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New visa system for Gambia

A new biometric visa system, the latest acquired technology and facility intended to enhance the quality of service and security at the Banjul International Airport, was yesterday launched by President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh. The machine has the technology to authenticate the identities of travelling visa holders, thereby discouraging identity theft. At the ceremony held in the terminal building of the Banjul International Airport, President Jammeh thanked Gibril Jobateh, a technician and his...

Gamtel / Gamcel, Spectrum sign Partnership

Spectrum International Investment Company Group, yesterday signed a strategic partnership agreement with Gamtel / Gamcel Telecommunication Company Ltd, presided over by President Yahya Jammeh, at State House, Banjul.  Speaking at the signing ceremony, President Jammeh described the strategic partnership and management agreement as a turning point for his government since 1994. He then noted that his wish “is to see Gambians manage their economic activities and manage it towards better...

Communication services in rural areas is being address says SoS Macdouall Gaye

Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, Secretary of State for Communication and Information Technology, has said that the provision of communication services in the rural areas is continuously being addressed. She said that in all areas, a fixed wireless solution such as an air span is being deployed to achieve those objectives. SoS Macdouall-Gaye made this remark in the National Assembly in response to a question from Pa Jallow, Member for Jarra Central last Tuesday during a question and answer session in the...

25 More Students to Benefit from Taiwan Scholarship

The second batch of 25 students selected for the Taiwanese government scholarship package are scheduled to leave for Taiwan on September 13th to study a special BSc elite degree programme in Information Technology at the National Taipei University of Technology, NTUT. Addressing students at the initiation ceremony held at the Gambia National Petroleum Company office in Kanifing on Friday, the Taiwanese Ambassador to The Gambia, Dr. Patrick Chang, encouraged the students to work hard when they...

SUD FM Radio Finally Closed

The Station Manager of the Banjul-based radio Station, Mr. Pap Diomaye Thiare, has told this paper that his radio, SUD FM Banjul, has been finally closed down after 20 months of silence and negotiation with Gambian authorities. Mr. Thiare disclosed that the transmitter and the antenna have already been dismantled and kept in a place in Banjul, adding that the decision was made by the Board of Directors of SUD FM. He said: We regret the closure. When we started ten years ago, our mission was to...

Secy Macdouall-Gaye launches New Logo, Other Products of GAMPOST

The Secretary of State for Information, Communication and Technology recently launched the new logo, Western Union Money transfer service and several other products of the Gambia Postal Service Cooperation (GAMPOST). In her launching statement at the Gampost headquarters in Banjul, Secy Nenneh Macdouall-Gaye said the role of government is to formulate policies and give directives, adding that this would be meaningless without action. She commended President Yahya Jammeh for transforming the...

GRTS Principal Producer off to Taiwan

Malick Jones, the principal producer of national news and current affairs at the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS), left the country on Sunday for the Republic of China on Taiwan to attend a workshop on international journalism. The 14-day workshop on Writing and Reporting for Press and Media Industries would run from 18 April to 1 May 2007. The workshop is organised by the Taiwan International Corporation Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF). Speaking on Friday in an interview with The...

Former Gamtel Managing Director Charged

Omar Ndow, former Managing Director of Gamtel, was yesterday charged before Justice Monageng of the Banjul High Court. Addressing the court during the mention of the case, the accused stated that he did not know the offence he has been charged with because, as he put it, he had not been served with the statement of the offence. He noted that he had just emerged from Mile 2 central prison. He further stated that his counsel was also not in court, adding that he did not know why his counsel,...

Gamcel Donates to UniGaMSA

The Gambia Cellular Company, GAMCEL, the country’s National GSM Operator, on Saturday donated four computers and 200 lab coats worth over D260,000 to the University of The Gambia Medical Students’ Association (UniGaMSA). Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the School of Nursing in Banjul, Mr Almamy Gassama, Senior Marketing Manager of Gamcel, said that in addition to the donated computers, Gamcel had also subscribed for a one-year free internet access that could be utilised by the...