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US Embassy observes election night

The United States Embassy in Banjul, on Tuesday, observed the 2008 US presidential election night in the form of television broadcast, at the conference hall of Sheraton Hotel in Brufut. Veteran politicians, diplomats, media chiefs, as well as officials from the Independent Electoral Commission,were among several people invited by the Embassy to watch live television broadcast as results of the historic US presidential election were announced. In a way of gauging the stand of the two...

US Embassy holds poster exhibition

Barely 12 days before the forthcoming US presidential election, the Embassy of United States of America in Banjul last Thursday held a poster exhibition on democracy and a US cartoonist’s artistic impression of past US presidents at the US Embassy on Kairaba Avenue.   The exhibition significantly indicated so many relevant past political cartoonist, artistic pictures describing US presidential political history. Brian Bachman, deputy chief of mission at the US Banjul embassy outlined the...

In 2nd US presidential debate

DoSH slams a ban on infant formula milk US Embassy hosts partners to video show In the countdown to the United States’presidential election, slated for November 4, 2008, the US Embassy inBanjul, on Wednesday, hosted a section of the Gambian community,those they described as partners in the propagation of democracy, toa video show of the second presidential debate, at the embassy,located on Kairaba Avenue. National assembly members, veteranpoliticians, media chiefs, students, and various...

US Democratic National Convention official due in The Gambia

The US Embassy in Banjul has announced the possible official visit of Sky Gallegos, Deputy CEO for intergovernmental affairs for the Democratic national convention. This information was contained in a press release received from the Embassy. Mrs Gallegos is a member of the US Department of State Speakers Program.  With the upcoming historic elections set for November 4, 2008, the authorities at the US Embassy aim to highlight the democratic process of elections back home in the US by inviting...

US Embassy staff give Ramadan largesse

The Holy Month of Ramadan is and month for caring, sharing and empathising with the poor and needy. It was in recognition of this cardinal principle of Ramadan that the staff of the American Embassy on Friday, September 26, 2008, gave out a total of 350 kilos of rice to poor and needy people around the Pipeline Mosque. Wrapped up in the American flag, the rice was divided into 5 kilogram lots, which according to Tashawna Bethea, Political and Economic officer, each bag is meant to feed a...

US Embassy donates to SJF, refugees

The United States Embassy in Banjul recently donated over US$80,000 to Saint Joseph’s Family Farm Centre (SJFFC) and some refugee communities in Foni at a ceremony held at the Saint Joseph Family Farm Centre in Bwiam village. Speaking during the handing over ceremony,  Mr Janko Fofana, the representative from the US embassy said that his office had been working with the beneficiaries through Concern Universal. He expressed delight about the successful implementation of previous projects in the...

US Embassy capacitises students

As part of its public outreach programmes, the US Embassy in The Gambia, on Tuesday, continued its free internet research training for students in senior secondary schools within the Greater Banjul Area. The training was held at the embassy’s conference hall, located at its premises along the Kairaba Avenue.  Stephen M Mallinger, the information resource officer at the US Embassy in Dakar, Senegal, delivered a presentation on internet research techniques. Mr Mallinger, who is also the regional...

US Embassy praises Mandinaba youth

Tashawna S Bethea, political and economic officer at the United States Embassy in Banjul, has commended the Youths and Women of Mandinaba for the successes they have been registering in Kombo East, in collaboration with the US Peace Corps Volunteers. Mrs Bethea also promised the US embassy and the US Peace Corps office's continued commitment towards supporting the community based projects and initiatives in the areas of skills development. Mrs Bethea was speaking, yesterday, at the Mandinaba...

US embassy gets new protocol assistant

Mrs Elizabeth Sosseh Khan, the former community liaison officer at the US Embassy in Banjul has been appointed protocol assistant. According a press release from the embassy, Mrs Khan obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland at College Park, in The United States of America. She has worked with various reputable companies both in the USA and The Gambia during her professional career. She will be responsible for the full range of protocol functions. This includes the...

US Embassy unveils five-year visa validity

The US Embassy in Banjul has unveiled a longer validity visa of up to five years for eligible Gambian applicants. “US State Department, in cooperation with the US Department of Homeland Security, will now issue B1/B2 ‘tourist’ visas valid for up to five years at a time, a dramatic increase. Currently, Gambians may only qualify for a visa valid for up to two years,” a press release from the US Banjul Embassy stated. However, the release drew a difference between a visa validity and the length...