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USAID Launches $50m Health Project

The United States International Agency for Development (USAID) early last week launched a basic health project that enjoys the largest funding in the category allocated by the agency.

Nigerian Acts win big at MTV Africa Music Awards

The first-ever MTV Africa Music Awards held in Abuja, Nigeria delivered a heavily Afro-centric show and winners' list that has been welcomed by the continent's industry. "The fact that the performances that really stole the show were African collaborations and the dominance of African winners in all categories speaks volumes about how African music is value by the fans here," said Lance Stehr, owner of the Johannesburg-based Ghetto Ruff label whose Afro-crunk act Jozi took honours in the best...

MYANMAR: Salt farmers battling to rebuild livelihoods

NGA PU DAW Thursday, November 27, 2008 (IRIN) - Salt farmers across southern Myanmar are slowly returning, but still need assistance almost seven months after Cyclone Nargis struck, leaving close to 140,000 people dead or missing. The multi-million dollar industry plays a critical role in the local economy, which was devastated by the category four storm on 2 and 3 May. More than 9,712 hectares or 80 percent of all salt fields in Myanmar's badly affected Ayeyarwady Delta were affected,...

MYANMAR: Cyclone-hit monasteries in need

AYEYARWADY DELTA Thursday, November 20, 2008 (IRIN) - Scores of monasteries in cyclone-affected Myanmar are in urgent need of repair almost seven months after the category four storm struck. According to the social welfare department, 740 monasteries were destroyed and 3,235 monasteries were badly damaged when Cyclone Nargis made landfall on 2 and 3 May, leaving nearly 140,000 people dead or missing. Monasteries play a pivotal role in Burmese society and frequently function as schools to...

Gambia Senior School are Inter School Champions

The 2008 Inter School Athletics finals, organised by the Gambia Secondary School School’s Sports Association, was claimed by The Gambia Senior Secondary School. In the final staged last weekend at the Independence Stadium in Bakau Gambia High school, as it is fondly called, registered 467points being the highest number of points in this years edition. Bottrop Senior Secondary school from Western Region came out second with 325 points followed by Saints, who made what looked like a...

As ASSET Warms Up for Major Exhibition

Invites Entries to Arts & Craft Competition In a bid to encourage more innovations in the arts and craft industry and revive the flagging fortunes of artists and artisans selling their handiworks to tourists in The Gambia, the Association of Small-Scale Enterprises in Tourism, better known as ASSET, is inviting arts and craft entries that will form part of an exhibition from 18 to 24 October 2007, with particular emphasis on freshness of ideas (originality) and presentation. ...