NICE Gambia, in collaboration with CCF launched a 1 million Dalasi IT scholarship project for the children of the Western Region at Jamisa Skills Centre in Brikama on Saturday.

Deputising for the SoS for Communication, Information and Technology (SoSCIT) at the occasion, Acting Permanent at DoSCIT Mr. Abdou Karim Sonko, said NICE Gambia is complimenting Government efforts in the IT sector by bringing IT to the doorsteps of Gambians.

He commended NICE and CCF for coming up with such a laudable initiative in the Western Region and urged parents to make sure that their children take the scholarship package seriously for the betterment of their future.

Mr. Sonko stated that NICE also offers training to people in both their Brikama café and in Wellingara.
 
Speaking earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of NICE Gambia Omar Njie, said the number two goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) is where NICE is positioning its core business efforts. This is to achieve universal primary education for all which, he noted, is the aim of having every child be they a boy or a girl complete a course in primary schooling.

Mr. Njie stated that the aim of NICE is in line with the MDG’s adding that by 2015 every Gambian child will be able to use a computer and will be communicating with each other through NICE centres.

Mr. Njie pointed out that last year six programme areas of CCF within the Western Region signed an agreement with Net4kids, a charitable foundation based in Holland, to the tune of 61,975 Euro. This is equivalent to over D2 million.

According to him half of this money will be used to develop NICE IT courses on basic PC fundamentals, IT diploma courses, marketing travel and tourism courses, business management, teachers IT training and secretarial IT training.

For his part, the Governor of Western Region, Abdou F.M. Badjie, commended NICE and CCF for bringing the scholarship package to his region. Governor Badjie assured NICE and CCF that the children of his region will make the best use of the package.

At the end of the ceremony a raffle draw was held for the people of the Western Region in which people won televisions, DVD players, Comium Nokia mobile phones, Sim cards and Africell prizes among other things.

Present at the occasion were CCF officials, Reliance Financial Services representatives, the National Assembly Member for Kombo North Hon. Adama Cham and the regional Education Officer in Brikama. 

Fun seekers and revealers in this country have cause to celebrate as The Gambia is now blessed with an ultra-modern entertainment spot.

Images Night Club, located at Denmark Bridge, is place of exceptional value, class and style where fun seekers and revealers are spoiled for choice.

With a state-of-the-art nightclub plus an ultra modern swimming pool, Images is a perfect place for everything that is inclined towards the sunny side of life.

Since its opening few months ago, Images Night Club has continued to provide entertainment in a bigger; better package to the leisure seeking public, hence every day is a celebration of food, drink, music and the other good things of life.

From Monday to Sunday, Images goes the whole hog in pampering its teeming legions of clientele with a mouth-watering package.  The Benny’s Bar-Pool Room-Game Room are open everyday from 7pm till late. Between 8 and 9 every night is happy hour which has been proving to be a real hit with patrons. On Tuesday, the night bubbles live. All the latest hits are supplied during the session. Tama by the pool with the famous Sheikh Faal should be top of any party animal’s agenda for Wednesday night. In the unlikely event that someone should still need satisfying after this treat  for the senses they need not fear because the normal club party Coson continue ‘til the early hours.

A free soft drink is just one of the treats revealers can look forward to on a Thursday night to add to the pleasure of the Bashment party night. Watch out guys because Friday is ladies night at Images and it really does deliver on all that it promises! Ladies enter for free before midnight to dance the night away to the hottest music from all over the globe.

For those who like the exclusive things in life the VIP night which takes place every Saturday the only place in town to go, salsa music is the order of the night thanks to their top class resident DJ. And after a week like the one on offer at Images what better way to spend your Sunday afternoon than chilling out at the beach barbecue. Along with the sumptuous food on offer the majestic views create an atmosphere that will live long in the memory.

Everyone is welcome at Images but so many people enjoy it so much that the club offers membership to those who wish to spend much more than the odd night sampling the finest nightlife The Gambia has to offer. As with all things to do with Images the customer is top of the clubs agenda so the membership means year round access at a fraction of the cost. Terry, the proprietor and Matarr Sosseh, the promoter of the establishment are looking forward to seeing you there. For more on Images Night Club please read our subsequent editions.

If going to the post office is a chore you would love to take off your list, the time has come to look into the ability to print postage online. Even if your computer skills are strained when you move beyond sending an email, you will find that being able to print online postage is easy and will benefit you in several different ways. Here are some reasons being able to do so is a great advantage for both home and business.

One of the most obvious advantages is that you can completely eliminate the need to stand in line at the post office. It doesn't matter whether you are mailing letters, postcards, or packages. The USPS approved online postage services are set up so that you can print online for just about any situation. From there, you simply drop the letters of package into any USPS mail receptacle at your leisure.

Along with the ability to print post online, you also can have the system automatically print your return address on the envelope, as well as enter the mailing address for the recipient. Being able to fill out the entire face of the envelope can be a wonderful time saver, allowing you to cover all three steps at one time.

