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The Gambia Football Association division one fixtures have been released, and this year's super cup clash is dated December 18th as FA cup holders, division two outfit Young Africans, battled it out with premier league holders, Armed Forces as the curtain raiser.
Dwain chambers the number one sprinter in Europe is in the Gambia for a week's tour from 13th-20th November 2009.
Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born in Johannesburg in 1932. Her mother was a Swazi and her father, who died when she was six, was a Xhosa. As a child, she sang at the Kilmerton Training Institute in Pretoria, which she attended for eight years.
The 'Future Youth Development Association' in Farato recently held a massive cleansing exercise at the Farato Health post in western region. The purpose of the cleansing exercise was to ensure a healthy environment within the campus of the post as well as the surrounding areas as the health post plays a major role in creating health for the people of Farato.
The National Planning Commission (NPC) on Monday 23 November organised a one day validation workshop on Disaster Reduction and Climate Change adoption programme.
The Boca Loho Foundation from the Netherlands, on Monday 23 November donates to health centres through the Vision Development Foundation of the Gambia in Churchill's Town.
Ahead of the Tobaski feast, farmers in the North Bank Region and Central River Region are selling their groundnuts to middle men at D5 per kilo, in preparation for the coming Tobaski feast. This works out to D5000 per tonne compared to the producer price of D8500 per tonne in the last trade season.
The Neighborhood watch groups namely: Manjai, Kololi, Bakau, Kerr Sering, and Bijilo in collaboration with the Child protection Alliance (CPA) on Friday 21st November met at the president Awards Scheme to inaugurate and discuss the way forward in avoiding child sex tourism.
Principal Magistrate Joseph Ikpala of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court on Monday 23 November, dismissed the application made by Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, the defence counsel for Mr. Femi Peters, the opposition UDP's Campaign Manager, Standing trail before the said court. The court ordered the prosecution to call their second witness as he is not convinced by submissions made by lawyer Darboe.
According to reports reaching Foroyaa, the following were called for questioning and are now detained at the Central Prisons at Mile 2, that is, Ex Chief of Defence Staff, Lang Tombong Tamba; Ex Lt Col Kawsu Camara, Ex DIG Modou Gaye, Ex Director General of the NIA Modou Lamin Badjie and two businessmen, Lie Joof and Kebba Touray.
Following a press release with both the print and electronic media on what the military calls the unnecessary usage of military gears, the Armed Forces spokesperson Lt Omar Bojang said their efforts are not successful. He urged the general public to surrender all military gears to the nearest Barracks.
The West African Insurance Companies (WAICA) in Collaboration with inter-Governmental Action Group against money laundering in West Africa on Monday 23 November held their educational conference at Jerma Beach Hotel on the Theme: "The role of the insurance industry in combating money laundering and other financial crisis"
Brikama zonal football team on Sunday defeated Lamin by two goals to zero in the on going zonal football championship.
In the on going Busumbala Timtimbato nawettan ,Taaka FC has squandered their best chance to consolidate their participation in the tournament when they drew goalless in their most win game against Humble Youths on Saturday.
After a long break in the Lower Niumi U-20 tournament, actions will resume on Saturday with Barra Youth Football academy facing Bolton F.C in their first encounter of the tournament.
International Circuit Boxing (ICB) flyweight world champion, Mbwana "African Golden Boy" Matumla will now fight for the Unification title against the Ugandan Festus Omondi at the PTA Hall on December 19.
Tanzania veteran Jayant Shah was 17th overall as Kenyan speed merchant continued to lead the East African Rally Safari at the start of the yesterday loop.
After months of exchanging accusations and counter accusations over the recent eviction of pastoralists in Loliondo District and the burning down of their homes, the truth could finally be around the corner.
The Confederation of Informal Sector Organisations (Ciso) has asked the Government to accommodate traders from across East Africa at the Machinga Complex in Dar es Salaam in line with the regional integration spirit.
Defender Erasto Nyoni has failed to travel with Kilimanjaro Stars to Nairobi yesterday following a serious shoulder injury he sustained on Wednesday.
Memphis Grizzlies plan to send to Tanzania the Allen Iverson promotional jerseys that they had planned to distribute on December 4.
As the government grapples with its failure to meet its revenue collection targets, Finance minister Mustafa Mkulo said yesterday that tax exemptions amounting to Sh3 trillion will be granted during the current financial year.
The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (TCCIA) Investment Company Limited and a union of Comoro-based businesspeople have signed an agreement for the supply of food items to the Indian Ocean archipelago.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir was on Wednesday held up in Gulu for nearly seven hours after he survived an incident in which the plane carrying him ruptured a tyre.
South Korea, through the Korean Economic Development Fund, has extended a $50 million (about Sh65 billion) loan to the Rufiji Basin Development Authority (Rubada).
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