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Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:51:41 GMT
Officials Accused of Crimes Under Jammeh to Be Suspended
[RFI] The Gambian government has announced this week that it would order suspensions for state employees accused of crimes under the former Yahya Jammeh regime, one of the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC)...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:58 GMT
GID Trains 50 Personnel On Diplomatic Protocols, Document Security
[The Point] The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) recently trained 50 of its staff on diplomatic etiquettes such as protocols and document security at a ceremony held at Gambia Immigration Department Training School in Tanji.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:57 GMT
Real De Banjul Records Big Win, Waa Banjul Shock Hawks During Gff 1st Division League
[The Point] Real de Banjul recorded a big victory over their arch rivals The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), while Waa Banjul shocked table toppers, Hawks FC during their week-23 fixtures of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) First Division League pl...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:55 GMT
Intelligence Chief Says Gambia's Cyberspace Remains Challenging
[The Point] Ousman Sowe, the director general of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) has stated that the country remains calm and peaceful, saying cyber bullying and hatred remain and issues especially within the cyberspace.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:53 GMT
Moherst Signs MOU With Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, Sierra Leone
[The Point] The Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Professor Pierre Gomez, and a delegation from his ministry and Gambia College have concluded their visit to Sierra Leone as a follow-up on a series of consultat...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:52 GMT
Media Run Marks Second Anniversary
[The Point] The second edition of The Media Run, an initiative designed to gather media personnel and other people from different walks of life to engage in a day's sporting exercise was commemorated last Saturday.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:48 GMT
Jah Oil General Manager Testifies in Gam-Petroleum
[The Point] The general manager of Jah Oil Company Ltd., Mr. Momodou Hydara, on Tuesday appeared before Justice Haddy C. Roche to give testimony in the landmark trial at the High Court of The Gambia in Banjul.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:45 GMT
Gambia Set to Introduce eLMIS
[The Point] In a move to promote electronic data management system and to adapt to the fast-changing dynamics in information storage, the Ministry of Health is currently on course to digitalizing the Logistics Management Information System also known...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:42 GMT
High Court Assistant Bailiff Given Ultimatum
[The Point] Bakary Sarr, High Court Assistant Bailiff, was given an ultimatum on the 14th June, 2022, by Justice Isatou Janneh-Njie of the High Court at Kanifing that if he fails to appear in court on the next adjourned date after it has been communi...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:40 GMT
Assan Ceesay Signs for Italian Serie a Side Lecce
[The Point] Gambian striker Assan Ceesay has signed a two-year contract with Italian Serie A side US Lecce with an option for a third.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:36 GMT
NHRC Asks Govt to Make IDs, Passports Affordable
[The Point] The Nation Human Rights Commission has called on government of The Gambia to make costs of the national identity cards and passports more affordable for average Gambians.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:33 GMT
GAF Graduates Trained State Guards Battalion
[The Point] The Gambia Armed Forces Training School on Tuesday graduated personnel of State Guards Battalion who completed a three week intensive training on heavy weapons.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:30 GMT
Gunjur Utd Miss Chance to Complete Dual Over Jarra West in 2nd Tier
[The Point] Gunjur United on Wednesday missed the chance to complete a double over Jarra West in the 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League campaign.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:27 GMT
Gambia CHAN Coach Says Match Against Foreign Based Players is Good for Their Preparation
[The Point] Alagie Sarr, head coach of The Gambia Local-based team, CHAN has stated that the best game between his CHAN team and The Gambia foreign-based players is good for their preparation ahead of the CHAN Africa Cup of National qualifiers.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:24 GMT
Uchee Gears Up for First Mega Concert On Saturday
[The Point] Emerging Gambian singer, Uchee has spoken highly of his upcoming mega concert slated for this weekend Saturday at Pencha Mi, Paradise Suites.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:20 GMT
New State of the Art Multipurpose Complex to Boost Country's Entertainment
[The Point] Solomelo's Music Venue, a new state-of-the-art multipurpose complex that aims at boosting the country's entertainment and avail young people the opportunity to showcase their talents is set to launch on the 21st of June 2022.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:51:31 GMT
NHRC, Partners Observe Day of the African Child
[The Point] The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Thematic Committee on Vulnerable Groups join the rest of Africa to mark the Day of the African Child (DAC). The day presents an opportunity for Governments and stakeholders, including Na...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:51:28 GMT
Environmental Degradation Posing Threat to Human Health!
