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Stakeholders drawn from various institutions, organisations and agencies in the country on Wednesday brainstormed on the draft integrated national disability policy document 2009-2018 at the Paradise Suites Hotel during a day's validation forum organised by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
The Gambia Armed Forces, in partnership with the US embassy in Banjul, yesterday, began a two-day HIV/AIDS sensitization seminar for personnel of The Gambia navy.
Sheikh Muhammed Hydara, founder of the Quadriyya Foundation in The Gambia, who is currently on a visit to The Gambia, has called on Muslims to be steadfast in practising the Islamic religion.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement reached by the Gambia and Ghana to end tensions that emerged after the deaths and disappearances of Ghanaian nationals on Gambian territory in 2005.
The president of the Brikama Sandika has appealed to the authorities concerned to help them with a truck to remove the garbage piles in the area.
Standard Chartered has finalized its Global Trade Liquidity Programme (GTLP) partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.
The Community Driven Development Project (CDDP), last Wednesday June 24, 2009, disbursed D2.8 M to forty-four communities in the Central River Region south.
The Kanifing Municipal Council Youths Fans' Club and Zingunchor Youths Fans' Club, last Sunday, met at the KMC Chambers to form a joint commission and to elect the first ever executive for the joint commission.
From Kerewan, the Observer July 22nd Bus headed straight for Suwareh Kunda in Lower Badibou.
The academy lads-Samger who was on stand by in the FA Cup championship on Friday has opened their fixture with 3-2 defeat over Jambanjelly at the Box Bar mini Stadium in Brikama.
Benjamin Ezi, head coach of Jambanjelly F.C have beamed with confidence that despite their relegation to third division league, Jambanjelly F.C team will be in tact for the third division play off.
Seaview crumbled at the hands of relegation bound Africell who squeezed themselves to the quarter-finals of the Gamtel sponsored FA Cup following a hard fought 1-0 victory at the East.
Serrekunda East Sports Development held a one day congress on Sunday the 28th June 30, 2009 at Semega Janneh Hall.
Gamtel football club on Saturday defeated hawks by 4-2 in a penalty shootout at the Father Gough football field in Manjai.
Four undisclosed players of Samger F.C are preparing to leave for Europe in a bid to play high profile football.
In this interview with Foroyaa Art and Music Column, Bala Ranks, another talented young Gambian artist, talks about his soon to be released debut album.
Reliable information gathered by Foroyaa has it that Mr. Karapha Sanneh; the manager for the Sifoe Farm in Kombo South District was on Thursday 25th June, arrested in Brikama by plain clothes officers while he was on board the same vehicle with a National Assembly Member (name withheld).
One Corporal Amadou Bojang, a.k.a BC, was laid to rest after having been hit by a vehicle in fatal accident at the New Yundum/Coastal Road junction on Friday, 26 June, 2009.
Readers could recall that Mr. Kasim Fadera and five canteen owners were issued a vacation order on 13 June 2007, signed by CEO of Mansakonko Area Council and approved by the then Governor, Modou Soma Jobe. When Mr. Jobe was contacted, he confirmed the story but added that the new owner would build a super market on the said piece of land.
D43 million expected, D37.9 million Budgeted, 29.910 million collected.
The defence counsel for the NIA duo, Lamin Camara on Monday 29th June 2009, informed the trial magistrate that despite a Court bail, his clients, namely Demba Sowe and Babucarr Jallow are still being detained at the remand wing at Mile 2 Central Prison.
In his contribution to the adjournment debate at the National Assembly on Thursday, Hon Singhateh told his colleague, that Governor Edwarr Seckan has threatened that he will die before the end of this rainy season. Hon. Singhateh asserted that as the Chairman and Desk Officer of the APRC in the Region, it is his responsibility to select the Speakers to address public meetings during the tours of ...
Business Coalition against Hiv/Aids in the Gambia (BUCAHA) in collaboration with the National Aids Secretariat (NAS) on Thursday 25th June, organized a day sensitization seminar for those in the private sector.
Babucarr Jatta, (alias Michael Jatta), a military personnel who was charged with drug trafficking by the National Drug Enforcement Agency was on the 23rd day of June 2009 acquitted and discharged by Principal Magistrate Edrisa Mbye at the Banjul Magistrate's Court.
A two-day sub-regional meeting to promote women entrepreneurs in West Africa opened yesterday 30th June, 2009 at the Paradise Suites Hotel.
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