[The Point] Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history - and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental S...

[The Point] Lawyer Lamin B.S. Camara has been awarded again with the Freedom Hero Award at the 7th National Journalism Awards (NJA) held on Friday, 2 Dec. 2022 at Sun Beach Hotel in Bakau by the Gambia Press Union (GPU).

[The Point] Washington, D.C. 2 December, 2022: The Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the United States of America, His Excellency Momodou Lamin Bah, addressed an audience of Gambian community leaders at a ceremony held at the Islamic Cultur...

[The Point] Dawda A. Jallow, the attorney general and minister for Justice has told lawmakers that over one billion dalasis was recovered after selling 44 assets belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh and his close associates.

[Leadership] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has signed five Memoranda of Understanding with the national oil companies and relevant entities of five African countries on the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project.

[The Point] Cop Gambia on Wednesday launched the Standing Operation Procedure (SOP) project which is designed to fight migrant smuggling and trafficking of humans at the SDKJ International Conference Center.

[The Point] The indefatigable commissioner general of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) Yankuba Darboe, who doubles as the Chairman of WATAF, last Friday paid a working visit to the ECOWAS president Dr Omar Alieu Touray a (Gambian) at his office in ...

[The Point] Hundreds of Senegambian asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants currently living in Germany have welcome a "long-term residency" deal offered by the government that would allow them the opportunity for a durable stay as well as variou...

[The Point] Swiss Barakah Charity, a charitable organisation based in Zurich, Switzerland on Saturday inaugurated a classroom it fully renovated at Madrasatul Abubacar Sidiq Al Islamiya in Fass Njaga Choi village, Lower Nuimi District, North Bank Reg...

[The Point] Mr President, the protection of our national documents especially our ID Cards, passports and birth-certificates from going into the wrong hands is paramount.

[The Point] The University of Citizens - Gambia recently launched the association of women and men aged 50 years and above. Members of the association are drawn from various backgrounds and walks of life to share experiences with the community throug...

[The Point] President Adama Barrow has revealed that he has entrusted the media with dissemination of information as the media play a key role in national development through information sharing.

[The Point] In an effort to promote the well-being of deprived and vulnerable children and their families, ChildFund - The Gambia on Friday handed over three 40ft containers of textbooks to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for onward dis...

[The Point] Delivering the 2023 budget speech in front of lawmakers on Friday, the minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy K.M. Keita revealed that naturalization and registration of ECOWAS nationals which currently stands at D,5000 will incr...

[The Point] Kombo East and Brufut on Saturday shared spoils in the 2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) super 'nawetan' zonal football competition following their 1-1 draw in their opening match played at the Brikama Box Bar Mini-Stadium.

[The Point] President Barrow has reechoed his call for Gambians in the diaspora to return home and support the country's development agenda. The President spoke on 2 December 2022, at the statehouse during a courtesy meeting with the Mayor of Madison...

[The Point] Groundnut farmers in Central River Region have welcomed President Barrow's groundnuts price of D32,000 per ton this year.

[The Point] The Deyda Hydara Family has honoured The Point's co-publisher and director Pap Saine and former GPU president Demba Ali Jawo at the National Journalism Awards event at Sun Beach Hotel on Friday.

[The Point] One of Sukuta's and Gambia's finest rappers Hussain Ceesay, who goes by the stage name Bad Boy Dada or Hussain Dada, is set to launch his second album titled" 'The Chosen One' tomorrow, Saturday 3 December 2022.

[The Point] Women of Wulli East and West and Sandou constituencies have highlighted their concerns to President Adama Barrow to intervene and give a helping hand to their agricultural activities as their farm produces continue to adversely drop over ...

[The Point] The Gambia will today join the rest of the globe to commemorate World Aids Day.

[The Point] The chairman of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF), Yankuba Darboe, has been addressing representatives of 47 member countries including The Gambia in Abuja, Nigeria, on the 42nd Annual Technical Conference of the Commonwea...

[The Point] NEW BOOK IN THE HOOD - by Dr Cherno Omar BARRY

[The Point] Banjul, 30 November - The government of The Gambia has released its 2022 contribution of D28 million to its flagship Programme for Accelerated Community Development Rural Electrification Project.

[The Point] His Excellency, Liu Jin, the Chinese ambassador to The Gambia has recently handed over nine metric tons of Pedi rice and six metric tons of inbreed rice seed varieties to President Adama Barrow at a ceremony held at Maruo farms in Parchar...

[The Point] The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) in collaboration with The Gambia Federation for the Disable (GFD) with funding from UNICEF and Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPDO) last Saturday began a nationwi...

[The Point] A delegation from Madison, Wisconsin City Council in the United States that is currently in the country as guests of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) on Tuesday visited the Bakau Women Garden.

[The Point] With the number of data breaches in 2021 soaring past that of 2020, there is even more pressure on security teams to keep businesses secure in 2022.

[The Point] The Gambia's legendary musician, composer and producer Oussou Njie Senior passed away Tuesday night.

[The Point] The tomb of Jihadist Imam Sait Matty Bah, which is located in Bakau is one of the most visited Senegambian tombs.