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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:50 GMT
Babucarr Jobe Launches Book 'Rights and Beyond'
[The Point] Young but passionate Gambian writer and human rights activist, Babucarr Jobe on Saturday made a landmark contribution to Gambian literature by officially launching a book titled: 'Rights and Beyond' at the Ebunja Theatre, Kanifing.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:49 GMT
Good Morning - Mr. Pres-Ident-Elect: Game Over
[The Point] Mr. President-elect, congratulations for the past presidential election which you won with a landslide victory as testifi-ed by the internatio-nal community observ-ers from ECOWAS, AU, Commonwealth, EU and US, and the local observers to n...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:46 GMT
Falcons, Waa Banjul Continue Unbeaten Run, Fortune Records 1st Win
[The Point] Newly promoted side, Falcons FC and Waa Banjul continued their unbeaten impressive start to the season with wins over Samger FC and Banjul, while defending league champions Fortune FC recorded their first win of the league after victory o...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:43 GMT
Nesthet, Star GSM Organise Blood Donation Exercise
[The Point] Nesthet Clinical Services in partnership with Star GSM, Helping Hand Group and Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital recently embarked on a blood donation exercise at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) as part of efforts to support...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:31 GMT
ECOWAS Leaders Hail Gambia for Peaceful Election
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 12th December 2021: ECOWAS leaders have congratulated President

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:28 GMT
Team Sobeyaa to Be Transformed Into Political Party
[The Point] Leader of the Sobeyaa Turnaround team, Essa M. Faal, last week revealed, after being asked by this reporter whether it is highly probable and likely that Sobeyaa Turnaround Team be rebranded into a political party from its current state a...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:25 GMT
Convict Faces Other Criminal Charges
[The Point] A young man was convicted and sentenced by Magistrate A.B. Faal of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court on a count of stealing. He is facing another count of stealing and two counts of attempt to commit a felony and breaking into building.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:21 GMT
GPU Condemns UDP Supporters Attack On Journalist
[The Point] The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has condemned the attack on freelance photojournalist Lamin Dumbuya. Dumbuya was physically assaulted by supporters of the United Democratic Party (UDP) at the residence of the party leader Ousainou ANM Darboe...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:18 GMT
GRA Collects 95 Percent of D12.8 Billion Revenue Target
[The Point] The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe has disclosed that currently the Authority has collected 95% of 2021 revenue target of D12.8 billion.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:18 GMT
Coach Sainfiet Releases 40-Man Provisional Squad Ahead of Afcon
[The Point] Head coach of The Gambia senior national team Tom Saintfiet has released a provisional 40-man squad ahead of the 2022 African Cup of Nations to be hosted in Cameroon.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:15 GMT
Barrow Receives More Congratulatory Messages
[The Point] State House, Banjul, 12th December 2021: President Barrow continues to receive congratulations from foreign leaders following his re-election as President of The Gambia.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:11 GMT
Jam City Flop in 2nd Division League
[The Point] Jam City Football Club is currently flopping in the 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) division two league after losing their three opening matches in the country's second tier.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:10 GMT
KMC Signs D180 Million Project With European Union
[The Point] The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in partnership with Peterborough City Council (PCC) in the United Kingdom and the economic development agency Opportunity Peterborough recently signed a 3-year project with the European Union.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:38:09 GMT
CRR Residents Task Barrow to Bring Development to Their Doorsteps
[The Point] The residents of Central River Region (CRR) have called on President-elect Adama Barrow to bring development to their doorsteps, especially in the area of agriculture, youth empowerment and access to clean drinking water.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:51:47 GMT
Suspected Genocide Inciter in Police Custody
[Foroyaa] A social media inciter suspect of a Rwanda-like unrest in the Gambia, has been nabbed by the Police.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:51:44 GMT
NCCE Pleased With 89 Percent Voter Turnout
[Foroyaa] Alh. Sering Fye, Chairman of the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), on Thursday indicated that his institution is extremely pleased with the unprecedented voter turnout of 89% and peacefully conducting the elections.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:51:39 GMT
GFF League Review - Six Teams On Neck-and-Neck for Title Quest
[Foroyaa] Photo: Real De Banjul celebrate as they beat defending champions, Fortune FC, in the opening fixtures of the First Division league. (Photo culled from GFF website)

