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Standard Chartered Bank Gambia limited has opened a brand new State-of-the-art Dealing Room on Tuesday afternoon at its head office in Banjul.
One Fatou Tamba was yesterday arraigned before the special criminal court presided over by Justice Moses Richards for allegedly burying her newly born baby.
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Youths Fans Club, recently returned back from Ziguinchor, in Senegal, where they visited their Senegalese counterparts; Union de Jenness Triavaille Liberelle.
The Kanifing Magistrates Court, presided over by the Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake, recently acquitted and discharged Neeraj Sharmp, the manager of Safeway Supermarket.
The new ambassador of Cuba to The Gambia, Her Excellency Ines Fors Fernandez, yesterday visited the Observer Company, publisher of the Daily Observer newspaper, at its offices on Gacem Road, Kanifing.
Farmers in the North Bank Region (NBR) have commended the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, and the Taiwanese Technical Mission for the laudable initiative of promoting high improved Nerica Rice aimed at contributeing to food self sufficiency at the grassroots level.
Double finalists Ron Mango will take on Vidar FC in the Bakau knock-out final at the Bakau mini-stadium.
Jambanjelly Nursery School on Tuesday, received an assortment of learning materials such as furniture, chalks, books, DVDs, toys, clothes and shoes from a charitable organisation called VZW De Gambiavrienden from Belgium, at a presntation ceremony held at the school ground, in Kombo South.
The government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Employment and the United States embassy in Banjul as well as Trust Bank Limited and Eco Bank Limited, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral trade and investment between the two countries.
State Counsel AM Yusuf has called on the presiding judge, Justice Moses Richards of the special criminal court in Banjul, to convict one Bakary Daffeh for the offense of murder.
Her Excellency Ajaratou Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, the vice president and minister of WomenÂ's Affairs, on Tuesday, extended a goodwill message to Civil Society Organisations (CSO) working on womenÂ's and human rights at the WomenÂ's Rights Implementation in Africa forum held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.
The trial of the United Democratic PartyÂ's campaign manager on Tuesday, commenced at the Kanifing Magistrate Court, presided over by Principal Magistrate Joseph Ikpala.
A four-day training for 15 journalists; including editors and reporters drawn from different media institutions in the country will end today at the Gambia Press UnionÂ's head office in Bakau.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Gambia yesterday held a discussion at the Kairaba Beach Hotel on why capacity building for gender mainstreaming does not work and what new solutions have to be done.
George Town Trust recently assisted Methodist Lower Basic School in Janjanbureh,Central River Region (CRR) with funitures and building materials worth forty-two thousand dalasi (42,000) the materials was meant for refurbishment.
Ajaratou Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, the vice president and minister of WomenÂ's Affairs, yesterday presided over the 30th anniversary celebration of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (UN-CEDAW), at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi.
Two ministers from the sister Republics of Guinea and Senegal yesterday paid a courtesy call on the vice president and minister of WomenÂ's Affairs, Ajaratou Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Kuntaur Area Council in Niani district, Central River Region (CRR) north, recently concluded a three-day self assessment workshop for its staff and ward councilors under the Local Government Area.
The community of Lower Saloum and Sami districts in the Central River Region over the weekend embarked on a massive harvesting exercise at President Jammeh's rice farms in Janjanbureh. About 320 people participated in the exercise.
The Gambia international midfielder Tijan Jaiteh, who plies his route with Norwegian premier tier side, SK Brann, will arrive in Banjul in late November with a 20-foot container containing football equipment for deprived Gambian kids, Observer Sports can reveal.
One Dodou Secka, was on Wednesday November 17, 2009, arraigned before Justice Moses Richards of the special criminal court in Banjul on charges of murder.
As the 2009 GCCI Trade Fair progresses, the countryÂ's goods and services - its growth and commercial potential is being exposed to not only potential local customers, but also to the outside world. The trade fair is expected to add weight to the already growing business sector.
The people of Kuloro in the Kombo East District, Western Region, yesterday inaugurated new the Village Development Committee (VDC), at a ceremony held at the village school.
The Youth Care Foundation (YCF), last Thursday organised a pre-competition meeting of the Great Olympiad Mathematics, to be held in December 2009. The ceremony was held at the YCF office in ChurchillÂ's Town.
Africa in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG) in partnership with the WomenÂ's World Summit Foundation (WWST), recently organised a week-long education forum for various schools in the Greater Banjul Area, at its office in Churchills Town.
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