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Monday congratulated Yero S. Bah, who has won a prestigious international award by International Federation for Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ).
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:18 GMTNew Foreign Affairs PS Assumes Office
[The Point] BANJUL, 7 September 2022: The new Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Ambassador Lang Yabou, on Monday 5 September 2022 assumed office after serving as the Permanent Repre...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:12 GMTU.S. Embassy Assists Flood Victims With U.S.$250,000
[The Point] U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia Sharon L. Cromer announced that U.S. Embassy Banjul will donate $250,000 in humanitarian assistance to The Red Cross to assist victims of the recent floods in The Gambia.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:09 GMTTrust Bank Extends D1 Million Magnanimity to Disaster Victims
[The Point] Vice President Badara A. Joof on Tuesday, 6 September received at his office the management of Trust Bank Gambia Ltd. headed by Managing Director Njilan Senghore.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:06 GMTSenegambia Trade Flow Increasing - PS Dampha
[The Point] Lamin Dampha, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Trade told The Point in an interview that the trade flow between The Gambia and Senegal is increasing due to the current political climate.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:10:58 GMTWhat Is the Paris Agreement?
[The Point] The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:16:34 GMTEmpty Land Crowned Serrekunda West Super Cup Champions
[The Point] Empty Land FC was on Sunday crowned winners of the Serrekunda West Alh. M.O. Fall Memorial Super Cup final after defeating Kanifing United 1-0 during a game played at the Serrekunda West Park.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:16:32 GMTReferee Training Ends At NTTC
[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) on Monday 5th September 2022 brings down the curtains on another successful FIFA Member Association (MA) Training Course for 30 elite referees at the National Technical Training Centre in Yundum.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:16:30 GMTOusman Sanno Stimulates Jambur Utd to Win Over Sanchaba Utd in Brikama Nawetan Qualifiers
[The Point] Prolific striker Ousman Sanno on Monday inspired Jambur United to a narrow 1-0 victory over Sanchaba United in the ongoing 2022 Brikama 'nawetan' qualifiers played at the Brikama Box Bar Mini Stadium.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:16:27 GMTUSAID, UNICEF Present Lifesaving Supplies to MoH
[The Point] The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) alongside UNICEF last Tuesday presented lifesaving medical supplies to the Ministry of Health at a ceremony held at central medical stores, Kotu.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:16:27 GMTSESDO Nawetan - Late Njuga FC Held By Zurich
[The Point] Zurich FC was held by ten-man Late Njuga FC to a 1-1 draw in the 2021/22 Serrekunda East Sports Development Organization (SESDO) nawetan played at the Serrekunda East Mini Stadium on Saturday.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:16:23 GMTBarrow Receives CAVB President
[The Point] The president of the Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB), Madame Bouchra Hajij, on Monday called on the president of The Republic of The Gambia Adama Barrow at his office in Banjul.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:16:18 GMTEnvironment - Our Coastline Is Fragile and Sensitive to Sand Mining
[The Point] My involvement with Coastal Protection Works goes back to the early 1960s when the then colonial government hired the world famous coastal protection specialists-Lewis and Duvivier - to help us with the problem of our coastline which was ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:08:46 GMTPolitical Interlude Seen As Major Trade Challenge
[The Point] As the country continues to suffer from trade setbacks in our ports due to infrastructural backwardness and losing trade for our groundnut market, political will is seen as one core challenge the country faces.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:08:44 GMTUSAID, UNICEF Boost Health Ministry With U.S.$500,000
[The Point] Banjul, 06 September 2022 - Today, UNICEF handed over more than $500,000 USD in supplies to help the Ministry of Health of The Gambia respond to COVID-19 and other health emergencies. Supplies were procured and delivered by UNICEF with fu...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:08:42 GMTGambia Clubfoot Foundation Trains 8 Medical Staff On Advanced Treatment
[The Point] The Gambia Clubfoot Foundation recently trained medical personnel on advanced clubfoot treatment at a ceremony held at Brikama District Hospital.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:08:39 GMTBarrow Receives Special Envoy to Muslim World League SG
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 6 Sept. 2022 - President Adama Barrow Tuesday, September 6, 2022, received at the Statehouse the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, Dr Abdulqader Ahmad Al-Mashhor, who came to discuss...