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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:52 GMT
UK Govt and Law Society At Loggerheads Over London-Kigali Asylum Pact
[The Point] The Law Society of England and Wales has vowed to prevent the UK government's plans to send asylum seekers who crossed the Channel into Britain to Rwanda as it "raises questions about the foundations of British justice".

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:48 GMT
Health Ministry Vows to Deal With 'Dubious Practices' On E-Birth
[The Point] Modou Njai, the director of Health Promotion and Education has stated that the Ministry of Health has learned with "dismay" the conduct of certain officers in the ongoing National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), and electronic Civil Regis...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:45 GMT
Kamaso Questions Tactics Ahead of GFF Election
[The Point] Sadibou Kamaso, leader of Team Restore Confidence (TRC) has questioned Team Kaba's tactics ahead of last Saturday's Gambia Football Federation (GFF) election.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:43 GMT
Direct Aid Settles Fines for Mile II Inmates
[The Point] Direct Aid International, a non-political, non-sectarian organization dedicated to bringing a sense of normalcy to international crisis situations in its commitment to provide direct aid to the world's most isolated from other sources of ...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:35 GMT
Gambia U-20 Team Arrive in Mauritania Ahead of WAFU Zone a U-20 Tourney Icebreaker Against Liberia
[The Point] The Gambia U-20 team landed in Mauritania on Friday evening ahead of their 2022 WAFU Zone A U-20 football tournament opening match against Liberia next month.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:35 GMT
CepRass Launches New Project
[The Point] The Center for Policy Research and Strategic Studies (CepRass) on Thursday launched a new project titled: Strengthening Citizens' Participation in Local Governance to Improve Transparency and Accountability at NAQAA conference hall. The p...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:33 GMT
Over 200 Teachers Undergoing Comprehensive Health Education Training
[The Point] At least 210 teachers are currently undergoing training in the trainer's program on Comprehensive Health Education (CHE) at the NaNA Complex in Bakau.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:32 GMT
Young Gambian Author to Launch New Book
[The Point] Young Gambian author, Laity Badjan is set to launch his new book titled: Smoke Of Sins. The book covers almost all trending factors in the globe that are more likely to be one of the most devastating situations since the existence of mank...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:28 GMT
Barrow Says Poverty, Inequality Ruin Africa
[The Point] During the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), President Adama Barrow stated that poverty and inequality have continued to ruin communities in Africa.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:23 GMT
Buckingham Utd FC Pommel Senior Players in Gunjur Nawetan
[The Point] Buckingham United FC on Saturday pommeled Senior Players 3-0 in the 2022-2023 Gunjur 'nawetan' played at the Gunjur Upper and Senior Secondary School Football Field.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:23 GMT
President Bajo Vows to Deliver Football Development Infrastructure
[The Point] Lamin Kaba Bajo, who was re-elected president The Gambia Football Federation on Saturday has vowed to do everything possible to deliver football development infrastructure as promised in his manifesto.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:22 GMT
Diplomatic Efforts Underway to Release 34 Gambians From Dubai Detention Center
[The Point] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad wishes to inform the general public that it has received information on thirty-four (34) Gambian nationals who are currently being held at an Immigration Deten...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:15 GMT
D2.8 Million Restored Sanyang Police Station Inaugurated
[The Point] The ministers of Interior, Agriculture and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly were among a glittering array of high-profile guests at the event described as another watershed moment as far as policing in the community of Sanyang ...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:13 GMT
EFSTH, KGH And Others Boosted to Address Shortage of Oxygen
[The Point] Banjul Oxygen, one of the leading oxygen producers and a Gambian owned company has extended its benevolent gesture to the county's main referral hospital - Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul and the Kanifing General ...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:21 GMT
MoBSE Needs D2.5 Billion to Eliminate School Double Shift
[The Point] The permanent secretary at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Louis Moses Mendy, speaking to journalists on Thursday revealed that, to eliminate double shift for schools in the country, MoBSE would need an investment of D2.5 b...

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.



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