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Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:37:56 GMT
Lamin Kaba Bajo Re-Elected As Gambia FF President
[CAF] Incumbent President of The Gambia Football Federation Lamin Kaba Bajo has been re-elected to steer the affairs of Gambian Football on Saturday, 27 August in Banjul.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:44:08 GMT
Paying a Price - On Monkeypox Outbreak!
[The Point] Vaccines and anti-virals for monkeypox must be made available in endemic countries in Africa. In three weeks since the first case of monkeypox infection was confirmed on May 7 in the U.K. in a person who had just arrived from Nigeria (whe...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:44:00 GMT
NAQAA Validates TTOG's Performing Arts, Cookery and Pastry Curriculum
[The Point] For standard and quality assurance of all qualifications, the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) recently reviewed and validated the Institute of Travel and Tourism of The Gambia (ITTOG) Performing Arts, Cooker...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:59 GMT
PSV Wellingara Crowned GFF 2nd Division League Champions
[The Point] PSV Wellingara were on Wednesday crowned champions of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Second Division League following a goalless draw in their final league match against Red Hawks FC played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:58 GMT
Sannehmentereng Development Association Embark On Tree Planting
[The Point] People of Brufut and other associated bodies under the leadership of Sannehmentereng Development Association last Saturday embarked on a tree planting exercise at Brufut Woodland Forest commonly known as Sutuba.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:57 GMT
GFF Presidential Election Set for Tomorrow
[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) presidential election is set for tomorrow, Saturday, 27 August 2022 at the Paradise Suits Hotel in Senegambia from 8.30am onwards.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:55 GMT
33 Gambian Detainees in Dubai Prison Call for Urgent Evacuation
[The Point] The 33 Gambian youth who are currently under detention in Dubai prison have called on The Gambia government to save their lives by evacuating them urgently from the Middle East.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:52 GMT
Waterside FC, Red Hawks And Wagadu to Play 3rd Division League Football Next Season
[The Point] Waterside FC, Red Hawks FC and Wagadu FC have all been relegated to their respective Regional Third Division Leagues after their poor exploits in the just concluded Gambia Football Federation Second Division League.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:51 GMT
Jam City FC Survive in 2nd Division League
[The Point] Jam City FC on Wednesday defeated Water Side FC 3-2 in their week-34 fixture played at the Brikama Box Bar Mini Stadium to survive in The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:49 GMT
YWAG to Commemorate Kunta Kinteh Int'l Book Festival
[The Point] The Young Writers Association of The Gambia (YWAG) in partnership with Alliance Francais and the National Centre for Arts and Culture in a vision to create a Gambia firmly rooted in culture and values through the art of creative writing a...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:47 GMT
Ex-Banjul North Lawmaker Visits Flood Victims
[The Point] Ousman Sillah, former National Assembly Member for Banjul North, on Thursday 18 August, 2022, visited the residents of the outlying settlement of Tobacco Road in Banjul that was hard hit by the recent flash flooding which occurred almost ...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:43 GMT
MoBSE Reveals Progress in WASSCE Failure Rate From 9.4 Percent in 2021 to 6 Percent in 2022
[The Point] During a press conference yesterday, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE), Louis Moses Mendy, said in a bid to reduce the WASSCE failure rate in the country, MoBSE has registered progress in fai...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:21 GMT
Literary Column - Gabriel J. Roberts (1926 - )
[The Point] Gabriel John Roberts was born in 1926 in Bathurst (Banjul). He studied in Great Britain, obtaining a Master's Degree and a Post-graduate Diploma in Education. A renowned educationist, he rose to the position of Director of Education. He w...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:19 GMT
Sare Gubu Basirou Youth Offers Free Medical Services to Over 400 People
[The Point] Sare Gubu Basirou Students Association (SGSA) in partnership with Sare Gubu Diaspora and the Village Youth Development Association (SAGYDA) last Saturday offered free medical services to over 477 people in the village and its satellite co...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:16 GMT
Gambia Male U-21 Team Hailed for Participating in African Volleyball Championship
[The Point] The Gambia Volleyball Federation (GVBF) has praised the National U-21 male volleyball team for the successful participation in the U-21 African Nation Championship.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:16 GMT
Rural Farmers On Milk Processing Skills Acquisition
[The Point] The Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency (GLMA) in collaboration with the Small Ruminant Production Enhancement Project (SRPEP) on Saturday, 20th August 2022 commenced training of milk vendors and processors on the hygienic handling, collect...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:13 GMT
Sare Gubu Basirou Residents Want Weekly Health Facility to Standard Health Centre
[The Point] The residents of Sare Gubu Basirou village in the Sandu District, Upper River Region (URR), have called on the government through the Ministry of Health to transform their weekly health facility to a standard health centre.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:10 GMT
Bombada, Dibba Oil and BK Milan Grip Spots in 1st Division Promotion Play-Off
[The Point] Bombada, Dibba Oil and BK Milan on Tuesday gripped their places in The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League play-offs after finishing third, fourth and fifth places on the country's Second Tier table respectively.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:10 GMT
Let's Safeguard Our National Documents!
