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Over 5,000 Gambians arrive in Italy by boat in 2017 Immigration Reveals

Picture: GID Deputy Director, Hulay Allow

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Hulay Jallow, the deputy director of The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has stated that 5, 808 Gambians have arrived in Italy via boat in 2017. ...

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Fish vendors at Brikama market decry poor condition

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Fish vendors at the Brikama Ice Plant Fish Market have lamented the poor condition of the market’s sewerage facility, saying it’s always hard for the...

Barrow holds bilateral talks with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

State House, Banjul, 17th July 2019 - His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has on Monday held bilateral talks with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi,...

Gambia, UAE sign legal protection agreement for Gambian workers

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

State House, Banjul, 17th July 2019 - The governments of The Gambia and the United Arab Emirates have on Monday July 15 signed a Memorandum of...

Environmentalist urges paradigm shift

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Sulayman Bojang, founder of the Gunjur Youth Movement said there’s need to revisit mitigation strategies in order to combat the effects of...

Court denies Yankuba Touray bail

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul on 15 July, 2019, denied Yankuba Touray bail. This followed the application made by his counsel,...

July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey commemorated

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

The Turkish Embassy in Banjul on Monday commemorated the 15th July, 2016 Fetullah Terrorist Organisation coup attempt in Turkey. The Fetullah...

GPU awards press freedom heroes

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has handed five distinguished press freedom hero awards to three individuals and two institutions at the 4th edition of...

UNESCO official describes reports as key instrument for civil society to engage gov’t

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

As information sharing and transparency stand at the heart of the UNESCO 2005 Convention, an official of UNESCO from Dakar stated that reports are...

GYINers set to commemorate World Entrepreneurs’ Day

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Preparations are ongoing at the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter to commemorate the World Entrepreneurs’ Day (WED) on 21 August,...

Jungler reveals Jammeh’s hit-squad was to kill prominent journalists

Picture: Ndey Tapha Sosseh

Monday, July 15, 2019

Ndey Tapha Sosseh, the former president of The Gambia Press Union (GPU), on Thursday, 11 July, 2019 testified before the Truth, Reconciliation and...

Dr. Tangara says he urged Malian authorities to protect Ndey

Monday, July 15, 2019

Contrary to what Ndey Tapha Sosseh said at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), - that the current minister of Foreign...

Former Observer news editor narrates ordeal at NIA

Picture: Malick Mboob

Monday, July 15, 2019

Malick Mboob, former State House reporter for the Daily Observer on Thursday testified before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission...

GPU awards outstanding journalists

Monday, July 15, 2019

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Friday celebrated its 4th edition of the National Journalism Award at a local hotel in Brufut. This ceremony was...

Over 21,000 bags of NPK fertilizer arrives from Vietnam

Monday, July 15, 2019

The National Food Security Processing and Cooperation (NFSC) on Thursday in Banjul, received about 21, 340 bags of NPK fertilizers from Vietnam. The...

Rebuttal of allegations made by Ms. Ndey Tapha Sosseh, a witness, at the TRRC

Monday, July 15, 2019

During the Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission’s (TRRC) hearing of July 11th, 2019, Ms Ndey Tapha Sosseh made a statement claiming that I,...

Ndey Tapha Sosseh ‘GPU Iron lady’ testifies before TRRC

Friday, July 12, 2019

Ndey Tapha Sosseh, the dynamic Iron lady of The Gambia Press Union (GPU), yesterday, 11th July, 2019 testified before the Truth, Reconciliation and...

Government Clarifies D201 Million Scandal

Friday, July 12, 2019

Gambia government, through its spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh has denied that it has absolutely nothing to do with the Two hundred and one million...

‘Romeo’ Teacher admits having carnal knowledge of student but denies pregnancy

Friday, July 12, 2019

Abdoulie Kebbeh, a mathematics teacher ofLamenkoto Badala Lower Basic Schoolin the Central River Region has admitted having carnal knowledge of a...

Urban Thinkers forum underway

Friday, July 12, 2019

A three-day Urban Thinkers Forum organized by the National Youth Council (NYC) with funding from UNDP, yesterday kicked-off at Paradise Suites Hotel....

Justice Minister:No journalist arrested in 2017/18

Friday, July 12, 2019

The attorney general and minister of Justice have said that The Gambia is among few countries in the world where no journalist was reportedly...

Contractor’s forgery trial progresses

Friday, July 12, 2019

The case involving Alagie Kawsu Ceesay, a contractor who has been charged with stealing and forgery, continued on 9 July 2019, before Magistrate Mam...

2 senior customs anchor officers promoted

Friday, July 12, 2019

Confirmed sources have disclosed that two senior customs anchor officers, Joseph Njie and Alhagi K. Mbye have been promoted to the ranks of...

Security sector reform: Completion of advance gender responsive security sector reform training workshop

Friday, July 12, 2019

The Government of The Gambia in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme-UNDP, Banjul, has completed the final phase of intensive...

