Gambia
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:57:46 GMTTop Official of Breakaway APRC 'No Alliance Movement' Charge With 3 Counts
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Police Force has recently pressed charges against Jerrending Sanyang, a top official of former President Yahya Jammeh's breakaway APRC "No Alliance Movement".
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:57:43 GMTLife Changing Opportunities - A Tale of Skills Acquisition in the Gambia
[Foroyaa] Muhammed Cessay, the Founder of Prospective- a satellite Installation company in The Gambia in early 2018- received a scholarship package from Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) through its SKYE Fund to study satellite installation and receive...
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:57:39 GMTThe Countdown to Fourth December 2021
[Foroyaa] Only 33 days are left for Gambians to go to the polls to decide who will be their next president. The ballot is secret and the voter should examine the manifestoes of the various participants to determine the type of society they will be bu...
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:55 GMTNAVSTI Concludes Training On Digital Marketing and Online Solutions
[The Point] The National Association of Vocational and Skills Training Institute (NAVSTI) recently concluded a 10-day training on Digital Marketing and Online Solutions for 10 TVET institutions in the country.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:52 GMTAgriculture Workers Association Holds Congress
[The Point] Agriculture Workers Association (AWA) under the Ministry of Agriculture over weekend held its annual congress at Cape Point in Bakau.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:50 GMTSG Jallow Not to Seek Re-Election
[The Point] Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) Secretary General Abdoulie Jallow has confirmed that he would not be seeking re-election at the next GNOC elective congress.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:47 GMTCEO's Desk Ousman Bah (Bs, Msc, Mba) Iiht Gambia Ltd
[The Point] How can we not talk about digital transformation in The Gambia when our nation has been absent from the global technology revolution for over 22 years? As a technology evangelist in the IT skill development industry for so long, IIHT Gamb...
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:45 GMTGambia Protests Against Jammeh's 'Inflammatory Remarks'
[The Point] Following former Gambian despot, Yaya Jammeh's recent inflammatory remarks directed at the Barrow government and other political actors, The Point has been reliably informed that The Gambia government has reacted strongly.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:42 GMTEgyptian Side Wadi Degla Sign Fatou Dukureh
[The Point] Egyptian women's topflight side Wadi Degla Football Club has signed former Abuko United Female Football Club midfielder Fatou Dukureh on a three (3) months contract.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:39 GMTActivista Holds 6th National Youth Convergence
[The Point] Activista, The Gambia, a youth led civil society organisation that works to promote meaningful participation of young men and women in decision making processes at all levels on Tuesday held the 6th edition of the National Youth Convergen...
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:36 GMTGambia for All Party Endorses UDP
[The Point] The leader for Gambia For All (GAF) party, Bakary Bunja Dabo has endorsed the United Democratic Party (UDP) for the December presidential election.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:33 GMTGambia Women's Volleyball Team Off for Training Camp in Dubai
[The Point] Gambia Women's Volleyball team yesterday, Sunday, left the country for a 17-day training camp in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:31 GMTIEC to Announce Qualified Candidates On Sunday As Nominations Begin in Earnest
[The Point] Eight aspiring presidential candidates on Saturday and Sunday presented their credentials to the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for consideration and are expected to know their fate on Sunday, 7 November 2021.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:30 GMTGood Morning Mr. President - No. of Presidential Candidates Should Be Minimised, Ex-President Yahya Jammeh Should Be Monitored
[The Point] Mr. President, the nominations of Presidential aspirants started Saturday 30 October. This runs till 5th November.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:50:27 GMTRed Star FC, Dieggo FC Share Spoils in Gunjur Nawetan
[The Point] Red Star FC and Dieggo FC on Saturday shared spoils in the on-going Gunjur 'nawetan' following their goalless draw in their Group A clash played at the Gunjur Upper and Senior Secondary School Field.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:26:50 GMTChief Justice Appoints New Panel Members for Children's Court in Basse
[The Point] His Lordship, the Hon. Chief Justice of The Gambia, Hassan B. Jallow CRG, acting on the powers vested in him pursuant to Section 69 of the Children's Act 2005, has appointed Mr. Biran Saine, Mrs. Naffie Barry, Mr. Omar Jobe and Mr. Omar J...
