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May Day Sports to be Celebrated Tomorrow

Labour departments in The Gambia will join the rest of the world to celebrate world labour day. In The Gambia, Workers from all sectors of life will convene at the Independence Stadium on Friday to take part in Major sporting events as part of activities marking the day. As a day set aside as public holiday throughout the world for workers to come together and discuss some of their constraints and challenges facing them in their work places. In The Gambia workers from different departments with...

Dinding Bantaba nursery schools celebrate Independence Day

Early Childhood Development (ECD) Schools under the Dinding Bantaba Federation, an affiliate to the Christian Children’s Fund (CCF) Gambia, last Saturday celebrated the Gambia’s 44th independence anniversary at a colourful ceremony held at Somita Village, Foni Bintang District, Western Region. The EDC schools that took part in the celebration were Lucia EDC in Somita, Masanneh Nursery School in Bintang, Pa-Masirreh Nursery in Bwiam, Aja Asombi Nursery in Kanilai, Sangajor Nursery in Sangajor...

2009 Kartong festival

The community of Kartong, over the weekend celebrated their annual festival at a colorful ceremony at the village in Western Region. Peter Borshik, director of African Link, in collaboration with the Kartong community, annually organises the festival, which started five years ago. During the opening ceremony of the four-day art, music and cultural festival, George Gomez, director of GNOC applauded the organisers for their good initiative of celebrating the Gambia art, music and culture,...

International Women’s Day celebrated

On Sunday 8 March, 2009, the world celebrated the International Women’s Day. It is a day that offers the world the opportunity to reflect on the status of women, with the objectives of highlighting their contributions, achievements as well as their limitations in terms of promotion of gender equality and empowerment at all levels. In marking this very important day, very important messages have been delivered by prominent people. The Daily Observer herein reproduces the messages...

Marina school clocks 50

Marina International School, last Saturday celebrated its 50 years anniversary (Golden jubilee) at the school grounds, Bakau New Town. The celebration also marked the school’s annual fete 2009. Speaking at the ceremony, Sirra Wally Ndow-Njai, chairperson Board of Governors, Marina International School, said the celebration creates an opportunity for the Marina family, not only to reflect on their accomplishments, but also to pave the way forward in  meeting the challenges that might be...

Top class: GTU & SUDES celebrate 2nd Sene-Gambia Brotherhood Day

The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) and the Syndicat Unique et  Democratique des Enseignants du Senegal (SUDES) in December 2007 signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the Republic of Senegal and set aside February the 2nd  of  every year to be celebrated as Sene-Gambia Brotherhood Day. Last year’s event was held in The Gambia while the 2009 celebration just concluded hosted in Sokone, a locality which is not far from the Gambia-Senegal border. The Gambia delegation included officials of...

GiG celebrates success

The Gambia is Good (GIG), proud winners of three international awards in 2008, on Tuesday celebrated years of operations. The ceremony was held at the organisation’s Fajara offices and included the presentation of in-country Gambia is Good awards to recognised producers, customers and their staff, who have performed exceptionally well in the past year. GiG is a dynamic and progressive social enterprise striving to improve local farmer livelihoods. GiG works to connect poor rural farmers...

Tears of joy as Soweto gran turns 126 years old

Maria Khumalo, Sowetos oldest citizen, savoured the day when she turned 126 years old at the weekend. She celebrated a joint birthday party on Saturday with her sister Christina Nkosi, 99, and cousin Martha Nkabinde, 80, in Zola. Khumalo was born on New Years Day in 1882, Nkosi on January 27 1909 and Nkabinde on May 1 1928. The birthday girls had no idea that the family was planning a mammoth party for them. They cried for joy when the secret was revealed. Nkosi said: I thank God for guiding...

Power Couple Clocks One

Mr. Fabian and Mrs. Lizzy Akaneme last Saturday celebrated their happy matrimonial life. The power couple has traveled together as they tied the nuptial knot as one. According to information reaching to Entertainment, hundreds of well-wishers, including both sets of relatives, friends and government officials over the weekend converged on a church to lend a hand to Mr. Fabian as he tied the bones of his bond with Mrs. Lizzy Akaneme amidst wishes of joy and laughter. However, as a power couple...

Gambia, the promised land

Editor, We have celebrated another July 22nd; a wonderful and joyous celebration it was indeed. Fourteen years ago, five patriotic Gambian army officers, led by no other than Yahya AJJ Jammeh, took over the mantle of leadership -  not for selfish or material gains but for want of change.   A change fitting for the new generation. This is what Jammeh stands for and is what he has achieved and will continue to achieve throughout his leadership. However, for Vision 2020 to be realised...