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South African honoured as one of world's most innovative teachers

Sarietjie Musgrave, a Grade 10 Teacher from the Free State, hasbeen recognised as one of the world's most innovative teachers inMicrosoft's 2008 Worldwide Innovative Teachers of the Year awards.

WAJA Excellence Awards Held, Deyda Hydara Honoured

The first edition of the West African Journalists Association (WAJA) Excellence Award 2008, hosted by the Gambia Press Union, was held last Thursday at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. The awards were presented to the three best journalists print, radio, and TV in the sub region. The award for the best print press went to Mr. A. Houessou from the Republic of Benin, who presented an article on public education in Benin. The award for the best radio report went to Saidou Diakite from Mali, while the...

The GPU-WAJA Workshop

At least some 30 journalists across West Africa are already brainstorming on the roleof journalists in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and the promotion of humanrights in the sub region at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. The workshop willculminate in the maiden edition of the WAJA Excellence Awards on Thursday, 16 October 2008,when journalists who have distinguished themselves in the areas of conflictprevention, peacekeeping and human rights will be honoured. And our own DeydaHydara has been chosen...

Deyda Hydara to be honoured

Deyda Hydara, the late co-proprietor and managing editor of The Point Newspaper who was gunned down on December 16th2004 will on Thursday October 16thbe honoured by the West African Journalists’ Association with a post humours Lifetime Achievement Award at a cocktail reception at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. According to a statement issued the Gambia Press Union (GPU), Deyda Hydara, who was a founder member and first treasurer of the West African Journalist Association (WAJA), will be the first...

Private Contributions Rightly Honoured

We congratulate all those honoured by The Gambia Police Force for their contributions to the force in recent times. They are to be lauded for their efforts in supporting the force in its efforts to protect the people of The Gambia and their property. The four men honoured were Momodou Turo Darboe, Hon. Suku Signateh, Majority leader Fabakary T. Jatta and KMC Mayor Yankuba Colley. Among the accomplishments for which the men were honoured was a donation of D25,000 towards the construction of the...

Observer reporter receives youth award

One of the most formidable reporters with the Daily Observer, Amadou Jallow, whose report has mainly been centred on development in the Western Region of The Gambia, has been honoured by the Youth Committee of that region, at a ceremony held at the regional education office, region 2, Brikama. Mr Jallow, who joined the Daily Observer since 2006, has been a youth activist for six years and has served in many youth groups in the region, where he, himself hails from. In an interview with the...