Another advantage is that you are able to build a useful address book as you go, or incorporate an existing electronic address book into your account. This means that once you have an address saved in the system, you will never have to enter the data a second time. The next time you need to send a letter to a relative across the country, simple select the right name and address, select the postage and then print postage online along with the recipient's name.

A great feature of online postal services is that the system will check the accuracy of your recipient address before it will allow you to print stamps online. As an example, you will not be able to transpose digits in the zip code: the system will catch that and flag it for correction before proceeding. This feature alone can make it worthwhile, as it means you do not have to worry about mail being returned because you failed to write the address correctly.

Have you ever been left with a large number of stamps when the USPS would implement a rate increase? That is not a problem. Because you only print what you need, there is never any leftover. An additional perk is that all the approved vendors for online postage automatically update the rates at the appropriate time. This means that if you use the ability to print your stamps on the internet for your business, you do not have to be concerned about resetting anything before you can print the correct amount of postage.

There are many other advantages. For more information, check out some of the authorized vendors on the Internet. You can establish an account very easily, and be printing postage in no time.

Access Bank, one of the newest financial institutions in the country, has lately launched an array of innovative packages designed to provide easy, fast and efficient banking services to their teeming clientele.

Below is the unedited version of a press release prepared by the Access Bank and issued to this paper last evening:

The vision of the Access brand remains the transformation of the brand into a world-class financial services provider. To enable us achieve this goal as well as other set out goals, we believe that standing and positioning ourselves way ahead of acceptable pace will give the Access train better mileage and also provide platforms to which the goals and objectives of our targeted customers will be achieved.

Being customer centric sets the Access brand apart, that’s why we have chosen to eliminate all sorts of hindrances to cash availability with the Access ATM. Access Bank Gambia has successfully deployed Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and Point of Sale (PoS) Terminals, this is done in partnership with InterSwitch, a leading switching platform with tested first class e-payment solutions.

The Access ATM will enable card holders’ have access to their money at anytime of the day or week, no hindrances whatsoever, it will allow individuals and businesses operate more efficiently. The Access ATM will enable customers pay for goods and services at any merchant location having the Access Bank PoS terminal, it will also enable customers withdraw cash and get online financial balance at any ATM location. Customers will also be able to print mini-statements of their account, transfer funds from one account to another in Access Bank, receive and load cash into the electronic purse/card from other parties or from personal accounts. Conducting businesses with international partners and prospects will be more convenient through the use of the Access VISA and MasterCard international credit cards (soon to be introduced in The Gambia) and any other e-banking services as may be introduced by Access Bank Gambia Limited.

The Access Bank ATM debit card is very secured; it will only work with a Personal Identification Number (PIN) which shall be provided by the customer service personnel at Access Bank Head office on Kairaba Avenue. Access Bank staff are always on ground for enquiries and will be glad to instruct customers on usage and security relating to debit card usage

Get on the train of convenience; get access to your money whenever you want to with Access Bank’s debit card.

Access Bank, Move on up.

The family-friendly top -class dining spot, 4 Seasons Fried Chicken, is poised to come up with mouth-watering packages geared towards giving special discount to their teeming customers during the Holy month of Ramadan. 

According to confirmed sources, the award-winning restaurant would not only reduce their food prices but would also go the extra mile to give free hot coffee or tea for those who wish to break their fast at the restaurant. 

Mr. Kebba Bojang, Executive Chef and Proprietor of 4 Seasons, explained that they are coming up with the Ramadan special package in a bid to say ‘thank you’ to their teeming customers for the continued patronage.

“As a family-friendly restaurant, it is expected of us to be more responsive to the needs of our customers. So, we will be reducing the prices of all our food stuffs during this long month of religious rejuvenation,” he said.

COMIUM to Launch Groundbreaking Marketing Campaign

Following 90 days of existence, COMIUM, the newest GSM operator, is reported to be on the verge of consolidating its position with a groundbreaking official launch of a marketing campaign for its prepaid NAKAM platform on Sunday, 2nd September, at the Palma Rima Beach hotel.

The launch of the SIM card, which will take the form of a mega musical jamboree featuring popular Gambian personalities, will last from 12 noon to 12 midnight.

According to insiders at COMIUM, the event will be a family fun day bringing together under one roof big time celebrities, musicians, models and the wider Gambian public. 

It would be recalled that COMIUM joined the cellular communications sector of The Gambia on 27 May 2007 but have since then been seemingly content with playing second fiddle to its older competitors. This even prompted much speculation and theories suggesting that the new GSM outfit would not be able to stand the test of time in this highly competitive telecom market. 

However if what an official at COMIUM said is anything to go by, then they will indeed prove their critics and cynics wrong as they reportedly have a host of innovative packages lined up for their clientele.

Meanwhile, the outfit has in fact begun what it called FACE OF THE GAMBIA, a sort of beauty pageant that is in the offing.