The National Forum on Orphans and Vulnerable Children in collaboration with the Department of State for Social Welfare and the World Initiative for Orphans on Monday began a two day consultative workshop on the protection of vulnerable children and children without parental care.
The interim Council of the National Sports Council (NSC) at its 38th Council meeting held on Tuesday I 0th November 2009 hereby informs the general public that:
Tomorrow is Tobaski; a day when the Muslim Ummah reflects on the glorious history of Ibrahim and his loyal son, Ismail.
Barely two days to the muslim feast of Eid-ul-Adha commonly knowns as Tobaski, the demand for ram is observed to be so high at the various selling points in the country including the Abuko abbatoir.
Mrs Fatima Jabbie of Fabecs Promotion, has expressed her profound sense of gratitude for staging the final and biggest modelling competition ever hosted by the Promotion, to be held in The Gambia on the 5th of December 2009.
The Kombo East Youth and Children Development Association (KEYCDA), on Sunday, embarked on a massive cleansing exercise in the village of Kuloro.
The robbery trial involving three accused persons charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit felony, robbery, assault causing grievous bodily harm and willful damage to property resumed before Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal court yesterday.
As part of the ongoing 2009 Trade fair currently underway at the Independence Stadium in Bakau; the Business Coalition against HIV/AIDS the Gambia (BUCAHA), last Tuesday held a forum on the theme 'My Day of BusinessÂ'.
Tailors and textile dealers, have expressed optimism of having much profit in their respective business, as preparation for the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Adha commonly called Tobaski intensifies.
The Gambia on Friday joined the rest of Africa to observe the 20th anniversary of UN Africa Industrialisation Day, at a ceremony held at the conference hall of the Independence Stadium in Bakau. This yearÂ's theme is: Industrialisation for integration.
One Samba Sanneh, was recently convicted and sentenced by Magistrate Lamin George of Bundung Magistrate court. He was found guilty of stealing 10,000 Euros.
A two day national forum on orphans and vulnerable children, organised by world initiative for orphans (WIO), is currently underway at Paradise Suites Hotel. The forum started on Monday 23rd November 2009, with the theme Â'Bridging the gapsÂ'.
Bundung Magistrate Court, presided over by Magistrate Kayode Olajabutu, recently convicted and sentenced one Ismaila Keita, to a fine D5000.
The prosecution led by principal state counsel Wijesighe Shanaka for the state, yesterday closed the case for the prosecution after the mother of the alleged victim testified before Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul.
Close to 50 gender activists from various institutions, civil society organizations and media practioners, yesterday, gathered at the NaNa conference hall to discuss the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, which was adopted on October 31st 2000.
Barely a day to the Muslim feast of Eidul Adha, commonly known as Tobaski when every capable muslim is expected to slaughter a ram, the Vision Development Foundation (VDF), on Wednesday, gave out 373 rams to Imams and needy Muslims for the Tobaski, at a ceremony held at the VDF head office in Churchils Town.
The government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the National Planning Commission and the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) The Gambia, is currently preparing to pilot a national volunteering system in the countryÂ's education sector, following a feasibility study conducted by the VSO on how national volunteering could promote active citizenship and ...
Salieu Samba, Field Coordinator of Methodist Mission Agricultural Programme MMAP in partnership with Concern UniversalÂ's Disaster Risk Reduction component recently distributed food and other items to 20 affected families in the North Bank Region.
The murder trial of Buba Yarboe commenced yesterday before Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul.
The seemingly unending menace of hippos rampange has intensified again in some parts of the Central River Region with the latest one in Nyanga Bantang ward in Niani district of the area.
Following Daily Observer's revelation of the Senegalese president's collaborative plot with the Gambian dissident, Koukoie Sanyang to destabilise.
The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, yesterday afternoon received a donation of teleprompter worth US 10,000 (ten thousand dollars) and a threshing machine from the country's GSM giant, Africell, during at a ceremony held at State House, Banjul.
The Principal Magistrate EA Amadi of Brikama Magistrates court, on November 23rd convicted and sentenced one Sedat Camara to pay a fine of D10,000 in default to serve a prison term of 3 years respectively on both two counts of criminal offence filed in by the state.
The Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) has recently ended a forum on life skills and enterprise development at the YMCA main campus along MDI road, Kanifing.
Vision Development Foundation (VDF), in collaboration with Boca-Loho Foundation, on Monday, donated medical items to the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH), Faji Kunda Health Centre and The Gambia Family Planning Association (GFPA).
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