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Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:17:17 GMT
Trial in Germany - I Posed As a 'Jungler', Defendant Says
[JusticeInfo.net] On Thursday 20 October, Baboucar "Bai" Lowe has given his first statement in six month of trial in Germany. The Gambian national, an alleged member of a notorious killing squad called the "Junglers" accused of crimes against humanit...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:12:53 GMT
Barrow Summons Emergency Cabinet Meeting On AKI Deaths In Gambia
[The Point] The president of the republic, His Excellency Adama Barrow has said that the recent Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) outbreak in the country is a challenging time for the government, families, and the people and called on all to close ranks to c...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:53 GMT
KMC to Provide Additional 7 Waste Trucks
[The Point] Having officially opened the canteens, kiosks and toilets built at the Latrikunda Sabiji Market, the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) under the stewardship of Talib Ahmed Bensouda revealed it would provide additional waste trucks that wou...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:44 GMT
Police Arrest 4 for Alleged Involvement in Forgery of National Documents
[The Point] The Anti-Crime Unit of The Gambia Police Force on 14th October 2022 at the Brikama Garage in Serrekunda arrested four Gambian nationals.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:44 GMT
NAWEC Set to Electrify 46 Villages in Sami
[The Point] The Gambia National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) under the sub component of The Gambia Energy Restoration and Modernisation Project (GERMP) will electrify 46 villages in the Sami and Sami District starting with LaminKoto Diabu in...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:38 GMT
Cuban President Invites Barrow
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 18th October 2022 President Barrow Tuesday received an envoy from the Cuban President, Miguel-Diaz Canel, inviting him to visit Cuba on a date to be decided.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:29 GMT
Gambia Celebrates World Food Day
[The Point] AO in collaboration with WFP, the Ministry of Agriculture and other partners, celebrated World Food Day (WFD) in style at the Island Administrative Town of Janjanbureh, Central River Region on Sunday, 16 October 2022. The event, hosted by...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:18 GMT
Women Farmers in NBR Call for Support
[The Point] Women farmers in North Bank Region (NBR) have called on the government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture to help them with harvesting equipment to avoid post harvest losses after the end of the raining season.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:10 GMT
Govt Working to Revive Lifeless CRC
[The Point] Dawda A. Jallow, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has said that The Gambia government is working with international partners to revive the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) that was laid to rest in 2020.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:07 GMT
Titan Airways Cancels 1st Four Rotations to Destination Gambia
[The Point] Information has reached this medium that Titan Airways - a British Airline has cancelled its first four rotations to Destination Gambia.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:22:49 GMT
Woman Recounts How Nafa Program Helps Her To Engage In Soap Making
[The Point] Haja Sona Marena is a native of Sare Ngai village in Wuli West District, Upper River Region. Before the advent of the Nafa' Program, she encountered numerous challenges and even admitted that life was challenging for her and her household...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:22:40 GMT
Musa Barrow Scores 2nd Serie A Goal In Bologna Defeat
[The Point] Scorpion's striker, Musa Barrow scored his second league goal of the season for his Italian topflight side Bologna, during their 3-2 away defeat in the hands of Napoli in their week-10 fixture of the Italian Serie A played at the Stadio D...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:22:32 GMT
Gambia's Ministerial Delegation Visits Afrinic In Mauritius
[The Point] Ebene, Mauritius, 17th October 2022: The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) hosted Hon. Ousman Bah, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in the Republic of Gambia on Friday 14th November 2022.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:19:04 GMT
The Methodist Church Of The Gambia Ordains And Commissions Ministers, Evangelists And Lay Workers
[The Point] The Methodist Church of The Gambia (MCTG) ordained one Minister, two probationary Ministers and commissioned two Evangelists and two Lay Workers at the Trinity Methodist Church in Serrekunda on Sunday 16th October 2022.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:18:56 GMT
'Oli Marketing Companies Should Not Be Allowed To Hold Gov't To Ransom'