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:51:35 GMT
CA Decides Not to Pursue Contempt Proceedings
[Foroyaa] Having regard to the conclusion of the electoral processes and in order to move on and unify the country, the Citizens' Alliance (CA) has instructed its lawyer not to pursue the contempt proceedings against the Chairman of the Independent E...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:51:32 GMT
The Gambian Citizen and the People of the Gambia
[Foroyaa] One cannot be a voter in a Republic unless there is a country and a people. There can be no Gambian people unless we merge as citizens of a Gambian nation irrespective of our ethnolinguistic, religious and other differences. We do not acqui...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:51:29 GMT
Finance Ministry Cautions Public Over Fake Facebook Page
[Foroyaa] The Finance Ministry has cautioned the general public through a press announcement, to be aware of the setting up of a fake Facebook page which has been created and the manager is copying posts from the original page (Ministry's Page) and p...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:51:27 GMT
GRA Signs Internet Agreement With Gamtel
[Foroyaa] As part of its drive to digitise tax processes and Customs procedures, the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday signed an internet services agreement called "FIBER-OPTIC internet" with The Gambia Telecommunications Company Limited (G...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:51:23 GMT
GPU Calls On UDP to Facilitate Return of Photo Journalist's Confiscated Equipment
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has called on the leadership of the UDP to facilitate the return of photojournalist Mr. Dumbuya's confiscated equipment, urging the party to encourage their supporters to refrain from assaulting journalists duri...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:01:46 GMT
Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Advocates Tell Chemical Industry!
[The Point] More than 100 US environmental and health groups are calling for the chemical industry to curb its greenhouse gas emissions and sharply decrease reliance on oil and natural gas as raw materials.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:01:41 GMT
'Land Development Critical Input to Increasing Production and Productivity Particularly On Rice'
[The Point] Mamour Alieu Jagne, the project director of the Resilience of Organisations for Transformative Smallholder Agriculture Programme (Roots) project, has stated that land development is a critical input into increasing production and producti...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:52:21 GMT
What Barrow's Re-Election Means for the Gambia
[The Conversation Africa] The Gambia's President Adama Barrow, of the National People's Party, comfortably won re-election on 4 December with about 53% of the vote.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:29:15 GMT
President-Elect Adama Barrow Makes New Constitution a Priority
[RFI] In his first media engagement following his re-election on Sunday, President Barrow said he would ensure the draft constitution was sent back to parliament.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:32 GMT
The Nation Should Not Create an Imagined Enemy
[Foroyaa] A recording of a person calling for a Rwanda type uprising is circulating like wild fire. Interestingly enough, the gullible are beginning to react to it and thus give it credibility. They are not even asking whether there is any Gambian wh...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:07:37 GMT
Mai Fatty's Remarks On Halifa Sallah's Retirement From Representative Politics
[Foroyaa] Hon. Halifa Ababacarr Sallah is a great Gambian Patriot. I will first state that my love and personal respect for Hon. Sallah has nothing to do with my political differences with him. I do not share his political philosophy and I still disa...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:25:51 GMT
ECOWAS, AU Claim Free, Transparency in Dec. 4th Elections
[The Point] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have universally acknowledged the December 4th elections, which took place on Saturday, as one that was free and fair per the observations and findings of t...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:25:49 GMT
'Gambians Decide and Must Live With Their Decision'
[The Point] Halifa Sallah, leader of the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), who accepted the results of the 2021 presidential election from the IEC, said that Gambians decided and must now live their decision.



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