A Gambian expatriate working under the UNDP Support Programme in the Upper Nile State of Southern Sudan has been praised for his performance in the formulation of the state’s annual plan and budget for 2008.

Yusupha Gomez, a development planner specialist attached to the state’s Ministry of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning, was instrumental in drawing up the first balance and zero draft budget.

This achievement prompted the Governor of the Upper Nile State to publicly heap praises on Mr Gomez and UNDP in an article published in the state’s biggest newspaper, Rafiki.

Mr Gomez, a former programme manager of Christian Children Fund (CCF) Gambia Office, has been serving under the UNDP in South Sudan since August 2007.

For the first time in The Gambia, a part time-dance training course is set to start this month. The training course will be conducted by Kamilla Hartman an internationally acclaimed dancer, who won the International Dance Award hosted in Germany in 2006. He is expected to teach  the country’s aspiring dancers.

Kamila himself is expected in the country very soon. However, the training course will also feature dances in hip-hop, Salsa and break-dancing as well.

According to Mr. Ousman Camara, one of the organisers said every body is invited to this dance training course. He added that the course will be conducted on part-time basis and will be very instrumental to young aspiring dancers who want to take up dancing as a profession.