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Diversity visa registration program commences

Wendy A Kennedy, consular at the Banjul office of the American Embassy, has disclosed the commencement of the diversity visa registration program, with effect from October 2, 2008. According to Kennedy, the registration process ends in December 2008. Speaking at a press briefing held yesterday at the American Embassy, she said that the congressionally mandated diversity immigrant visa program makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually, drawn from a random selection among all...

Jazz Appreciation Month Celebrated

Each April, the United States celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), an opportunity to savor a major American contribution to world culture. Initiated by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, JAM aims to focus public attention on the music, and on the many talented composers, musicians and other contributors to the sound. Recently, the American embassy in Banjul observed Jazz Appreciation Month but what is Jazz? Well a leaflet made available to Entertainment...