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Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:24 GMT
Our Lives After the Coronavirus Pandemic!
[The Point] The new coronavirus pandemic is upending life as we know it.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:21 GMT
Dr. Ceesay, Hon. Sallah Proposed Political Debate Sparks Controversy
[The Point] The intended political debate between Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, presidential candidate for Citizen Alliance and Honourable Halifa Sallah, presidential candidate for the People's Democratic Organisation for Independent and Socialism, (PDOIS) has...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:19 GMT
U.S. Govt Donates 151,200 Doses of J&J Vaccines to MoH
[The Point] The arrival of 151,200 doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccines donated by the U.S. government to the Ministry of Health of The Gambia (MoH), through COVAX facility was witnessed by the health minister together with his medical exp...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:17 GMT
Second Tranche of U.S.-Donated Vaccines Arrive
[The Point] Press release: An additional 151,200 doses of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived in The Gambia on August 1, being the second tranche of vaccines donated by the American people.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:48:10 GMT
Fraudster Convicted On 9 Counts of Criminal Offences
[The Point] Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court recently convicted one Durra Jallow on 5 counts of obtaining money by false pretence and 4 counts of frauds on sales on property.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:00:57 GMT
Dubawa Inaugurates Gambian Operations, Commences Fact-Checking Training
[Premium Times] "Our current engagement in The Gambia is logical, as part of efforts at defining a common solution to a common problem within the ECOWAS sub-region."

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:53:03 GMT
Gina Misses Out On 100 Million Olympics Finals
[The Point] Gambia's track queen, Gina Bass finished 6th position in her 100 meters semifinal run on Saturday to miss out on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games finals. She clocked 11.16 seconds in her latest run.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:53:01 GMT
Yahya Jammeh's Host Retaliates Against the UK As France Upheld Guilty Verdict
[The Point] Following punitive sanctions by the United Kingdom as well as an extraordinary guilty verdict by a French court against Teodorin Obiang, Equatorial Guinea's vice President, Malabo, has fiercely retaliated against the London by announcing ...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:58 GMT
Elite Utd Finishes 2nd, B.k. Milan, Tallinding Utd Relegated
[The Point] As the Gambian Premier League 2020-2021 came to close over the weekend, Elite United finished second position in the league beating Hawks FC 1-0, while B.K.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:56 GMT
Steve Biko Triumph Over LK Utd to Keep 1st Division Promotion Play-Off Ambitions
[The Point] Steve Biko last Thursday triumphed over Latrikunda United 1-0 in their week twenty-eight match played at the Late Ousman Saho Football Field at Yundum to keep their Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League promotion play-off a...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:53 GMT
15 Cases of Human Trafficking in Courts
[The Point] The executive director of the National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons (NAATIP) on Friday 30th July revealed that her agency is currently pursuing up to 15 cases of trafficking in persons at the courts in The Gambia.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:43 GMT
Govt Supplementary Budget to Address Operations of Last 2021 5 Months
[The Point] The Finance Minister Mambury Njai on Wednesday tabled the supplementary budget proposal to address certain government operations for the remaining 2021 fiscal year by providing additional public services such as security, infrastructure, ...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:41 GMT
Fear Grips Women Amid Hate Speech, Insults Etc
[The Point] Women in The Gambia have expressed fear amid hate speech, insults & bullying particularly on social media as the 4 December 2021 Presidential Election looms, with 18 political parties expected to contest.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:38 GMT
Brikama Health Centre Boosted With Over D50 Million Worth of Medical Equipment
[The Point] Seattle based Gambians from Brikama, referred to as 'Brikama Seattle Society' [BSS] recently donated medical equipment to Brikama Health Centre worth $1.1 million [approximately D55, 000, 000].