[The Point] Statelessness is becoming an increasing concern to authorities in Africa. Everyday, thousands of people are on the move and some of these people are without required proper national documents.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:07 GMT
'Deyda Sacrificed His Life to Defend Voiceless' As Pap Saine Testifies in Germany
[The Point] The co-founder of The Point Newspaper - Pap Saine yesterday testified in the trial involving Bai Lowe in Germany. In his evidence, Mr. Saine told the court in Celle that Deyda was like an elder brother to him.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:54:04 GMT
Tujereng Nawetan Balloting Held
[The Point] The 2022/23 Tujereng Youth and Sports Development Committee 'nawetan' balloting was over the weekend held with 16 teams set to compete for the annual wet-season football jamboree.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:07:48 GMT
Colley Foundation Extends Magnanimity to Kombo South Flood Victims
[The Point] Colley Foundation for Social and Environmental Justice, a Non-Governmental Organisation on Monday extended magnanimity to flood victims in Kombo South with the donation of 20 bags of basmati rice worth 23,000 dalasis.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:07:48 GMT
Banjul North Nam Calls for Collective Efforts to Keep City 'Conducive'
[The Point] Following the recent flash floods that made lives unbearable for many residents of Banjul North, the National Assembly Member for the area, has said that many factors contributed to the recent outburst of nature that left many families ho...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:07:48 GMT
Agric Minister Praises Partners for Financing Joint Grant Project
[The Point] The minister for Agriculture Dr. Demba Sabally has strongly paised Global GAFSP, the World Bank and the African Development Bank for financing the joined Agricultural projects with a total of US$56 million grant.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:07:48 GMT
Banjul North Residents Lament Life After July Floods
[The Point] Residents of Banjul North especially Tobacco Road have lamented difficulties they're currently encountering after last July flash floods that hit the city, displacing many families.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:07:48 GMT
PMO Transformed in Ministry of Public Service
[The Point] The Personnel Management Office (PMO), has now been transformed into Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination and Delivery, Ministry according to a Memo seen by The Point.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:07:44 GMT
Magistrate Sends Strong Warning to Law Offenders
[The Point] Principal Magistrate Omar Jabang of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court on the 23rd August, 2022, sent a strong warning to law offenders by convicting and sentencing one Momodou Bah to 5 years imprisonment in hard labour in count one: breakin...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:43:39 GMT
NDMA Releases Situational Report On July Flash Floods
[The Point] The National Disaster Agency of The Gambia has released its situational report concerning the flash floods that occurred following the heavy July 30th and 31st torrential rains.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:07:48 GMT
Gambia U-20 Team Goes to Camp Ahead of Wafu Championship
[The Point] The Gambia National Under-20 team went to camp on Monday ahead of the beginning of their WAFU championship title defence in Mauritania.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:35:50 GMT
PURA Validates 3-Year Strategy Plan to Improve Regulatory Governance
[The Point] In a bid to improve regulatory governance system in the country, The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) last Wednesday validated its Strategy Plan 2022-2024 at a ceremony held at a local hotel.



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