[The Point] A heavy windstorm that hit the country on Wednesday has reportedly claimed the lives of 10 people in the country, with a total of 1531 people internally displaced. The country's national disaster management agency has confirmed that 3140 ...

[The Point] Barely a week after clutching one of the country's top drug dealers and the topmost notorious drug kingpin in Brufut, the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG) has netted another "nefarious" drug baron, Lamin Touray alias Mosquit...

[The Point] Babucarr Joof alias, B-Da Sufi, a hip-hop artiste based in Norway is currently busy putting finishing touches to release a new album that is expected to make waves in the music industry.

[The Point] The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) received information through Regional Structures about windstorm that hit most parts of the country during the early hours of Friday evening (18:00 hrs), 2nd July 2021. This happened in these regions of...

[The Point] Now it is official: Australia oil giant, FAR Oil, sold its stakes in Sangomar project in Senegal in a bid to keep its license requirements for upcoming oil wells off The Gambia.

[The Point] The CSO Coalition on Elections-The Gambia spearheaded and coordinated by WANEP-The Gambia has raised concerns that increased incidences of divisive political rhetoric could evidence a backsliding of the country's peace, stability and soci...

[The Point] Vickey's Hairdressing and Skills Training Centre recently held its 11 graduation ceremony at a colourful ceremony held at Ebunjan Theatre in Kanifing.

[The Point] Former American businessman known as the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain, Conrad Hilton, has once stated that 'success seems to be connected with action and successful people keep moving.

[The Point] The purpose of this publication is to clarify some statements by MC Cham at the TRRC that were made on February 2, 2019 during his testimony with regard to the Late Hon. Sheriff Mustapha Dibba. The whole purpose of this publication is for...

[The Point] The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) on Tuesday welcomed the Gambia National beach volleyball teams at the Olympic House in Bakau.

[The Point] African Development Bank Group, (AfDB) has appointed Lamin Barrow as the Director General of its Nigeria office.

[The Point] Wallidan are nervous to maul Fortune in their week twenty-three fixture today, Thursday at the Independence Stadium in Bakau at 9 p.m. to maintain their 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League ambitions.

[The Point] The Liberia Football Association (LFA) on Tuesday appointed Gambian Coach Tapha Manneh as head coach of Liberia Men's Under-20 team.

[The Point] The Players Association in collaboration with The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) on Tuesday announced winners of the players awarded for the month of June.

[The Point] Tamsir Jasseh, a one-time former head of The Gambia Immigration Department (GID), who was jailed for complicity in the 2006 Ndure Cham plot coup d'etat, has announced his bid to run for president as an independent candidate in the Decembe...

[The Point] Team of ECOWAS on Education, Science and Culture for Member States of the Regional Cultural Policy and Return of Cultural Heritages, on Monday, 5 July, 2021, had a meeting with minister of Tourism and Culture in Banjul.

[The Point] Fantanka, an organisation specialised in Sexual and Reproductive health matters in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has recently began a five-day Comprehensive Sexuality Education forum targeting persons living ...

[The Point] The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Monday 5 July 2021, had a flurry of diplomatic engagements with diplomats representing France, Nigeria and the Executive Se...

[The Point] "If an older woman has red eyes she would be expected to be a witch. I was afraid that it might happen to me." This quote from an older woman in Tanzania has been repeated by many an older person in Gambaga in northern Ghana, Kilifi and K...

[Foroyaa] The National Assembly Member for Niamina East, Omar Ceesay, on Tuesday 6th July 2021, blamed the government for failing development to bring to his constituency.

[Foroyaa] Mr. Sambujan Njie, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), yesterday clarified issues relating to the nullification of the list of voters and signatures submitted by Mr. Ebrima Tabora Manneh, with a view...

[Foroyaa] Foroyaa has learned that two Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) voter registration centres stationed at Manduar in the West Coast Region, are sharing a printing machine to issue voter's cards to villagers.

[Foroyaa] Bekai Saidy and other members of National Agency for Legal Aid (NALA) have informed this medium that they are looking forward to ending their sit-down strike as they anticipate their demands to be met, after the intervention of the Chief Ju...

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[Foroyaa] Health Authorities have on Tuesday 6th July 2021 indicated that three (3) COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy.

[Foroyaa] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has registered one hundred and thirty-six thousand three hundred and twenty-five (136,325) voters in their fifth week of the ongoing voter registration.

[Foroyaa] Dawda Badjie, Deputy Director of the National Environment Agency (NEA) together with stakeholders, on Tuesday 6th June 2021 validated the Environment and Social Management framework for Resilience of Organizations on Transformative smallhol...

[Foroyaa] 'Peace Hub' The Gambia, have expressed their dismay by strongly condemning the recent proliferation of hate and incendiary speeches across different social media platforms in the country.

[Foroyaa] The National Assembly Members have outlined the basic needs their constituencies are yearning for during the adjournment debate on Tuesday 6th July 2021.

[Foroyaa] Officials of the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) have called for tolerance, political pluralism and peace in the forthcoming Presidential Election slated for 4th December 2021, during their nationwide outreach.