The Brikama Methodist Academy recently held a graduation ceremony for their outgoing Grade nines and 12’s. The guest speaker at the ceremony was barrister Bola Carol advised the students to be disciplined and committed in whatever they do. He reminded them that their actions reflect on their alma mater.

The former teacher continued by urging students to be careful when making decisions. He said nothing works well without careful choices and that determination courage and hard work are the backbone of discipline.

Speaking earlier, the principal of the school, Mr. Morlai Camara, expressed his pride in seeing the students going out into the wider world ready to serve their communities and the world at large.

According to Principal Camara, the school has a good record in terms of academic performance. He said in 2006/2007, out of a total of 95 students, 65% gained aggregates between 11 and 40. At senior level, out of a total of 72 students, 70% gained between one and seven credits and passes.

Principal Camara finally thanked the PTA for their support and encouragement.

Fatima Senior Secondary School (FSSS), last Friday held its graduation and prize giving ceremony at the school ground in Bwiam.

Speaking at the ceremony, the guest speaker of the ceremony, Mr Nuha Jatta, VSO the Gambia, deliberated on the topic “the power of the human brain in the war between good and evil”.

According to him, from physiological and anatomical perspectives the human brain is the best organised, most functional known machine in the universe. 

He added that, this graduation ceremony is a shinning example as their parents, teachers, sponsors and well wishers have gathered here to endorse their 12 long years at hard work.

He called on the graduating students to take part in self-assessment, self-evaluation and self-interrogation session. “As you graduate from the prestigious institution the only thing that you could be proud of is a developed brain, your teachers and parents have worked extremely hard to support you, the government has created the environment for your brains to be developed”, he said.

When you finally leave this school and your families to join the larger society the only weapon you could forever rely on is your brains, do not allow anything to destroy it whether drugs or dangerous driving, the best way to develop your brainpower is to read more, I therefore urge you to read and read everything, the wider world is highly competitive.

According to him, they have no country other than the Gambia and they have no continent other than Africa. He added that they should use their brainpower to move Gambia and Africa forward, as they should have the choice to use their brains to fellow the path of good where they will end up being counted among the progressive citizen of this country, similarly, they have the choice to follow the path of evil which will lead them to self destruction. He further said that, human other societies have used their human brains to improve their legal systems so that every citizen has the full protection at the law, in each of the above mentioned cases the human power defines the universal or the relative good and evil.

Banutu Business College (BBC) held, on Saturday,  its graduation ceremony. About 30 students graduated in various fields, during a ceremony held at the college grounds in Lamin Village.

The ceremony provided the opportunity to the college’ s authorities to unveil their strategic plan to start a bachelors degree programme, scheduled for September 2008.

In his address, Dr Michael Banutu Gomez,  president and proprietor of the college, gave a brief overview of the college, noting that it was established in August 2007. He then added that their main objective is not only to provide quality education in The Gambia, but also to compliment and support the vision of President Jammeh in providing affordable and quality education to the doorsteps of every Gambian.

For the success of their programs, Dr Gomez revealed that they have already secured the commitment of three Professors who will be coming in August from the USA to teach at BBC for one year. He stated that the college is currently offering a number of courses that are essentially geared towards upgrading the quality of their educattional services. In fact, he added, BBC has world class technology with complete computer and IT facilities for the conduct of research as well as a fully equipped library with over three thousand new text books.

He further advised the graduates to be more focus on world issues. Dr Gomez told them that the future needs to be accounted for in the present and the choices one will face tomorrow are a consequence of one’s actions today. “Remember individuals often misperceive or misinterpret the actions of others. But you who have attended Banutu Business College and know better how to act and become more productive”, he emphasised.

For his part, Lamin Gaye of Ecobank, who was the guest speaker, called on the graduates to realise that this is not the end but the beginning of a new phase in their lives. He reminded the graduates on the three pillars of the college- education, knowledge and action. According to him, knowledge without action can only lead to decadence. He also congratulated the graduates and urged them to always strive to live up to expectation.

The ceremony was attended by the Alkalo of Lamin village, Mbemba Bojang, village elders, parents and students from the college. The Drama group of the college provided entertainment and made a play, centred on the theme: “Efficiency in an Organisation.”