GRTS gets state-of-the-art-equipment worth D10M

Thursday, July 11, 2019

The government of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporations officially handed over state-of-the-art equipment worth over $200,000 – equivalent to...

UTG student stabbed to death

Picture: Kebba Secka

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Kebba Secka, a resident of Kotu in the Kanifing Municipality and a student of the University of The Gambia (UTG) was reportedly stabbed to death on...

Ex-Foroyaa reporter gives account of his ordeal in Jammeh’s era

Picture: Abubacarr Saidykhan

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Abubacarr Saidykhan, a journalist yesterday testified before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) chaired by Dr. Lamin J....

GRA to host West-Central Africa Director Generals’ confab

Thursday, July 11, 2019

The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA),has been unanimously nominated to host the upcoming regional conference of Director Generals for west and central...

India’s President to visit Banjul

Thursday, July 11, 2019

State House, Banjul, July 10, 2019 – The President of India, His Excellency, Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit Banjul end of July 2019. This was...

Journalist Buya Jammeh urges colleagues to remain committed

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Buya Jammeh, Gambian journalist resident in the United States yesterday called on all journalists to stay firm, committed and steadfast to the...

TRRC chairman urges Gambians to give peace a chance

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Dr. Lamin J.Sise, chairman of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has implored Gambians to give peace and reconciliation a...

‘Tostan helped us abandon FGC, child marriage’

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Banna Mballow, a woman leader of Sare Samba Tacko village in the Jimara District, Upper River Region (URR), has stated that the intervention of the...

NDMA to construct evacuation centers in 3 regions

Thursday, July 11, 2019

The executive director of National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), has stated that the agency as part of its long term disaster mitigation policy...

Deyda’s autopsy report never shown to his family - D.A. Jawo Testifies

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Demba Ali Jawo, Ex-minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure yesterday testified before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations...

Gov’t refutes allegations of negotiations for Ex-President Jammeh’s return

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

In the wake of raging allegations that the APRC Party of exiled former President Yaya Jammeh was in serious negotiations with the Barrow Government...

140 journalists arrested, detained in Jammeh’s era - GPU SG Reveals

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Saikou Jammeh, the Gambia Press Union’s secretary general yesterday, 9 July, 2019 told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC),...

GPU condemns attack on two journalists by APRC

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, Fajara: The Gambia Press Union condemnsthe attack on the cameraman of Fatu Network and reporter for Radio France International...

2 arrested for racist attack against Gambian in Rome

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Rome, July 9 - Two Italians aged 45 and 50 years were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of carrying out a racist attack in Rome last month. The...

Barrow urges fellow leaders to overcome challenges

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

State House, Banjul, July 5, 2019 – During the closed door session at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of...

Standard’s editor gives account of a repressive growth against journalists

Picture: Lamin Cham

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Lamin Cham, the editor-in-chief of Standard newspaper, yesterday, 8 July, 2019 testified before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission...

High Court to rule on Yankuba’s constitutional immunity

Picture: Yankuba Touray

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul is expected to rule on Yankuba Touray’s claim of constitutional immunity. This development came up...

Immigration warns against aiding non-Gambians secure ID cards

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Superintendent Mamanding S. Dibba, the spokesperson of The Gambia Immigration Department (GID), has issued a strong warning to Gambians who are...

GPU SG appears before TRRC

Picture: Saikou Jammeh

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Saikou Jammeh, the secretary general of The Gambia Press Union (GPU), yesterday appeared before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission...

Action Plan on National Framework for Climate Services validated

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

The Department of Water Resources under the Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources recently concluded a two day validation workshop on the Action...

Young entrepreneur award winner expands her poultry farm

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Ms. Agie Isatou Gaye, is the winner of ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ of the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia’s Rural Youth Awards...

Armed robbers injured 10 people AT Demfai

Monday, July 08, 2019

Armed robbers Friday attacked a shop in Demfai; a small community in Central River Region’s Sami District, injuring 10 people including children. ...

Gov’t redeploys 9 permanent secretaries

Monday, July 08, 2019

Consistent with its philosophy to foster growth and promote rapid and efficient delivery of resources within all sectors of governance, The Gambia...

15 URR communities abandon FGC, child marriage

Monday, July 08, 2019

Through the intervention of Tostan International The Gambia, at least 15 communities in five districts of the Upper River Region (URR) on Thursday...

Intended pilgrims in Gambia depart July 27

Monday, July 08, 2019

Imam Alajie Ousman Jah, the amir of Hajj, has toldThe Point that at least 1,700 would-be pilgrims and 20 officials will be leaving Banjul to perform...

Yoruba: Alaafin condemns installation of Yoruba Obas in diaspora

Monday, July 08, 2019

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi has condemned the practice of installation of Yoruba Oba in the diaspora. The Alaafin of Oyo...

