West Africa Rural Foundation in collaboration with stakeholders (both private and government institutions) last Wednesday reviewed and validated the roadmap to support the horticultural value chain in The Gambia.
The Gambia Police Training School on Friday 13th November concluded a-two week training on traffic management for 16 police officers. The German Police support team in The Gambia conducted the training.
The five-man steering committee and task force for The Gambia Association of Professional Photographers calls professional photographers in the country to an important meeting on Tuesday 17 November 2020.
The Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC) recently reviewed and validated its Unit Standards and Curriculum on Communication at the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) headquarters in Kanifing.
Katim Touray, a Gambian student in India has recently bagged a prestigious award as the best student of the year at a recent ceremony organised by Federation of International Students Association in India, Pune.
The secretary-general of The Gambia Red Cross Society has underscored the need for government to assist the society for it to be able to fulfill it mandates as a humanitarian society.
The president of The Republic, His Excellency Adama Barrow, would on Saturday, 14th November, 2020 preside over the laying of a foundation stone for the construction of 86 kilometer North Bank Rural Roads Project at Ngayen Sanjal in Sabach Sanjal District, by 1pm and at Kaur by 4pm, respectively.
The German cooperation in The Gambia has donated 30 motorbikes to the Gambia Police Force to reinforce the mobility of Gambian police.
The Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce recently trained 30 youth on access to finance at a ceremony held at the National Nutrition Agency.
“When I graduated from senior school, I wanted to further my education, but beyond my personal control, that could not materialize.
Professor Gibril Faal, a Gambian based in United Kingdom (UK), who was recently honored with Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen, has agreed to donate £5000 to support The Gambia’s Maternal Blood Bank (GMBB) initiated by Join Hands 2 Save A Baby.
Hon. Kebba K. K. Barrow, majority leader and member for Kombo South recently returned home after attending the ECOWAS Parliament Joint Committee on Trade, Customs and Free Movement, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research, Public Accounts, Administration, Finance and Budget meeting held in Cotonou, Benin from 3 -7 November 2020.
Association for the Support of Grassroots Communities (ASGC) on Saturday donated tables, books, blazers and color pencils to The Gambia Community Library Project Pilot project in Kafuta, Kombo East.
The deputy permanent secretary, programs/projects at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has acknowledged that president Adama Barrow is committed to reducing poverty and improving the well-being of his citizenry.
Gambian Association in Norway through its representative in The Gambia, Sheik Tijan Nyang recently donated seventy-five laptops to various institutions and schools in the country.
Trust Agency for Rural Development (TARUD) recently presented 2,000 facemasks to Gunjur Lower Basic, Upper Basic and Senior Secondary Schools to support the re-opening of schools and ensuring that students and teachers are protected from COVID-19.
A press release sent to The Point by the African Diaspora Returnee Association (ADRA) has indicated that a number of repatriated individuals and organisations in The Gambia have been involved in a dispute that is both publicly exposing and damaging to the future of repatriates on the ground all over the continent.
