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Western Region Gets New Governor

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

It has been brought to the knowledge of this paper that Mr. Lamin Sanneh, Deputy Manager of President’s Empowerment of Girls Education Project...

Former Observer MD Taken to Court

Picture: Dida Halake

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Mr. Dida Abdi Halake, the former Managing Director of Daily Observer newspaper currently under detention, was yesterday brought before Magistrate...

Female League Commences on Friday

Picture: Sainey Jammeh

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The 2007/8 national female league, will finally kick start on Friday June 27th, 2008, with both first and second division matches. The first match...

Alieu Cham is New Executive Secretary of National Sports Council

Picture: Alieu Cham

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Alieu Cham has been appointed as new Executive Secretary of the National Sports Council by the Department of State for Youths and Sports last Friday...

Our Target is to Win - Rubbinaci

Picture: Coach Lorenzo Rubbinaci

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The National U-20 Coach, Lorenzo Rubbinaci, has said that his target is to win the game against Mauritania come June 28 in Banjul, after...

New Creative Game Introduced in The Gambia

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

A new creative game called Futsal is being introduced in The Gambia by a group called The Gambia Sports Development team who are currently holding a...

NISA Finals Scheduled for Sunday

Picture: CDS Lang Tombong Saidy

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The sixth edition of the National Inter- departmental Sport Association football tournament between GAF and KMC has been rescheduled for 29th June...

Micro-Financing: the Creation of Social Business in Context

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The year is 1970. A baby boy is born in a small and remote village, about 200 kilometres from Banjul the capital. The village has less than 150...

Refugees on Refugee Day

Pictures: Ousman Sonko, Secretary of State for Interior (1), Sekou Saho, Head of UNHCR Office in the Gambia (2), Fatou Mas Jobe (3), Anglophone Refugees (4) & Francophone Refugees (5)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

June 20 of every year has been set aside to commemorate the plight of refugees in the world, known as World Refugee Day. The Gambia who play host to...

World Blood Donor Day Observed at RVTH

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The Secretary of state for Health and Social welfare Dr Malick Njie last Thursday presided over the celebration of world Malaria day at the RVTH in...

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