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:34 GMT
Good Morning Mr. President - Hate Speech, Covid-19 & Corruption
[The Point] Mr. President, since we are in election year and campaigns will surely start in November for the December 4th presidential elections, politicians should desist from hate speech on the social media, print and electronic media because this ...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:29 GMT
Govt Debunks Trending News On Jammeh's Return
[The Point] The Gambia Government wishes to inform citizens and members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps that contrary to trending Social Media reports quoting Guinea's Atlantic Newspaper that former President Yaya Jammeh has been granted permiss...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:21 GMT
IEC Urged to Deliver Voters' Cards to Unissued Registrants
[The Point] The executive secretary of Peace Ambassador - The Gambia (PAG), Saturday called on the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to employ concrete measures to ensure effective and respective distribution of voters' cards of registrants that...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:18 GMT
Gunjur Athletic Club Presents Certificates to Four Athletics Clubs
[The Point] Gunjur Athletics Club last Saturday presented certificates to four athletic clubs for their participation in their annual athletics competition held at the Gunjur Upper and Senior Secondary School Football Field.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:52:15 GMT
Hon. Ceesay Says Barrow Deprives Vendors Right to Businesses
[The Point] President Adama Barrow on Friday performed his Jummah salat (prayer) at the Serrekunda Mosque, in which the National Assembly member for Nyamina East, Hon. Omar Ceesay, claimed that vendors were deprived of their right to business centers...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:36:03 GMT
21 Covid-19 Patients Currently On Oxygen Therapy
[Foroyaa] Health authorities have on Friday 30th July 2021 indicated that twenty-one (21) COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:36:00 GMT
IEC Yet to Issue Voter's Cards to Some Applicants Whose Details Were Taken
[Foroyaa] Chief Election Officer Sambujang Njie has on Saturday 31st July 2021 said the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is yet to issue voter's cards to some individuals whose details were taken by the IEC officers during the last day of the v...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:35:57 GMT
Court Orders Police to Compensate Applicant D150,000 for Wrongful Arrest, Tells Them How to Effect Lawful Arrest
[Foroyaa] A high court judge said for an arrest to be lawful, the arresting officer must have had a belief of the person's commission of an offence and must have had reasonable grounds for entertaining that belief.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:35:53 GMT
Politics, the Republic and Traditional Leaders
[Foroyaa] Court Orders Police to Compensate Applicant D150,000 for Wrongful Arrest, tells Them how to effect lawful arrest

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:35:50 GMT
About 68 Percent Voters Registered Using Attestations in Basse Administrative Region
[Foroyaa] Peace Ambassadors The Gambia (PAG) has at a press conference over the weekend stated that their 2021 voter registration report indicated that in the Basse Administrative Region, about 68% voters were registered using attestations.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:29:04 GMT
Govt D1.5 Billion Supplementary Budget to Address Operations of Last 2021 5 Months
[The Point] The Finance Minister Mambury Njai on Wednesday tabled the supplementary budget proposal to address certain government operations for the remaining 2021 fiscal year by providing additional public services such as security, infrastructure, ...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:29:01 GMT
Gambia for All (GFA) Party - Corruption Is a Societal Evil That Must Be Rooted Out - Part 1
[The Point] Deliberate and rampant corruption seem to be hallmarks of President Adama Barrow's government since 2017. In 2020, Transparency International ranked The Gambia 102 out of 180 countries as the least corrupt. A recent US Department of State...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:12:38 GMT
Govt Dismisses Report of Jammeh's Planned Home Visit
[Foroyaa] The Gambia Government has dismissed reports trending on social media quoting Guinea's Atlantic Newspaper that former President Yaya Jammeh has been granted permission to pay homage to his late mother with private security protection.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:12:35 GMT
Government to Spend D524 Million On Fertilizer Subsidy
[Foroyaa] The ministry of finance and economic affairs has revealed that the Gambia Government would incur the sum of D524 million as cost on fertilizer subsidy for this year's farming season.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:12:33 GMT
Court Asks Police to Compensate Man for Unlawful Detention
[Foroyaa] The high court has asked the police to pay compensation to one Sylvanus Johnson for his unlawful detention by the law enforcement body beyond 72 hours as provided for in the Constitution.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:12:32 GMT
Sidia Jatta - 275,350 Gambians Have Been Disenfranchised for Decades
[Foroyaa] Sidia Jatta, the National Assembly Member for Wuli West, said two hundred and seventy-five thousand, three hundred and fifty (275,350) Gambians outside the country have been disenfranchised for decades.



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