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Stakeholders meet to assist Ebo Town flood victims

A one-day workshop organised by stakeholders on the preparation of a response plan for the flood victims of Ebo Town was last Thursday convened at the KMC Chambers. The workshop was meant to remedy the effects of the serious floods that occurred in Ebo Town. It could be recalled that due to the recent rains, the situation in Ebo Town has been aggravated to a state of emergency as the flooding in the area was exacerbated by its topography and the lack of adherence to building regulations. ...

Interior SoS urges partnership against child abuse

Ousman Sonko, the secretary of state for Interior, has said The Gambia, like many other countries, is faced with challenges in its attempts to combat child abuse in all its forms and therefore called for partnership to combat it. Delivering his keynote statement at the opening of a day-long 2008 Children’s Bantaba organised by the Voice of the Young, a child wing of the Child Protection Alliance (CPA), at the KMC Chambers, SoS Sonko expressed the need for strenuous efforts by all stakeholders...

GAMFINET capacity training ends

The Gambia Micro-Finance Networking (GAMFINET) on Thursday convened a day long sensitisation workshop for its member’s on the theme “introduction to understanding interest rates in the Gambia” at a ceremony held at the Girls Guide Centre in Kanifing. The program which attracted over 25 participant in the micro-finance institutions and stakeholders was aimed at building their capacities in order to better understand micro-finance related issues on interest rates in The Gambia.        Declaring...

CJMA twins UK School

Charles Jaw Memorial Academy (CJMA) in Bundung and Shelfield Comprehensive Secondary School (SCSS) in the United Kingdom, on Monday signed a twin accord presided over by Yankuba Colley , mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), at a ceremony held at the school ground. The new accord aimed to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two schools. It will also promote a share diverse cultural  heritage common to both institutions, among other things and to further strengthen cooperation in...

GCAA on safety standards

In a bid to respond to emergencies, the Gambia Civil Aviation Authority GCAA on Thursday organised a sensitisation training, meant to equip stakeholders on emergency responses, at a ceremony held at the Old Terminal building, at the Gambia International Airport. The objective of the training was to create a platform for networking for effective rescue operations in instances of emergencies that may require evacuation and medical attention. It also seeks to prevent unauthorised interference...

Community assistant group on price sensitisation

Prices of basic commodities have recently been on the increase on daily basis. To curb this menace, a community assistant group has taken it upon itself to ensure that prices are maintained at affordable levels. In a testimony of their efforts to curb the situation, the community assistant group over the weekend organised a one day sensitisation meeting with stakeholders in the business sector, including many big shop owners who mostly deal in basic commodities like rice, sugar, flour, oil...

Sports associations belong to people-Says SoS Mass Axi Gai

The secretary of state for Youth and Sports, Mass Axi Gai, has said that National Sports Associations belong to the people and as such should be responsive to the wishes and aspirations of Gambian people. He told sports associations that gone are the days when offices are occupied solely for the purpose of enriching oneself and not to purposefully contribute towards the development and promotion of their respective associations and sports. SoS Gai made these remarks during the opening...