Gambia’s intelligence chief calls for restraint

Monday, July 08, 2019

Ousman Sowe, the director general of the State Intelligence Services (SIS) has called for restraint in the country, saying that The Gambia is still...

June 18 windstorm destroys 300 compounds, displaces 10,000 people

Monday, July 08, 2019

The data entry clerk at the National Disaster Management Agency’s (NDMA) regional head office in the Upper River Region, Pa Touray Jaiteh, has stated...

‘High Court has jurisdiction to remand Yankuba Touray’

Picture:Yankuba Touray

Friday, July 05, 2019

Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul declared in a ruling delivered on the 1st July, 2019 that the High Court of The Gambia has...

‘Organised crime generates over $800B a year’

Picture: Minister Sillah

Friday, July 05, 2019

The minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure has disclosed that a recent report by the United Nations Office for Drug Control (UNODC)...

Africa continental intelligence group pays courtesy call on President Barrow

Friday, July 05, 2019

State House, Banjul: July 04, 2019 – The Executive Director of the Committee for Intelligence and Security Services in Africa (CISSA), Mr. Shimeles...

Young people show solidarity with Toufah, other rape victims

Friday, July 05, 2019

Hundreds of young Gambians on Thursday joined hands in solidarity with rape victims as well as Fatou Jallow alias Toufah, who claims she was raped by...

Deputy speaker assures tax compliance with GRA

Friday, July 05, 2019

The deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Momodou L. Sanneh, says tax and tax related matters are complicated, but assured that lawmakers...

Gambia’s ambassador to Spain presents letters of credence

Friday, July 05, 2019

The Gambia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mr. Habib Saihou Drammeh, presented his Letters of Credence to His Majesty King FELIPE VI...

PGA regional seminar on Impunity kicks off in Banjul

Friday, July 05, 2019

The Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) in collaboration with the National Assembly of The Gambia and the Ministry of Justice, recently embarked...

Right groups forge partnership to promote Gambia-U.S. ties

Friday, July 05, 2019

The Gambia and U.S. have shared many years of long standing ties which also includes people to people exchanges being facilitated by either the...

TRRC lodges complaints against Yankuba Touray at High Court

Thursday, July 04, 2019

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), chaired by Dr. Lamin J. Sise on Tuesday, 2 July, 2019 formally lodged a complaint...

W/Africa intelligence chiefs meet to combat all forms of security threats

Thursday, July 04, 2019

Heads of intelligence services from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently meeting in Banjul to devise new mechanisms...

Truck accident blamed on ECOMIG checkpoint

Thursday, July 04, 2019

Interstate commercial transport stakeholders have blamed truck accidents on the ‘poor’ location of the West African military forces at Bwiam Foni...

GAF decorates 25 junior officers

Thursday, July 04, 2019

The Gambia Armed Forces on Tuesday decorated 25 officers to the ranks of captain and lieutenant. The event which brought together security officials...

U.S. Embassy marks 243rd Independence Anniversary

Thursday, July 04, 2019

The U.S. Embassy in Banjul on Tuesday celebrated the 243rd Independence Anniversary of the United States of America. The event, honored by state...

FLAG reacts to sex abuse allegations

Thursday, July 04, 2019

Sexual abuse is a violent act which is committed against women, men, girls and boys and such violence is often seen as mechanism for the subjugation...

CRC External Consultations: More Diaspora Gambians Engage in Building of New Constitution

Thursday, July 04, 2019

The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has continued to engage more Gambians living in the diaspora as part of efforts to develop and write a new...

SIS hosts 1st ever regional intelligence Conference

Picture: DG Ousman Sowe,

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

The State Intelligence Services (SIS) will host the first ever regional intelligence conference in The Gambia, The Point has learnt. The two days...

Yankuba Touray faces fresh charge

Picture: Yankuba Touray

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

Yankuba Touray, a former junta member and onetime minister of Local Government and Lands has been slammed with an additional charge barely 24 hours...

Barrow’s aide urges focus on development, not president’s term

Picture: President Barrow

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

A personal assistant to President Adama Barrow has called on Gambians to dedicate their efforts and focus on national development initiatives and not...

Victims Centre disassociates itself from 3 Years ‘Jotna’

Picture: ChairmanSheriff Kijera

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

It has come to the notice of the Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations that there are allegations made on social media that Victims...

Ndow family sues gov’t over Saul Ndow’s disappearance

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

Nana-Jo Ndow, daughter of Saul Ndow, Founder Executive Director of ANEKED (African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced...

GPU launches over D19M project

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) with funding from The Civil Society Fund in Denmark (CISU), on Friday launched a D19.5 million project, designed to...

FAO Country Rep bids farewell to Barrow

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

FAO Gambia’s portfolio has increased by over US$30 million in five years 27 June 2019, Banjul - The Outgoing Country Representative of the Food...

Yankuba Touray charged with murder

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

A former junta member and onetime minister of Local Government Lands, Yankuba Touray, has been charged with murder. He was arraigned before Justice...