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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:22 GMT
Karantaba Cluster Holds Annual Teachers Gathering
[The Point] CRR -- Semi Karnataka cluster recently held its annual teachers gathering at Sami Pocono basic cycle school with over 14 schools' teachers attending.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:21 GMT
Ebrima Dibba's Arm Allegedly Broken As UDP Team Allegedly Comes Under Attack At Kanilai
[The Point] According to Fatunetwork, the UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has claimed that UDP's voter registration monitoring team came under attack at Kanilai Saturday morning.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:18 GMT
Darboe Condemns Audio Directed to Wollofs
[The Point] The secretary general and party leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), lawyer Ousainou Darboe on Saturday in a press conference addressed and denounced the "vile audio" making rounds on social media in which an individual insulted t...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:15 GMT
Good Morning Mr. President - Audios & Messages of Verbal Attack Are a Public Concern
[The Point] Mr. President, Mama Kande, the opposition leader of GDC party has called on party leaders to urge their militants to put a stop to insults and campaign peacefully and respectfully rather than posting audios containing abusive language whi...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:12 GMT
Falcons FC Squander Two Vital Points in 2nd Division
[The Point] Falcons FC last Thursday squandered two vital points in the on-going 2020-2021Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League following their 1-1 draw with Jam City in their week twenty-five clash played at the National Technical Tra...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:08 GMT
Barrow Awarded Foreign Based Athlete of the Year
[The Point] Musa Barrow was awarded the Best Foreign Based Athlete of the Year during the 11th edition of the award night of the Sports Journalists Association of the Gambia (SJAG) held at the iconic Sir Dawda Jawara Conference Center on Saturday.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:06 GMT
Concern Nigerians in Gambia Selects Interim Committee
[The Point] In an effort to coordinate affairs of Nigerians residing in The Gambia, Concern Nigerians in The Gambia recently held an emergency meeting to select an interim committee at St Charles L'wanga hall in Fajikunda.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:03 GMT
CSOs Demand Transparency to Avoid Chaotic State On TRRC Recommendations
[The Point] The Civil Society Associations (CSOs) of The Gambia, on Friday convened a press conference and demanded inclusive, consultative and transparency in order to avoid division and a chaotic state on the implementation of the upcoming TRRC's r...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:02 GMT
'Information Sharing Is Crucial Component in Disaster Risk Management'
[The Point] Sanna Dahaba, executive director National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has told journalists that information sharing is a crucial component in disaster risk management as it serves as an early warning system mechanism before a disast...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:02 GMT
UTG Resolves Differences
[The Point] After over seven (7) hours of engagement with all the stakeholders of the University of The Gambia, (i.e. MOHERST, Governing Council, OP, Student Union and Chairman of the National Assembly Select Committee for Education), a consensus was...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:00 GMT
DLEAG Arrests 3, Seizes Vehicle & Suspected Cannabis
[The Point] Narcotic officers in the Central River Region have arrested three suspects and seized a vehicle and some quantity of suspected cannabis, The Point has learned.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:38:57 GMT
Barrow Extols Role of Traditional Leaders
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 4th July 2021: President Adama Barrow Saturday extolled the role of traditional leaders saying they are a representation of government at the community level. He was speaking in a meeting with Chiefs and Alkalos from ...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:38:53 GMT
Modou Barrow Notches Hat-Trick for Jeonbuk Hyundai in Asian Champions League
[The Point] Gambian international Modou Barrow last Thursday notched in a hat trick as his South Korean champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors hammered Tampine Rovers of Singapore 9-0 in the Asian Champions League.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:38:51 GMT
Andandorr Ecosystem Clients Relationship Management Launched
[The Point] The Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) in collaboration with International Trade Center (ITC) and other key stakeholders recently launched the Andandorr Ecosystem Customer Relationship Management (CRM) project.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:38:39 GMT
GRA Gears Up for Latest Technology