[The Point] Seedy Sheriff Ceesay, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Coastal Security and Coastal Enterprise has said that Oil Marketing Companies should not be allowed to hold the government to ransom, adding that they have always wanted to have extr...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:18:45 GMT
Young Author Wins Int'l Short Story Award
[The Point] A young Gambian police officer has recently won an international award on short stories. The competition was conducted by Flame Tree Publishing in United Kingdom.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:10:57 GMT
GSFA Inter-Schools Competition Draw Held
[The Point] The draw for the annual Gambia School Football Association (GSFA) national inter-school football championship was held on Saturday 15th October 2022 at the Brikama Box Bar Mini Stadium.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:10:44 GMT
On The Digitalisation Of Gambian Heritage
[The Point] It's important to digitalise the expression of the ways of living developed by our community and passed on from generation to generation.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:10:37 GMT
'Failure Of Gov't To Check Excesses Of Landlords Worrying'
[The Point] Landlords and their collaborators, the rent collectors continue to give Gambians difficult moment with the government remaining silent on the issue and doing absolutely nothing about it.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:07:13 GMT
WRC 3rd Division Qualifiers Registration Opens
[The Point] The registration for the 2022-2023 West Coast Regional Third Division League qualifiers is open to teams and football academies, according to news reaching Point Sports.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:07:04 GMT
Papa Gassama To Officiate Ghana, Mozambique U-23 AFCON Qualifiers Game
[The Point] Gambian and Africa's top referee, Bakery Papa Gassama together with his Gambian panel of referees are appointed to officiate Ghana's U-23 Africa Cup of Nations second round second leg qualifier against Mozambique.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:06:50 GMT
Gambian Diplomat Meets Ahmadiyya Global Head
[The Point] The First Secretary at the Embassy of The Gambia in Washington DC, Mr. Saikou Ceesay, met the World Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, at Masjid Baitur Rahmad in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:13:01 GMT
Pay Rise For Senegambian Migrants In Italy
[The Point] The Italian government has finally approved a legislation to offer 200 Euros for several migrants including Senegambians doing periodic, seasonal and other domestic occupations.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:12:46 GMT
Sitting High Court Judge Implicated In a Plot In Which Accused Was Jailed For 10 Years
[The Point] Justice Landing M. Sanneh, a sitting High Court judge has been implicated in a plot against one Landing Jadama of Old Yundum in the West Coast Region of the Republic of The Gambia, leading to the latter's fine of D100,000 and unlawful imp...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:30:56 GMT
Falcons, Dabanani Sail To Gunjur Knockout Quarterfinals
[The Point] Falcons FC and Dabanani FC on Sunday navigated to the quarterfinals of the 2022-2023 Gunjur 'Nawetan' Knockout competition after winning their round of sixteen clashes played at the Gunjur Upper Basic School Football Field.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:30:46 GMT
681 Accidents Occurred From January To Date Says Moblie Traffic Boss
[The Point] Lamin King Colley, the commissioner of Mobile Traffic, has revealed that over 681 road traffic accidents/crashes occurred in the Gambia from January to date, 2022. According to him, out of this number, 109 people died including Gambians a...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:30:40 GMT
Strategy For Youth, Women Development And Empowerment
[The Point] YWDE Strategy is to outline measures for the enhancement of youth and women development and empowerment through the use of ICTs.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:44:55 GMT
Gambia, Nigeria Trade Fair Will Test International Market for AfCFTA Participation - VP
[The Point] Vice President Badara Joof, on Friday, stated that the 1st Nigeria-Gambia trade fair will test the international market for their products and services and reinforce the economic relations between business operators and counterpart agenci...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:44:47 GMT
Elizabeth Sloane Looks to Expand Employment Opportunities in Gambia With the Upskilling of Cyber Security Professionals
[The Point] The Gambia - Elizabeth Sloane Institute of Technology (ESIT) has gained board approval to provide Cybersecurity Education and Employment Opportunities with the up skilling of ICT professionals through a US $14.6M grant program. This marks...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:44:39 GMT
CPCU Hands Over 50 Motorcycles to Agric Department
[The Point] The Central Projects Coordinating Unit (CPCU) under the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday handed over 50 brand new motorcycles, weighing scales and quire books to the Department of Agriculture (DoA) in Banjul.



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