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Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:55:37 GMT
APRC, NPP Agree On Jammeh's Return As Duo Form Alliance Ahead of Dec Polls
[The Point] The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) over the weekend announced it has reached an agreement in forming an alliance with the National People's Party (NPP) to re-elect President Adama Barrow.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:55:35 GMT
ECOWAS to Send 5th Military Contingent to Gambia
[The Point] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as part of the framework of respecting and pursuing the military and security agreements of the region is preparing to send a 5th military contingent to Gambian territory.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:55:32 GMT
ECOMIG Soldiers Flee Scene After Allegedly Killing 2
[The Point] Bystanders and witnesses familiar to the scene revealed to this medium that the ECOWAS military mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) soldiers assigned to promote peace and enforce law and order in the country fled the scene after allegedly kill...

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:55:29 GMT
Jujuba FC Navigate to Gunjur Nawetan Proper
[The Point] Jujuba FC on Saturday sailed to the 2021-2022 Gunjur 'nawetan' proper after beating White Croc Football Academy 4-3 on penalties following a goalless draw in regulation time at the Gunjur Upper and Senior Secondary School Football Field.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:55:27 GMT
GGA Holds Annual General Meeting
[The Point] The Gambia Golf Association (GGA) on Saturday held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Dandimayo Hotel.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:55:24 GMT
Sambuyang Daze Red Star Family in Warm Up Clash
[The Point] Sambuyang FC on Saturday defeated Red Star Family FC 3-2 in a friendly match played at the Red Star Family Football Field, as the 2021-2022 nawetan season edges closer.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:17:43 GMT
National Assembly to Commence Third Ordinary Session Today
[Foroyaa] The National Assembly will today, Monday 6th September 2021, commence the third ordinary session in the 2021 legislative year.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:17:40 GMT
WAHO Director Visits Gambia to Discuss Ways to Assist Country's Covid-19 Situation
[Foroyaa] The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Monday 29 August 2021 held audience with the Director General of West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Professor Stanley O...

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:17:37 GMT
PURA Urges Public to Report Unlicensed Fuel Dealers
[Foroyaa] The Director General of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), Yusupha M Jobe, has urged the public to report any activity of illegal and unlicensed fuel peddling to the authority, who would take necessary actions against such people...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:14:38 GMT
EU Escalates Row With Gambia Over Expelled Migrants
[DW] The EU could tighten visa requirements for Gambians following Banjul's refusal to accept deportees from Germany. Experts say Gambia's decision to reject its citizens may be political but not without consequences.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:57:45 GMT
Covid-19 Cripples Cross Border Trade for Women
[The Point] Businesswomen have recounted obstacles faced at the cross-border trading since the advent of the pandemic, with women traders within Senegambia mostly affected by this menace.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:58:03 GMT
PURA Warns Against Selling Unauthorised Fuel
[The Point] The director-general of the Public Utility and Regulatory Authority, (PURA), Yusupha M. Jobe, has called on everyone to be vigilant about the unauthorised selling of petroleum products.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:58:13 GMT
Health Expert Allays Fear in Taking Covid-19 Vaccine
[The Point] The vaccine has proved its effectiveness as it has reduced the number of both hospitalisations and deaths at the treatment centers in The Gambia, according to Gibril Gando Baldeh, a senior health communications officer at the Health Commu...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:58:12 GMT
Air Senegal to Serve BWI With Twice-Weekly Flights to Dakar
[The Point] Beginning Thursday, 2 September 2021 Marylanders will have a new opportunity to travel to West Africa - Air Senegal will begin servicing BWI Marshall Airport twice a week.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:58:11 GMT
Strengthen Parents' Role As Child's First Teacher
[The Point] COVID-19 has taught us many things. In education, it has taught us that at-home learning is both important and possible.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:58:08 GMT
Nurses & Midwives Strike Ends Today
[The Point] According to the press release from the Association of Nurses and Midwives, they will resume work today after two days of sit down strike.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:58:06 GMT
Internet Access Is a Human Right!
[The Point] The internet provides a vast amount of information and gives many a way to connect with people worldwide. Over 4.5 billion people, or about 59% of the world's population, are active internet users. Open access to the internet should be co...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:58:04 GMT
Foreign Minister Meets Africa Peer Review Mechanism Delegation
[The Point] BANJUL, 30 August 2021: The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Monday 23 August, 2021 received a delegation from the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:58:01 GMT
Transport Union Boss Says Drivers' Sit-Down Strike Still in the Offing
[The Point] Omar Ceesay, president of the Gambia Transport Union (GTU), said the government has engaged his office in negotiation regarding its previous six demands but a sit-down strike could materialise if the demands are not fulfilled by September...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:57:58 GMT
Covid-19 Misery Befalls Gambian Basketballers
[The Point] Gambia's basketball has been severely hit hard as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:57:53 GMT
3 Foreign Nationals Reportedly Arrested Over Illicit Drug Trafficking
[The Point] As operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency-The Gambia intensify the zero tolerance against drug trafficking and other clandestine activities in the country, narcotic officers in Soma, Lower River Region (LRR), have reportedly taken ...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:57:52 GMT
A Leading Pioneer in the Development of the Gambia the Very Reverend John Colley Faye
[The Point] Review by G. W. L. Thomas M

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:57:50 GMT
Coach Foday Bah Trims Gambia U-20 Provisional Squad to 26 Players
[The Point] Gambia women's U-20 coach Foday Bah has trimmed his provisional squad by announcing a 26-woman list that will continue training ahead of this month's FIFA World Cup qualifiers with Burkina Faso.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:57:47 GMT
Foreign Minister Tangara Holds Talks With West African Health Organisation DG
[The Point] The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Monday 29 August 2021 held audience with the Director General of West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Professor Stanley...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:44:13 GMT
Angola, Gambia Tune Bilateral Relations
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and The Gambia signed Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a joint statement on the establishment of bilateral relations.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:07:13 GMT
Gambia's Covid-19 Vaccination Rate Reaches 10 Percent
[The Point] Despite the misinformation and disinformation regarding the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines, The Gambia, according to the Ministry of Health, has fully vaccinated 10% of its population.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:07:14 GMT
NCCE Urges Youth to Take Maximum Care of Public Goods
[The Point] Senior Programme Officer at the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) has lamented that management of Public Goods is a problem in the country with most people thinking that what belongs to everybody belongs to nobody.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:07:14 GMT
Minister Bah Attends Nairobi Tourism Recovery Summit
[The Point] The minister of Tourism and Culture Honourable Hamat N.K. Bah recently attended the Tourism Recovery Summit co-hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife of the Republic of Kenya and Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:07:11 GMT
Baobab Concierge Services Dresses Gambian Referees
[The Point] The General Manager of Baobab Concierge Services, Mrs. Binta Jobe, yesterday presented referees uniforms to The Gambia Football Federation (GFF).

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:01:36 GMT
Nurses to Resume Work Today After Embarking On Industrial Action
[Foroyaa] Following a complete assessment of the progress in the payment process, the plea of the Secretary General and Head of Civil Service, Mr. Nuha Touray, and consideration for the innocent general public who will pay the ultimate price of any i...



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