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Current Feed ContentRegional Integration, a prospect for developmentAfrica has tremendous potential at its disposal, if only it can marshal its riches… It follows that the only route to realizing that goal would be through integration. Integration promotes trade as it builds on confidence. This is in fact a key factor responsible for the successes of other regions. Those of us who have been travelling frequently would attest to the fact that as an African, one finds it easier moving within European countries, with the proper documents of course, than they can...Jalikebba on Europe tourJalikebba Kuyateh, is undoubtedly another young multi-faceted talented kora star currently on tourin Europe.His tour will took him to Holland,Austria, Belgium and Germany to promotes his upcoming albums. The young Kora star was born and brought up in a griot family in the Gambia and has played the Kora ever since. He is sought for playing on ceremonies, marriages and festivals. Jalikebba presently was the main performer at the Tanji Village Museum in Tanji -Gambia where he also started to...Siffoe school visits Observer150 students from Siffoe Lower Basic School in Kombo South District of the Western Region,yesterday paid a visit to the Observer Company, publisher of the Daily Observer newspaper at its Bakau office.The visit was part of excursion programs conducted by schools which take students to institutions of importance to thier studies, and other places of human interest. Upon arrival at the Observer premises,the students were led on a conducted tour of the various departments of the company. Their...Nurses and Midwives Day observed in CRRThe International Nurses and Midwives Day was on Saturday May 24, 2008, observed at the State Enrolled Nurse (SEN) school hall in Bansang, in the Upper Fulladu West District, Central River Region (CRR) South. The celebration began with a March past before various speeches were given on the theme: "Delivering quality, serving communities, nurses leading primary health care”. In his opening remarks, Lamin Darboe, the deputy governor of CRR, asserted that midwifery care for women and their...Miss 22nd July Scholarship Pageants selected in CRRAs the much awaited 22nd July scholarship pageant, comes closer, schools in the central river region on Monday evening, May 12, converged at the Armitage Senior Secondary School to select their representatives for the Miss 22nd July scholarship pageant, an initiative of the President of the Republic of The Gambia, Alh, Dr Yahya Jammeh, this maiden pageant aims at providing sponsorship for girls for up to PHD level. Twenty talented young girls participated from ten different Upper basic cycle...72m children still not in school -Efa chairpersonMadam Adelaide Sosseh, chairperson of the Education For All Campaign Network, The Gambia, has disclosed that seventy two million children globally are currently without an education, noting that, girls and disabled children of those living in the areas of conflict are most at risk. The veteran educationist made this confirmation last Friday, at a press briefing at the Tango conference hall in Fajara, as part of activities marking the Global Week of Action on Education For All, to be held in... |