August 25, 2022
Gambia: Literary Column - Gabriel J. Roberts (1926 - )
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… Read more »
Gambia: Sare Gubu Basirou Youth Offers Free Medical Services to Over 400 People
Sare Gubu Basirou Students Association (SGSA) in partnership with Sare Gubu Diaspora and the Village Youth Development Association (SAGYDA) last Saturday offered free medical… Read more »
Gambia: Rural Farmers On Milk Processing Skills Acquisition
The Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency (GLMA) in collaboration with the Small Ruminant Production Enhancement Project (SRPEP) on Saturday, 20th August 2022 commenced training of… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia Male U-21 Team Hailed for Participating in African Volleyball Championship
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. Read more »
Gambia: Sare Gubu Basirou Residents Want Weekly Health Facility to Standard Health Centre
The residents of Sare Gubu Basirou village in the Sandu District, Upper River Region (URR), have called on the government through the Ministry of Health to transform their weekly… Read more »
Gambia: Let's Safeguard Our National Documents!
Statelessness is becoming an increasing concern to authorities in Africa. Everyday, thousands of people are on the move and some of these people are without required proper… Read more »
Gambia: Bombada, Dibba Oil and BK Milan Grip Spots in 1st Division Promotion Play-Off
Bombada, Dibba Oil and BK Milan on Tuesday gripped their places in The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League play-offs after finishing third, fourth and fifth places… Read more »
Gambia: 'Deyda Sacrificed His Life to Defend Voiceless' As Pap Saine Testifies in Germany
The co-founder of The Point Newspaper - Pap Saine yesterday testified in the trial involving Bai Lowe in Germany. In his evidence, Mr. Saine told the court in Celle that Deyda was… Read more »
Gambia: Tujereng Nawetan Balloting Held
The 2022/23 Tujereng Youth and Sports Development Committee 'nawetan' balloting was over the weekend held with 16 teams set to compete for the annual wet-season football jamboree. Read more »
Gambia: PMO Transformed in Ministry of Public Service
The Personnel Management Office (PMO), has now been transformed into Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination and Delivery, Ministry according to a Memo seen by… Read more »
Gambia: Banjul North Residents Lament Life After July Floods
Residents of Banjul North especially Tobacco Road have lamented difficulties they're currently encountering after last July flash floods that hit the city, displacing many… Read more »
Gambia: Agric Minister Praises Partners for Financing Joint Grant Project
The minister for Agriculture Dr. Demba Sabally has strongly paised Global GAFSP, the World Bank and the African Development Bank for financing the joined Agricultural projects with… Read more »
Gambia: Banjul North Nam Calls for Collective Efforts to Keep City 'Conducive'
Following the recent flash floods that made lives unbearable for many residents of Banjul North, the National Assembly Member for the area, has said that many factors contributed… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia U-20 Team Goes to Camp Ahead of Wafu Championship
The Gambia National Under-20 team went to camp on Monday ahead of the beginning of their WAFU championship title defence in Mauritania. Read more »
Gambia: Colley Foundation Extends Magnanimity to Kombo South Flood Victims
Colley Foundation for Social and Environmental Justice, a Non-Governmental Organisation on Monday extended magnanimity to flood victims in Kombo South with the donation of 20 bags… Read more »
Gambia: Magistrate Sends Strong Warning to Law Offenders
Principal Magistrate Omar Jabang of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court on the 23rd August, 2022, sent a strong warning to law offenders by convicting and sentencing one Momodou Bah to… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Gambia: PURA Validates 3-Year Strategy Plan to Improve Regulatory Governance
In a bid to improve regulatory governance system in the country, The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) last Wednesday validated its Strategy Plan 2022-2024 at a… Read more »
Gambia: Coalition of Progressives Urges Barrow to Address Country's Problems
The Coalition of Progressives - a civil society organisation has called on President Adama Barrow to show care and address the high youth unemployment, rampant corruption and… Read more »
Gambia: Direct Aid Extends Benevolence to CRR Disaster Victims
Direct Aid, an international charity recently presented food items to families affected by the recent flash floods that hit parts of Central River Region South and Lower River… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Parliamentarians Urged to Enforce Domestication of Anti-Corruption Protocol
According to World Stage News online, the executive director and founder of Gambia Participates, Mr. Marr Nyang has tasked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia Female Teachers Take COVID Jabs to Protect Students
Some Gambian female teachers in an interview disclosed to this medium that among the reasons they took the Covid -19 vaccines was to contribute their quota in stopping the spread… Read more »
Gambia: Sare Gubu Residents Renew Call On Govt to Construct Their 8KM Feeder Road
The residents of Sare Gubu Basiru village in the Sandu District, Upper River Region north have called on government to construct their 8KM feeder road. Read more »
Gambia: Disaster Boss Urges Journalists to Verify Information Before Publication
The executive director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has called on journalists to verify information first before going to press. Read more »
Gambia: Minister Says Public Service Ministry Needs Standardised System
The minister of Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination and Delivery has stated that his ministry needs a standardised system that will be introduced across… Read more »
Gambia: Soaring E-Waste Affects the Health of Millions of Children
Effective and binding action is urgently required to protect the millions of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide whose health is jeopardized by the informal… Read more »