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:26:47 GMTDr. Ceesays Says Hon. Halifa Sallah Cannot Transform 1gambia in 5 Years
[The Point] The party leader of the Citizens' Alliance, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has quizzed the PDOIS candidate Hon. Halifa Sallah that "if for 35 years, you are not able to transform your party into a modern political organisation, how can you transform...
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:26:42 GMTNAMS Approve D23.6b Budget for 2022
[The Point] The National Assembly (NAMs) of The Gambia on Friday approved the D23,692,226,645 (Twenty-Three Billion, Six Hundred and Ninety-Two Million, Two Hundred and Twenty -Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty - Five Dalasis) for the 2022 Budget e...
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:54:41 GMTGambia's Former Leader Jammeh Rejects Alliance With President Barrow
[RFI] The Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh has turned down an offer to join forces with incumbent President Adama Barrow in the upcoming presidential election. The exiled politician told his supporters the move to form an alliance was without h...
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:13:16 GMTThe Fate of Gambia's Comium Is Now in the Hands of the Regulator PURA - Suspended for Non-Payment, It Says It Has Paid Up.
[Balancing Act] London -- In September Gambia's regulator PURA issued a suspension notice to mobile operator Comium for non-payment of a variety of fees, including its licence payments. Russell Southwood looks at the history of the operator and wheth...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:45:33 GMTIEC Issues 25 Nomination Forms for December Polls
[Foroyaa] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer has informed Foroyaa that they have issued 25 nomination forms to prospective presidential candidates so far.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:44:49 GMTTop Official of Jammeh's Backed 'No Alliance Movement', Others Detained and Released
[Foroyaa] Gambia's Police have on Monday detained Jerrending Sanyang, a top official of former President Yahya Jammeh's backed "No Alliance Movement" and two other senior militants of the movement (Sankung Badjie and Ebrima Sanneh alias 'A Samai.'). ...
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:02:33 GMTBarrow, Sall & Embalò Inaugurate U.S.$700 Million Joint OMVG Project
[The Point] President Adama Barrow with his counterparts President MackySall of Senegal and President Umaro Sissoco Embalò of Guinea Bissau over the weekend inaugurated a $700 million The Gambia River Development Organisation (OMVG) Soma sub-station...
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:02:29 GMT1st Tourist Flight Arrives With 136 Passengers
[The Point] Following a two year tourism suspension globally as a result of Covid-19, tourism in The Gambia has now started as the country receives its first tourist flight for the 2021-2022 winter season on Friday - the Gambia Experience - being the...
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:02:34 GMTWB Rep Explains How Omvg Represents Transformational Impact On Gambia's Energy
[The Point] The World Bank (WB) representative Feyi Boroffice has explained three reasons why the OMVG Soma substation represents a potentially transformational impact on The Gambia's energy sector.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:02:31 GMTHealth Ministry Gets Nutrition Supplies Worth Over D10m
[The Point] The Ministry of Health through its Nutrition Unit of the Directorate of Health Promotion and Education has on Thursday received lifesaving nutrition supplies worth over 10 million dalasis.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:02:30 GMTJapanese Ambassador Tatsuo Introduces New Hon. Consul to Gambia
[The Point] The Gambia was honoured to welcome His Excellency, Mr. Arai Tatsuo, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of The Gambia from 21 October to 23 October to attend to very important events.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:02:28 GMTTango Evaluation Training Reaches Wcr
[The Point] The Association of Non-Governmental Organisations of the Gambia (TANGO) recently extended its monitoring and knowledge analysis of policies, gender, budgeting, and human rights tostakeholders inWest Coast Region (WCR) after successful eng...
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:02:26 GMTOn the United Nations' 76th Anniversary - Why We Must Be Hopeful for the Future
[The Point] Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, The Gambia, like most countries, was already grappling with enormous challenges - climate change, youth unemployment, irregular migration and increasing inequalities.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:02:24 GMTDarboe Says He Will Be Nominated As He Allays Fear of Supports
[The Point] The Secretary general and party leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), A.N.M. Ousainou Darboe, has allayed the fear of supporters, while sending a clear message to those who believe he would not be nominated, saying he had obtained ...