[The Point] The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), is currently bracing up through rigorous staff training on Installation of ASYCUDA Worlds System, - the latest technology for GRA to be used in revenue mobilisation.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:38:33 GMT
Bologna Signs Barrow On Permanent Deal
[The Point] Gambian international striker, Musa Barrow has signed a permanent deal with Bologna.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:10:27 GMT
Nigeria, Gambia Sign MOU On Security
[Premium Times] The representatives of the two countries pledged in their separate speeches to operationalise the terms and conditions of the MoU.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:23:54 GMT
Gambia's House of Fashion Prepares to Showcase Designs of Gambian Tailors
[Foroyaa] Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Culture, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the Gambia. In this edition of the Column, we will feature young Gambian fashion designers at Gambia's House of Fashion, who are...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:05:42 GMT
World Food Program Hands Over Four Automated Weather Stations to Government
[Foroyaa] The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) with funding from the European Union, on Wednesday 30th June 2021, handed over four automated weather stations to Government through the Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assemb...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:05:35 GMT
Retired GRA Staff Awarded Certificates in Honour of Their Services
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday awarded four of its retired staff with certificates, cash and gifts, in honor of their services to the institution and the nation.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:05:32 GMT
NALA Executive Secretary Responds to Allegations By Legal Staff
[Foroyaa] Ahmed Kemo Ceesay, Executive Secretary of National Agency for Legal Aid in a telephone conversation on Thursday July 1st refuted some of the allegations made against him by his legal staff. He described the allegation of vehicles inaccessib...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:05:29 GMT
UTG Management Responds to Staff Association Admidst Strike Action
[Foroyaa] When the UTG Staff Association threatened to go on strike on Thursday, management issued a statement published below but this did not deter the strike action. The views of the staff association are published after the management's response.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:05:26 GMT
Interior Minister Says Gambia Remains Hostile Ground for Drug Trafficking
[Foroyaa] Yankuba J.N. Sonko, the Minister of Interior on Friday 25th June 2021, disclosed that the Gambia will remain a hostile ground for drug trafficking and traffickers. He said this statement is signified by the recent seizure of three tons of c...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:05:23 GMT
GPU, CSO Coalition Welcome the Passing of Access to Information Bill 2021
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Press Union and the Civil Society Coalition on Access to Information welcome the passing of the Access to Information Bill 2021 by the National Assembly on Thursday, July 1, 2021.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:05:15 GMT
Youth Parliament Tasks Government, Legislature to Revive Draft Constitution
[Foroyaa] The National Youth Parliament (NYP) has tasked the Gambia Government and the National Assembly to take steps and explore genuine efforts to revive the draft constitution 2020.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:05:13 GMT
Letter From Muhammed Ceesay, Project Manager, Activista/Gambia
[Foroyaa] Scientific timelines on global temperatures indicate that, 2020, five years after the Paris Agreement, was one of the warmest years in the annals of global climate history. This should not be surprising, anyway! Because in the late 1950s, s...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:43:33 GMT
Smallz Suso Releases 'Sembo' Album, Ready for Double Album Launching At the Stadium
[The Point] T-Smallz-Suso, Austria based Gambian International artiste has released his most anticipated album 'Sembo' in all Digital platforms.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:13:27 GMT
Villagers of Busura Win Case Against Alkalo of Talokoto
[Foroyaa] On 1st June 2021, the West Coast Regional Group Tribunal presided over by three Chiefs, decided in favour of the people of Busura village against the Alkalo of Talokoto.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:13:10 GMT
Lawmakers Consider Persons With Disability Bill 2021
[Foroyaa] Members of the National Assembly on Tuesday 29th June 2021, considered the persons with disability bill 2021. The bill inter alia seeks to safeguard persons with disability against stigma and discrimination and seeks to safeguard persons wi...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:12:58 GMT
IEC Edges Million Voters Target
[Foroyaa] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is getting closer to attaining its target of registering one million voters in the ongoing general registration exercise.



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