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Middle East priorities for January 21

WASHINGTON, DC: The election of Barack Obama to be the 44th president is profoundly historic. We have at long last been able to come together in a way that has eluded us in the long history of our great country. We should celebrate this triumph of the true spirit of America. Election Day celebrations were replicated in time zones around the world, something we have not seen in a long time. While euphoria is ephemeral, we must endeavor to use its energy to bring us all together as Americans to...

First Blood to Obama But What of the Final Victory?

The sense of jubilation in the offices of The Point as we as a collective staffwatched Barrack Obama cast his vote in this year’s historic American electionwas palpable. The feeling of hope that has spread all over the world because ofhis candidacy has been truly remarkable. This morning it is unlikely that wewill know for sure who has won the contest. We pray that Barrack Obama has doneso but American politics is notoriously unpredictable and the electoratedangerously fickle. In the first...

The Importance of Teamwork, and A Very Historic Campaign

Mention has frequently been made in our sports columns about the paramount importance of stakeholders in the sector of sports. That premise could not have been better demonstrated than in Gambia’s recent bid in the World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers. The entire Gambian nation was of one accord in declaring the Gambia’s performance as historic. That was clearly shown both by the official records as well as in the field of play. But what has been responsible for such a brilliant output, one may...

Viva les Scorpions!

Victory is sweet; but sweetest is a victory that makes history. Such is the victory of last Saturday, as the Scorpions stung the mighty Lions of Teranga in the heart of Dakar, denying the host team of every advantage home provided them.   Imagine, as in the words of a particular sporting pundit, ‘in 46 years, Gambians have never gone to Senegal and gotten something…’ That sounds ridiculous, but it is a fact that we can hardly suppress; if the statement is any thing to go by, that is.   In...

Book on Kachikally historic Pool launched

The word history is the study of the past, especially human affairs. History on the other hand could mean  accumulation of past events, especially those relating to human affairs  or developments connected with a particular nation, person or thing. History played and continue to play very important role in our daily lives. It helps us to understand what we went through, where  we came from, and where we are heading to. The Gambia is blessed with a very rich traditional cultural historic sites...

Cardinal Sarr in The Gambia

Theodore Adrien Cardinal Sarr, the Archbishop of Dakar ended an historic visit to The Gambia that was not expected. The relationship between Muslims and Christians was seen at play by the warm welcome the Cardinal and his entourage received. The Gambian side had put everything in place to receive the Cardinal. Fr. Bruno Toupan, the principal of St. Peter’s Senior Secondary School at Lamin, who doubles as the chairman of the committee responsible for the all important visitation of the His...

Simply historical

Last saturday’s historic inaugurationof the landmark petroleum storage facility in the village of Mandinarimarked yet another giant push in favour of The Gambia’s drive towardseconomic independence. This latest stride is unique in that energy, the most demanding ofcommodities in today’s industrialisation contest, is at the centre ofcurrent world debate; so much for the crucial role it plays at alllevels of development. This is especially reassuring given that itcomes as the countdown to the...

Well done

My fellow Gambians, here we are witnessing a historic moment in the history of The Gambia and as such it would be a great honour as well to considered it as the Picture of the Year. We all witnesses to the image of His Excellence DR A.J.J Jammeh and Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara standing side by side to grace the judicial ceremony. That's a typical Gambia character, which our President is showing the whole nation. We have always respected our Elders and they would always be in our hearts. His...