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Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:51 GMT
PSV Wellingara Qualify for Topflight Football Next Season
[The Point] PSV Wellingara has qualified to the topflight (GFF 1 Division League) football next season after continuing with their lead at the top of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Second Division League.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:49 GMT
Sand Mining At Denton Bridge Affects 5000 Mangroves
[The Point] The coordinator of the West African Birds Study Association (WABSA), has raised eyebrows about the ongoing sand mining activity around Denton Bridge, saying the activity has affected almost 5000 mangroves trees and 4000 coconut trees that...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:46 GMT
Mayor Bensouda Visits Flood Victims, Pledges Support
[The Point] The mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council accompanied by a high powered delegation last Sunday visited flood victims within his Municipality, acknowledging the challenges that lie ahead for those rendered homeless.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:43 GMT
2nd Tier - Water Side FC Remain in Relegation Zone Despite Win Over Latrikunda Utd
[The Point] Water Side FC remain at the relegation zone in the 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League despite their 1-0 victory over Latrikunda United in their week-32 encounter played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau on T...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:41 GMT
Red Scorpions Clinch Women's League One Title
[The Point] Red Scorpions have won the 2021/22 Gambia Football Federation(GFF) Women League One title after defeating Banjul based-club, City Girls one-nil during a match played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau on Tuesday.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:39 GMT
Literary Column - Focus of Authors
[The Point] Badara Alieu JOOF : Literary/stylistic analysis of fiction and the teaching of Literature

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:37 GMT
Brikama Nawetan Qualifiers Round up
[The Point] Black and White FC, H Fankanta FC and QPR FC over the weekend secured victories in the on-going Brikama 'nawetan' qualifiers played at the Brikama Box Bar Mini Stadium.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:35 GMT
'Naturalised Gambians Not Eligible for New Birth Certificate'
[The Point] The registrar of births and deaths at the Ministry of Health has clarified that naturalized citizens are not eligible for the new electronic birth certificates, saying they can are only apply for the National Health Insurance Card.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:33 GMT
Hawks FC to Play Horoya of Guinea in CAF Champions League Preliminaries
[The Point] Gambian First Division League champions, Hawks FC have been drawn against Horoya FC of Guinea Conakry in the preliminary stage of this season's Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:15:30 GMT
WTS Vet United Holds Training On Animal Welfare
[The Point] Welttierschutzstiftung (WTS) Vets United, a registered animal welfare charity recently convened a four-day Training of Trainers (TOT) on animal welfare at The Gambia Horse and Donkey Animal Welfare Centre at Makasutu.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:22:16 GMT
EFSTH Reports Rare Medical Condition Already Causing Death Among Children
[The Point] The Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul yesterday reported the detection of a rare medical condition among children that is already causing deaths. This is currently being studied and observed at the hospital's Paedia...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:22:08 GMT
Governor Buah Saidy Elected President of African Central Banks
[The Point] Banjul, 5th August 2022 - The 44th Ordinary Session of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB), which concluded on Friday, 5th August in Banjul, unanimously elected Mr. Buah Saidy, Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia as the...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:22:00 GMT
PHO Confirms Reduction of Malaria Cases in URR
[The Point] As part of their quest and efforts to eliminate malaria, the malaria control unit has embarked on a campaign of house spraying and distributing bed nets and in the Upper River Region (URR).

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:21:57 GMT
SSHFC Assures Immediate Action to Mitigate Flood Calamity in Jabang Estate
[The Point] Top officials of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) on Friday visited flood victims at the Jabang Housing Estate amid severe flooding that affected about 30 households.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:21:55 GMT
KMC Deploys 300 Personnel to Serve Communities With Food Items, Others
[The Point] As efforts intensify to respond adequately to the flooding this past week,

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:21:52 GMT
Mayoress Lowe Extends Magnanimity to Banjul Flood Victims As Cases of Diarrhoea Reported
[The Point] Rohey Malick Lowe, the mayoress of Banjul over the weekend embarked on a series of visits to flood victims in Banjul amid the heavy downpour.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:21:51 GMT
Together Gambia Can Eradicate Malaria!
[The Point] Malaria is a serious health concern that used to threaten the lives and livelihoods of communities in the Gambia.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:42:23 GMT
Gambia's Lamin Bajo Elected WAFU A President
[CAF] Lamin Kabba Bajo of Gambia has been elected as the new President of the West Africa Football Union (Wafu) Zone A.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:22:10 GMT
Fafa M'bai's Family Clarifies No Family Relation Sainabou Mbye Amid Social Media Rumour
[The Point] Events surrounding the criminal case involving Mr Bubacarr "Bob" Keita and his former wife Ms Sainabou Mbye have shocked the nation and deeply heightened our concerns.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:24:20 GMT
ECOWAS Launches Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) in the Gambia and in Cote d'Ivoire
[New Dawn] Stakeholders in the renewable energy sector of the Gambia and Cote d'Ivoire took part in the official launch of activities of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP). The events took place in Banjul, the Gambia and Abidja...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 13:46:59 GMT
The Long, Slow Death of Mobile Competition
[Balancing Act] London -- Several decades ago competition was introduced to the new African mobile markets. Competition was supposed to deliver three things: cheaper prices, better service and innovation. Several decades later Russell Southwood looks...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:12:14 GMT
Vaccinated Gambians Challenge Compatriots to Take COVID-19 Jab
[Foroyaa] Some Gambians who have taken their COVID-19 vaccine have challenged their Gambian compatriots to take the COVID-19 jab.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:11:13 GMT
Covid-19 Vaccination Surges Despite Misconceptions
[The Point] The number of Covid-19 vaccinations is going up amid the Health Ministry's struggle to defeat the misconceptions around the vaccines.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:11:11 GMT
S.K. Jaiteh Supports Banjul, KM Flood Victims With D0.5 Million
[The Point] Salifu K. Jaiteh, a businessman on Wednesday supported four wards in Kanifing Municipal Council and Banjul North Constituency with each 10 bales of second hand clothing to support people who were last week affected by flash floods.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:11:10 GMT
Let's Show Compassion in Times of Need!
[The Point] Former United States president, John F. Kennedy in one of his famous inaugural addresses stated- "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:11:08 GMT
Supreme Islamic Council Confirms Monday As Ashura
[The Point] The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council in collaboration with the office of the Imam Ratib of Banjul has announced that the 1st day of Muharram - the first month of the Islamic calendar 1444 H, was on Saturday 30th July 2022. Therefore, Yawmul...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:11:07 GMT
Gambia Embassy DC Prepares Ground for H.E. First Lady Fatou Bah - Barrow's Visit Utah, U.S.
[The Point] Ms. Mauri Earl, Director of Public and International Affairs at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints visited the Gambian Embassy in the U.S. to discuss preparations ahead of the visit of the First Lady of the Republic of The ...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:11:03 GMT
House of Hope Appeals to Victim Centre to End Boycott
[The Point] House of Hope - The Gambia working in collaboration with the No Health Without Mental Health - Gambia (NHMH-GM) under the stewardship of Fka has called on The Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violation to end its boycott of its a...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:49:55 GMT
'The Impact of Floods in Banjul Is Huge, Devastating'
[The Point] The National Assembly Member for Banjul Central has lamented that the impact and severity of the floods in the city of Banjul this year is huge and devastating.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:55:07 GMT
Nafa Program Likely to Be Extended in Urban Gambia
[Foroyaa] Dr Amat Bah, Executive Director of the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), who doubles as the Project Coordinator of the Social Safety Net project (SSNP) had disclosed that there are indications that the Nafa program can be extended to urban ...



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