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SOS Grey-Johnson on Slavery

On behalf of His Excellency Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, President of the Republic of The Gambia, the Government and people of The Gambia, I welcome you all to The Gambia, the Smiling Coast of Africa. I hope that during your brief stay among us, you will find time to enjoy the beauty of our country and the friendship and hospitality of our people. It is indeed an honour for The Gambia to play host to this important, historic meeting on slavery and racism. It is probably the very first time...

Growing Importance of Marketing in The Gambia

There is no gainsaying the fact that markets and marketing are essential in all economic activities. In retrospect however, it is disappointing to recall that there were times when farmers’ produce was left unsold after a season of toil and drudgery, as there is no market for them in the country. This situation accentuates the fact that unless serious attention is given to agriculture and farmers are adequately empowered, poverty reduction cannot be achieved in the country. On the other hand,...

US$47 Million Investment Project to Commence in The Gambia

Officials of the Royal Atlantic Residence Company have revealed that they are set to invest a capital of US$47 million in The Gambia. After more than a year of consultations and formalisation, officials of the multi-million dollar company briefed journalists on Wednesday about the project at a press briefing held at the Sheraton Hotel in Brufut. The shareholders of this multimillion initiative include a renowned Gambian business tycoon, Mr. Amadou Samba, Mr. Mohammed Bazzi the CEO of Gam...

Felicitation Daily Observer

Editor, I want to extend my sincere facilitation to the management of  Daily Observer for their hard work renderinga great service to Gambian citizen living abroard; for providing them daily activities happening back home in The Gambia. In my case, your site is too helpful for me because I a frequent visitor of the site to know the latest development going on and when I go through the site I fill like am home because of the satisfaction I gain there. Pls suggestion we will be grateful if the...

Three Athletes Leave for Ethiopia Today

Fatou Tiyana Issac Jones and Suwaibou Sanneh will today,leave Banjul for Ethiopia to represent The Gambia inthe African junior athletic championships.Speaking to Pointsportsin an interview, the head of delegation Mr. Bamba Njie, said, “the competitionwill kick off next week. The three athletes are rated as the fastest sprinterin The Gambia, Fatou Tiyana will be participating in the long jump SuwaibouSanneh will represent The Gambia in the 100 meters while Issac Jones will runin the 200 meters.”...

Gambia is a Tourist heaven

One of the smallest West African countries, The Gambia is becoming more popular among tourists due to her hospitality and safety enjoying by not only the citizen but the tourists and visitors to the country as well. It is heaven on earth to tourists especially those that have visited the country more than one time. Ton Van Hinte and his spouse, Jose, both Dutch, who has some years of experience in the country on their various visit noted that Gambia is one of the safest country in West Africa...

Gambia 1 - 1 Mauritania

The Gambia came from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw against Mauritania in the first leg of the Abidjan Nations Cup qualifier tie on Saturday at the Independence Stadium. The relatively underrated visiting team surprised the home fans when they made the home side struggled for an equaliser rather than a winner in the best part of the game. Ould Khourou Khatry’s fired his side ahead in the 28th minute before Wallidan hitman, Momodou Lamin Sillah, rescued the Scorpions twelve minutes after the...

WR cross border dialogue bears fruit

The cross border dialogue initiative under the auspicies of the  Brikama Area Council sub-committee for foreign affairs and integration has reached an escalation point in building unity, love and strengthening legal business between the boarder regions of the Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Senegal. During the recent dialogue, a coordinating committee was established to oversee the activities of the three border regions. Over the past months, this committee has been workin emmensely to fulfil the...

Re-The Point boss condemns slanderers

Editor, I read with amusement, on your February 12 edition, the article on the latest castigation of what I call ‘cheaque-book-journalism’. I take that condemnation as the latest move in disowning these bunch of hooligans hellbent on selling the integrity of The Gambia at all cost. There is no country in the world without some sort of problems; be it in Africa, America, or Europe; every country has their unique problems. The genuineness of our urge for resolutions as well as the manner we yearn...

National Child Friendly Award on Saturday

The third edition of the National Child Friendly Award (NCFA) is scheduled for Saturday, February 16 at the Paradise Suite Hotel in Senegambia. The event is organised by Young People in the Media (YPM) to recognise the giant role played by individuals and institutions in protecting and promoting the rights and well being of children in The Gambia. According to reports from YPM, the award ceremony is expected to be attended by the vice-president, the speaker of the National Assembly, secretaries...