September 12, 2022
Gambia: Gambia Tourists Total Air Arrivals Registered 15 Percent Increase in 2021
The Gambia tourism industry which has been one of the steady sectors contributing to the Gambia GDP but witnessed a setback like other sectors as a result of the Covid-19… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Gambia: Senegambia Trade Agreements Focus On Trade and Transit
It has been confirmed to this medium by the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Trade Mr. Lamin Dampha that The Gambia trade agreements with Senegal focused on trade and… Read more »
Gambia: Health Ministry Places Temporal Ban On the Sales of Syrup Paracetamol
The Ministry of Health has in a statement dated 7 September 2022 and signed by director of Health Services, Dr. Mustapha Bittaye, ordered the suspension of syrup paracetamol till… Read more »
Gambia: Commuters Call for Implementation of 24-Hour Banjul-Barra Ferry Services
Regular commuters on the Banjul-Barra Ferry route have called on the Gambia Ferry Services (GFS) to implement its proposed 24-hour ferry service to ensure efficient crossing at the… Read more »
Gambia: Let's Show Compassion to Disaster Victims!
There is a popular saying that 'knowledge is a tree and sharing is the water element necessary for the growth of the tree. The more you share, the more the tree increases! Read more »
Gambia: 'We Are All Out-Going for TVET Centres in All the Regions in This Country'
The minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, has said as part of his ministry's policy, he and his team will be going all-out to build Technical and… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Gambia: Alhagie EF Conteh Reacts to His Election As GCCI Vice President
The Managing Director, Dabanani Electrical Company Limited (DEC), has expressed appreciation in his recent election to serve as the vice president of The Gambia Chamber of Commerce… Read more »
Gambia: Future Bi, Raptim Qualify to GFF Women's 1st Division League
Future Bi FC and Raptim FC have both qualified to The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Women's 1st Division League after defeating Greater Tomorrow and Prison respectively during… Read more »
Gambia: U-20 Team Steer to Semis in WAFU Zone a Tourney
The Gambia U-20 team on Tuesday navigated to the semi-finals of the WAFU Zone A U-20 football tournament despite losing to Senegal 1-0 in their fourth and final Group B encounter… Read more »
Gambia: Women's Bureau Discusses NAPs on UNSCR 1325
Women's Bureau in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare recently convened a day's forum to discuss the National Action Plans (NAP) on United… Read more »
Gambia: Serrekunda East Nawetan Update
Milan Ross FC, Juventus FC and Ball Conge FC started the Serrekunda East Nawetan season with wins over WehWeh Bii FC, T- Central FC and B.B Robbers FC over the weekend. Read more »
Gambia: Literacy - We Are Called to Leadership: the Enduring Responsibility of Lawyers
Keynote Address by FaFa Edrissa M'Bai Read more »
Gambia: Serrekunda Health Centre Inaugurates New Sanitary Facility
Serrekunda Health Centre last Monday inaugurated a new toilet facility at a ceremony held at the facility in Serrekunda. Read more »
Gambia: Us Ambassador Visits 'The Fire Within' Exhibition
Ambassador of the United States of America to The Gambia, Mrs. Sharon L. Croma recently presided over a two-day art exhibition held at Key Art Gallery situated at Alhagie Kebba… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia Wrestling Association Mourns Former Vice President
The Gambia Wrestling Association has mourned the sudden demise of its former vice president, Abdoulie Jobe of Barra, who was very active in wrestling activities in The Gambia. Read more »
Gambia: UNDP Hails Gambia As Only Country Keeping Promise On Paris Agreement
The Gambia was one of only two countries to have made commitments sufficient to limit temperature increases within the 1.5 degrees Celsius range by the end of the 21st century in… Read more »
Gambia: Muslim Voices On Foreign Policy Event Set for Sep. 25th
NCCM, Islamic Relief Canada, and ISNA Canada have announced its first ever Foreign Affairs Conference. Read more »
Gambia: Gambian Writers Fail to Make It to 2022 African Writers Award
Gambian writers within the country and abroad have failed to make it to the mega African Writers Awards and the Wakini Awards for Children's Literature, which are some of the most… Read more »
Kenya: High Representative Josep Borrell Travels to Mozambique and Kenya
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will travel to Mozambique and Kenya on 8-10 September. Read more »
Gambia: GPU Congratulates Gambian Journalist Yero S. Bah After Winning Ifaj International Award
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Monday congratulated Yero S. Bah, who has won a prestigious international award by International Federation for Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ). Read more »
Gambia: New Foreign Affairs PS Assumes Office
BANJUL, 7 September 2022: The new Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Ambassador Lang Yabou, on Monday 5… Read more »
Gambia: U.S. Embassy Assists Flood Victims With U.S.$250,000
U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia Sharon L. Cromer announced that U.S. Embassy Banjul will donate $250,000 in humanitarian assistance to The Red Cross to assist victims of the recent… Read more »
Gambia: Trust Bank Extends D1 Million Magnanimity to Disaster Victims
Vice President Badara A. Joof on Tuesday, 6 September received at his office the management of Trust Bank Gambia Ltd. headed by Managing Director Njilan Senghore. Read more »
Gambia: Senegambia Trade Flow Increasing - PS Dampha
Lamin Dampha, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Trade told The Point in an interview that the trade flow between The Gambia and Senegal is increasing due to the current… Read more »
Gambia: What Is the Paris Agreement?
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4… Read more »