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WHAT'S ON - Jalex off to UK

The Gambia’s ground-breaking Afro-Manding artist, Jalex aka “”, on Tuesday, January 22, left Banjul for the United Kingdom following an invitation from his UK based manager Gary Jones. The 2007 best Senegambia upcoming Artist award winner’s trip is mainly to visit his manager, but will also accord him the opportunity to stage his first stage appearance. Speaking to What’s On shortly before his departure, Jalex described his trip as yet another milestone in the development of his music career....

"Girls Education is our priority"

A UK philanthropist couple has said that girls’ education in the Gambia is their principal priority in the dispensation of their charitable activities. For that reason, the couple said if one educates a girl; it represents the education of the whole nation. Nolan Lincoln and his wife Nikki make these remarks after distributing thousands of Dalasis worth of educational materials to schools throughout the country. The Lincoln family from Suffolk said the objective of the charity is to contribute...

4,200 bednets for NBR, CRR, LRR

The Gambia United Society in UK (GAUSUK), last Wednesday, handed over four thousand and two hundred (4,200) long lasting insecticide bednets to the Association of Youths Against Malaria (TAYAM). The nets are meant for distribution in the North Bank, Central River (North) and Lower River Regions. The ceremony was held at the Catholic Relief Services warehouse building in Kanifing. Receiving the bednets on behalf of TAYAM, Omar Ceesay, programme director of TAYAM said his association’s main...

Pride of the Gambia Legal Eagle Flying in London

A Gambian born lawyer is making a major mark on the British legal scene and in Britain’s fight against corruption from overseas. Ousman F. M’Bai, 39, a Gambian born British citizen who moved to the UK from the Gambia in 1991 to study law, was called to the English Bar in 1996 and has now joined the ranks of prominent black lawyers in Britain. He now is playing a key role as Crown Counsel heading the prosecution in high profile cases for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and is widely...

US$10,000 Multipurpose Youth Centre for Marakisa

A multi-thousand Dalasi project was on Sunday inaugurated at Marakisa village in the Western Region. The project sponsored by Music Art Sport Advice Health and Information (MASAHI), and African Development and Progress (ADAP) was facilitated by Uplifment for African Gambia (ULFOGAM). These are joint non-governmental organisations based in the United Kingdom (UK) and their membership comprise only black British nationals, whose aim is to reconnect themselves as African...

34 pilgrims on bi-centenary in The Gambia

A group of 34 Pilgrims from the United Kingdom, led by Rev. Femi Cole-Njie and Mr Kenneth Njie, arrived on Tuesday  30 October 2007  in The Gambia for a ten-day visit. The purpose of the visit, is to commemorate the bi-centenary of the abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Most of the pilgrims are of Carribean origin, and according to them, it is their first time to visit the motherland. This, they noted, has given them the opportunity to see for themselves what had actually happened to...

British High Commission introduces new visa form

In their efforts to simplify the visa application process in The Gambia, the British High Commission on October 28th introduced a new  British visa application form at a press briefing held at the visa section  of the commission at Fajara. The new scheme includes eight standard application forms and  three forms for diplomats. Speaking at the press briefing, Jenny Fenton, Deputy British High Commissioner to The Gambia, said the UK visas under the leadership of Mark Sedwill, Director of UK...

My ordeal in United Kingdom

However I could have written my ordeals in the United Kingdom at an earlier date, but I was waiting to exhaust the possibilities of recovery but to no avail.   The Birmingham tribunal court had lingered me for a year only to inform me that they could not fight the case because I am not in The United Kingdom.   And I have been trying a solicitor in The Gambia, but...

Banutu Business College Student’s body sworn-in

The Banutu Business College in Lamin village, last Saturday, sworn- in eight-member executive students’ union body, at a ceremony held at the college grounds. Speaking at the ceremony, Alwin Simpson of Erase Foundation, a UK based charity organisation, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Higher Education thanked...

Access Bank wins ‘most innovative bank in Africa’ award

Access Bank Plc has emerged as the winner of the maiden edition of the African Banker Magazine Awards in the Most Innovative Bank” category. The award which is organised by IC Publication, UK , a leading international publisher of African Business, New Africa and the African Banker, is designed to acknowledge excellence in banking and finance in the African continent. The award ceremony...