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Gambia

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:53:01 GMT
High Commission Bids Farewell to Out-Going High Commissioner Blain
[Foroyaa] The Gambia High Commission to the United Kingdom, on Saturday 19 June 2021, bade farewell to the out-going High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr. Francis Blain, at a ceremony held at the High Commission's conference room in London.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:52:57 GMT
Senior U.S. Defence Official Visits Gambia to Identify Areas of Cooperation, Others
[Foroyaa] U.S. Defense Attaché and Senior Defence Official Colonel Michael Lee made his first visit to The Gambia on Monday June 21, and met with representatives of the Gambian government and armed forces to discuss areas of cooperation and opportun...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:52:54 GMT
Mayor Bensouda Inaugurates New Market in Tallinding Worth D3.5 Million
[Foroyaa] Mayor Ahmed Talib Bensouda last Thursday inaugurated a new market in Tallinding called Gilifity Kunda Market worth 3.5 million.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:52:50 GMT
The Last Two Weeks to Get Registered or Be an Alien in Your Own Country
[Foroyaa] A citizen who has reached the mature age of 18 years without a voter's card is an alien in his own country. Such a person cannot take part in determining how a country is governed.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:37 GMT
Gambia On Track to Host the OIC Summit - Barrow Tells OIC SG
[The Point] In an audience with the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, Dr. Yousef Bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, President Barrow assured him that The Gambia is on track to host the forthcoming OIC Summit to be held in The Gamb...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:34 GMT
Gambia Commemorates World Refugee Day
[The Point] Gambia recently joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Refugees Day.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:30 GMT
GFF 1st Div - Wallidan Continue Impressive Form, Fortune Held
[The Point] Wallidan FC continued their impressive form in the first division league after defeating Brikama United 2-1 while league leaders Fortune FC were held to a goalless draw by Tallinding as Real de Banjul were beaten by The Gambia Armed Force...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:26 GMT
Good Morning Mr. President Sport Is Now a Business
[The Point] Mr. President, there is no doubt that sports is no longer leisure but business. However, it is disappointing to see professional footballers who could have been investing towards the country's development boycotting a token of appreciatio...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:24 GMT
China to Engage Gambia On New Needed Infrastructural Projects
[The Point] As the Chinese Embassy in Banjul observes the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the ambassador of the People's Republic of China to The Gambia, H.E MA Jianchun has stated that china will engage The Gambia ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:22 GMT
Sports Ministry Under Fire Over Collapsed Fulla Bantang Stadium
[The Point] Young people in Central River Region (CRR) have expressed dismay over the collapseFullaBantang under-construction Mini Stadium, describing it as unfortunate.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:16 GMT
IsDB President Pays a Courtesy Call On Barrow
[The Point] His Excellency President Adama Barrow on Friday met the president of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Dr Bandar Hajjar, at his hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:14 GMT
GNOC Holds Annual General Meeting
[The Point] The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) on Saturday held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Paradise Suites Hotel.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:11 GMT
El - Shaddai Academy Graduates 67 Pupils
[The Point] El- Shaddai Academy, a lower basic school in Bajulinding village, Kombo North District, West Coast Region on Saturday 26 June 2021 graduated sixty-seven pupils from various grades.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:10 GMT
Press Release - Jah Oil Reacts to BCC's
[The Point] Jah Oil Company wishes to respond to unfounded allegations peddled around social media and exacerbated by the Mayor of Banjul'sun announced visit to an ongoing project belonging to the Gambia Police Force located between our new petrol st...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:08 GMT
Cop26 Regional Ambassador for West Africa Observes Increasing Desertification in Gambia
[The Point] Janet Rogan, COP26's regional ambassador for West Africa has observed the increasing of desertification and soil erosion in The Gambia, anticipating future environmental dilemma.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:05 GMT
Kanifing Football Academy Signs MOU With International Youth Fellowship
[The Point] Kanifing Regional Football Academy Association (KMRFAA) on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Youth Fellowship (IYF) to promote and develop grassroots football in The Gambia.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:03 GMT
PAG Observes Improvement in Voter Registration
[The Point] Peace Ambassadors - The Gambia (PAG) a voluntary non-profit peace education and advocacy organisation observer reports have indicated improvement in some aspects of Independent Electoral Commission(IEC) operations resulting in fewer insta...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:29:00 GMT
GRA Promises to Address Constraints At Regional Offices
[The Point] The board of directors and senior management of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), under the chairperson of Madam Lucy Faye Jagne have promised to address the concerns and constraints that the GRA regional staff are grappling with across...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:28:56 GMT
Darboe Signals People's Wish Govt As Talib Welcomes Him to SK Market Cold Store
[The Point] Ousainou Darboe, the UDP secretary general and party leader, has said that the newly cold store at the Serekunda Market built by the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), under the leadership Talib Ahmed Bensouda demonstrates how the United D...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 05:52:55 GMT
Islamic Development Bank Commits to Support Gambia's Development Process
[Foroyaa] Islamic Development Bank Commits To Support Gambia's Development Process

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:54:30 GMT
The Arts, Creative Industry Have a Role to Play in Changing Africa's Narrative!
[The Point] At a recent National Security Symposium held in Rwanda, experts discussed the media perspective in reshaping Africa's narrative, noting that Western media organisations are influencing Africa's stories simply because they are well funded.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:54:26 GMT
'There Is No Political Will in Draft Constitution' - Saho
[The Point] Sulayman Saho, National Assembly for Central Badibou constituency has said that the draft Constitution does not have the political will from the executive.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:54:21 GMT
GPF Sign Former City Girls Sensational Attacking Midfielder Nenneh Jallow
[The Point] The Gambia Police Force have signed former City Girls sensational attacking midfielder Nenneh Jallow on a permanent deal.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:54:16 GMT
UNICEF Hands Overwash Emergency Materials to GRCs
[The Point] United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday handed over wash emergency materials to The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS). The materials are meant for thecontingency prepositioning to Gambia Red Cross Society branches for emergency res...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:54:13 GMT
Kerr Pateh Community Gets UNFPA Night Film Shows
[The Point] Kerr Pateh village in Badibou, North Bank Region on Friday night benefited from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) film show on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). The film show is part of the 12-day "I Am for Zero Campaign" by UNFP...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:54:09 GMT
IHRDA Trains Gambia Bar Association On Combating Enforced Disappearances, Extrajudicial Killings
[The Point] The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) with support from the European Union began a two-day capacity training on Tuesday for members of the Gambia Bar Association on enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killi...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:54:03 GMT
Diaspora Gambians Sue IEC, AG to Comply With Supreme Court's Order
[The Point] Five Gambians of the Diaspora have filed an Ex parte motion before the High Court of Banjul seeking an Order of Mandamus from the court that compels the Attorney General and the Independent Electoral Commission to comply with the Judgment...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:54:01 GMT
PSV Wellingara End Steve Biko Four Match Winning Run in 2nd Tier
[The Point] The Wellingara based-team defeated the Bakau giant killers 2-1 in their week twenty-four fixture played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:53:59 GMT
Dodou Jah Renews Hope of Jammeh's Return
[The Point] Dodou Jah, deputy spokesperson for the opposition Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) has said his party is hoping that former President Yahya Jammeh will return home to get his voter's card before the end of the...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:53:58 GMT
Rohey Lowe Tours Banjul Amid Reports of Construction At Old Cemetery
[The Point] Rohey Malick Lowe, the mayoress of Banjul City Council (BCC) yesterday embarked on a visit to some project sites in Banjul, including the old cemetery amid reports that Jah Oil Company was attempting to construct a police post at the old ...



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