[The Point] The director of Technical Service at the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yayha Manneh, has extolled the power of the media, saying GRA will remain committed and willing to engage, partner or collaborate with the media for national develop...

[The Point] A dead body is reportedly found at the Bird Watching Forest between Brufut and Madiana, police have confirmed. The circumstances swirling the death of this unidentified youth is unknown, police say in a news releases which reads below:

[The Point] Alkalo of Gunjur, Alhagie Omar Giki Darboe on Saturday died in Dakar, Senegal, after a brief illness. His passing comes twelve days after the death of the Kombo South Coastal Town imam ratib, Alhagie Fa-Kawsu Touray.

[The Point] The Association of Non-governmental Organisations (TANGO) recently developed a two-year project dubbed "strengthening human rights and rule of law in The Gambia" with 23 National Assembly members participating in a training.

[The Point] Program Officer for The Gambia Press Union (GPU) Lamin Jahateh has praised the leadership of Network of Financial and Tax Reporters (NFTR) Gambia chapter for its steadfastness in implementing numerous activities within a short period of t...

[The Point] State House, Banjul, 23rd April 2021: The Office of The President informs the general public that His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, will travel to Freetown on Monday, April 26th, 2021, as a Guest of Ho...

[The Point] Covid-19 patients at recovering centers, Ndemban and Sanatorium were left starving after the ministry failed to provide food for them for the second time in days despite a recent approval of D6 million for their feeding, The Point can rel...

[The Point] Altogether Giving Africa (AGA) UK/Gambia charitable trust last Thursday supported various families in The Gambia with Iftar bread.

[The Point] Prolific striker Haruna Njie on Friday fired Gunjur United to a narrow victory over Bombada in the 2020-2021Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League campaign.

[The Point] The 2020 Press Freedom Index of the France-based human rights watchdog, Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF), has confirmed the significant gains The Gambia has so far recorded in advancing media freedoms. Of some 180 countries surveyed in 2020...

[The Point] Mr. President, it is very essential that we cast our minds to what is happening in Chad, a centrally located country in the Sahel region of north-east Africa, where President Idriss Deby, who took control of Chad in an armed rebellion in ...

[The Point] Fortune FC continues dominating in The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) First Division League after defeating their close contender The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) over the weekend to maintain their lead at the top of the standings.

[The Point] Brikama United Football Club tallish man Momodou Bojang is currently in Portugal for a trail with Boavista Football Club, according to news emanating from Brikama.

[The Point] When the world football governing body, FIFA, released its latest country rankings for the month of April, Gambia was all the way down in 152 in the globe and 45 in Africa.

[Foroyaa] The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mamburay Njie, has informed lawmakers that his-led ministry has disbursed D126 million to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for the conduct of its activities.

[Foroyaa] Health authorities have on Monday 26th April 2021 informed this medium that twenty thousand nine hundred and twenty-two (20,922) people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of 22nd April 2021.

[Foroyaa] Mr. Joseph Hendry Joof, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, on Monday told the ongoing Truth Commission, that he initiated a bill for the introduction of secular in the Constitution for the interest of all Gambians as extremism...

[Foroyaa] The Minister of Regional Government and Lands, Musa Drammeh, has on Monday 26th April 2021, appeared before the joint committee on IEC and Human Rights and Constitutional Matters of the national assembly to add his input on the Elections Bi...

[DW] More and more African filmmakers are making their mark on the global stage and 2021 looks set to be another promising year for the growing sector.

[Foroyaa] IEC has not ruled out Diaspora registration or voting. It has simply highlighted the challenge that needs to be addressed by the nation as a whole. What is the challenge? According to the exchanges, the challenge centres on the requirements...

[Foroyaa] Many people are in denial today of the roles they played in 1994 because of the end result of the regime which came into being as its aftermath. Human beings have to be real.

[DW] The ability to uphold minorities' religious freedoms in predominantly-Muslim countries appears to be a delicate matter. Although in Gambia -- which maintains a secular constitution -- it's a little more complicated.

[Foroyaa] The Gambia has on Thursday 22nd April 2021 registered two new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to one hundred and seventy-three.

[Foroyaa] Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court has convicted one Abdoulie Saine, a Senegalese national for robbing one Corporal Lamin Darboe of the Serrekunda Police Station.

[Foroyaa] Omar Sarjo, a former Gambian soldier who was dismissed from the Army by the current Government is facing prosecution for obtaining Gambian passport by false declaration.

[Foroyaa] Private lawyers hired by the State to prosecute former officials of the National Intelligence Agency have filed a fresh motion before the Gambia Court of Appeal asking the latter to stay proceedings in the NIA 9 Case at the High Court.

[The Point] State House, Banjul, 20th April 2021: President Adama Barrow on Tuesday received the outgoing International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the State House in Banjul.

[The Point] Press release: Over 40 ward councilors, ward secretaries and community development assistants are currently participating in a five-day capacity building training on good governance, leadership and management at the Mansakonko Area Counci...

[The Point] Yahya Sonko, the newly elected speaker of Refugee Council of Germany state of Baden-Württemberg has called on the Barrow government to take advantage of and restart positive, transparency and fruitful negotiations with the coming governm...

[The Point] 16 APRIL 2021, Banjul - Infertile soils, high prevalence of crops diseases and pests amidst weak research, plant protection and extension services, as well as climate change impacts, remain major contributing factors to low agricultural p...