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SOUTH AFRICA: Diane, "Most people hate sex workers"

CAPE TOWN Tuesday, November 18, 2008 (IRIN) - Diane* is a sex worker in South Africa's tourist capital, Cape Town. She spoke to IRIN/PlusNews about her 12 years in the business. "I had a very normal Cape Town childhood, with family and friends around all the time. I come from a working-class background, have two children - boys - and we live in the CBD [Central Business District]. "I came into sex work quite late in the day, when I was 28, and I got involved because the job I did -...

Provincial Craft Operator Call for Co-operation within the Tourist Industry

As the Tourist season is about to start in the country, oneAlagie Colly has called for bilateral co-operation between craft operators andTourist Guides.Mr Colly was speaking toEntertainment recently in Janjanbureh in the Central River Division heappealed to those in the tourist guide game to encourage tourists to markettheir products, rather than to discourage them from buying them. Mr Colly is adropout from school, but later learnt how to do handicraft work, which he has avast knowledge of....

New Eco-retreat launched

Mrs Nancy Njie, Secretary of State for Culture and Tourism, has officially inaugurated the opening and handing over of Sandele Eco-Retreat, an ethical development in support of the people of Kartong, at Kartong village in Western Region on Tuesday, 21 October 2008. Sandele Eco-Retreat is an innovative tourism enterprise, using highly eco-friendly building techniques to create market and low cost space for relaxation. In her opening remarks, SoS Nancy Njie said “already, areas for future...

Make the Tourist Experience a Pleasant One

The tourist season is beginning and we pray that it will be a good one. The economic downturn in Europe may affect our business this year but hopefully not too much. As the tourists arrive we ask the authorities to ensure that the bumsters and other swindlers are kept away from the tourists. Many surveys have shown that tourists quote the harassment they receive at the hands of these individuals as a reason why they would not return to The Gambia for a holiday. Our tourism is vital to our...

The Value of Tourism

The Gambia Tourism Authority (GTA) has just released the June 2008 tourist arrival figures. Altogether, 3,480 tourists visited The Gambia in June this year. Of the lot, the greatest number of arrivals came from Britain, 884. This is followed by Gambians, 817; Dutch, 449; Spaniards 358; Belgian 117; German 116; and Swedish, 108. These figures are quite impressive. They show that the tourism industry has the potential to attract even more holidaymakers to The Gambia. The more tourists who visit...

US Embassy unveils five-year visa validity

The US Embassy in Banjul has unveiled a longer validity visa of up to five years for eligible Gambian applicants. “US State Department, in cooperation with the US Department of Homeland Security, will now issue B1/B2 ‘tourist’ visas valid for up to five years at a time, a dramatic increase. Currently, Gambians may only qualify for a visa valid for up to two years,” a press release from the US Banjul Embassy stated. However, the release drew a difference between a visa validity and the length...

Tourisphere: Janjanbureh A potentially productive island

Janjabureh is one of the centers tourist can hardly avoid if they are to claim a productive stay in the country. It is an island where every minute spent is a moving and memorable lesson. You can take everything away from Janjanbureh, but not its characteristic excess in sand and bar of ironstone, running from the bank across the river, known as Buruko Rocks. Its culture and tradition form the historical value of the island, which made it a household name in the Gambia and beyond. It is an...

Shrimp association appeals for storage facility

Sopeh Dr Isatou Njie Saidy  Shrimpers  Association, a  registered  self-help association, is soliciting  assistance to  procure a storage facility for their products. Speaking to the Daily Observer, at the association’s  premises, Mr Edrisa Sajo, coordinator of  the Association and shrimp dealer, himself, described the lack  of storage facility as the main obstacle hindering the smooth operations of his association. He added that the nature of shrimps  made the need for storage facility  a...

Tourisphere - Let’s go fishing

Some tourists has developed their scope and style of enjoyment outside traditional activities, like training and seminars without relaxation during their visit into the country, and switch on to a wide range of new activities such as cultural, adventure, sports and leisure activities. Tourists to The Gambia continue enjoying their holidays in the various resorts with different sports activities such as playing tennis, football, swimming, cycling, among other activities. It was on Thursday...

Two Gambians off To Ghana as Match Commissioners

Two Gambians, namely Jammeh EK Bojang Secretary General of the Gambia Football Association and Mr. Badou Jasseh the President of the Gambia Football Referees Association will be leaving Banjul for Ghana tomorrow Friday 4th of April 2008 to officiate in CAF confederation cup as match commissioners. Jammeh EK Bojang, speaking to Pointsports, said both of them will be officiating different games as match commissioners. He said Badou Jasseh will be the match commissioner in the game between Assanti...