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History. On 16 December 1991, The Point was founded by Pap Saine, Deyda Hydara, and Babucarr Gaye; Hydara and Saine had been friends since childhood. [1] Gaye resigned four months later, [2] and Hydara and Saine ran the paper together for the next decade. [3] Saine also worked as a Reuters correspondent for West Africa.
Deyda Hydara (June 9, 1946 – December 16, 2004) was a co-founder and primary editor of The Point, a major independent Gambian newspaper. He was also a correspondent for both AFP News Agency and Reporters Without Borders for more than 30 years. Hydara also worked as a Radio presenter in the Gambia called Radio Syd during his early years as a ...
Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (22 October 1924 – 2 April 2011) commonly known as Cham Joof or Alhaji Cham Joof, (pen name: Alh. A.E. Cham Joof) was a Gambian historian, politician, author, trade unionist, broadcaster, radio programme director, scout master, Pan-Africanist, lecturer, columnist, activist and an African nationalist who advocated for the Gambia's independence during the colonial era.
In September 2014 she started a teacher training course at The Gambia College in Brikama. [8] According to a story in Kibaroo News in June 2015, she went missing for several weeks after being invited to the State House in Banjul. In the period after the competition, Jammeh was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing her and offering her gifts.
Rohey Malick Lowe was born on 19 December 1971 in Banjul, then known as Bathurst. [1] Her father, Alhagie Malick Lowe, was mayor of Banjul from 1981 to 1983. [1][2][3] She attended St Joseph's High School. [1] In 2012, she moved to Europe and studied International relations at the University of Falun in Sweden. [1][4]
Following Hydara's death, Saine continued to edit The Point, making it a daily in 2006. The Point soon became the only independent newspaper in the Gambia. 2009 arrests. On 2 February 2009, Saine and Point reporter Modou Sanyang were arrested by Gambian police for suspicion of "publishing and spreading false information". Sanyang was released ...
Freedom Newspaper – online. The Standard – online. The Daily News – online.
Banjul. Banjul (UK: / bænˈdʒuːl /, [2][3] US: / ˈbɑːndʒuːl /), [2][3][4][5] officially the City of Banjul, is the capital of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which is home to an estimated 400,000 residents, making it The Gambia's largest and most densely populated metropolitan area.