[The Point] Ten thousand years of protracted and increasing interaction between humans and their environment has influenced, beside the quality of ecosystems, also our quality of life, healthy life span, and health inequalities.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:51:25 GMT
BAC Signs Over 9 Million Construction Contract With GIGO Company
[The Point] The Brikama Area Council (BAC) has signed D9,994,900 road construction agreement with GIGO Construction Company.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:51:23 GMT
We Are Setting up Space to Build the Foundation for Change in Councils - Galga President
[The Point] President of Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities (GALGA) said on Tuesday that they have commenced a robust step towards building the capacity of officials of the eight Local Government Areas (Municipal, City and Area Counci...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:09:29 GMT
How Government Should Function
[Foroyaa] We are concerned after our interview with a professional at the environment agency on the oil spill that government has sufficient information on the causes and the impact and should be in a position to come up with a cabinet position on th...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:49:52 GMT
Research Shows Most Hate Speech in the Country Occurs On Social Media
[The Point] Patrick Mc Carthy, the UN peace and development advisor to The Gambia who represented the resident Coordinator at the commencement of the 3-day training of youth leaders on Media and Information Literacy, has stated that a research commis...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:50:15 GMT
Govt Reduces Fertiliser Price From D2,500 to D2000
[The Point] Following general anxiety and vexing public outcry over this summer's published fertilizer price, President Adama Barrow has further subsidized the official price of fertilizer, bringing it down to D2000.00.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:50:10 GMT
Egypt Gives Govt it Equipment Worth U.S.$150k
[The Point] The Egyptian government through its Embassy in Banjul has donated the IT equipment to the government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of their contribution ahead of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC)...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:50:10 GMT
CHAN Team to Amuse Senior Team in Friendly Today
[The Point] The Gambia CHAN team will today, Thursday, 16th June 2022 entertain The Gambia Senior national team in a friendly match at the Independence Stadium in Bakau at 8.30 a.m.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:50:07 GMT
GFF First Division - Samger Cruise Past Steve Biko
[The Point] Samger FC, who were finding a way out of the relegation zone on Monday 13th June 2022 beat Bakau Giant Killers (Steve Biko) at the Independent Stadium in the ongoing Gambia Football Federation First Division League.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:50:00 GMT
Gambinos FC, GIA Lead WCR 3rd Division League
[The Point] Gambinos FC and The Gambia International Airlines FC (GIA) are leading their respective groups of the 2021-2022 West Coast Regional Third Division League campaign.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:49:59 GMT
UNICEF Observes Day of African Child With Focus to End FGM in Gambia
[The Point] This 16th June, we once again observe the Day of the African Child, but this time with a focus on assessing progress on policies to eliminate two of the worst harmful traditional practices, FGM and child marriage, compounded by underlying...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:49:56 GMT
Wrestling - Bala Junior Continues Impressive Form After Victory Over Malian
[The Point] Wrestler Bala Junior of Club Bala Family has continued his impressive form in The Gambia's wrestling arena after beating down Malian of Club Ebo Town Mbolo during a fight organised by Big Boss Entertainment.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:49:54 GMT
GNOC Launch Olympic Day Celebration 2022 Activities
[The Point] Based on this year's Olympic Day celebration theme "Move, Learn, Discover, Together for a Better World", The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) on Saturday launched its activities at Serrekunda East Mini Stadium.



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