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FAWEGAM Join Forces with Peace Corps to Boost Girls Education

Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWEGAM) in collaboration with Peace Corps The Gambia, recently organised what they refer to as ‘take...

Take Our Daughters to Work Programme 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWEGAM) in collaboration with Peace Corps The Gambia, is organizing the Take Our Daughters to Work...

US ambassador meets President Jammeh

Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Gambian leader, Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, last Friday afternoon received in audience Barry Wells, The United States ambassador to the...

25 new peace corps volunteers sworn-in

Thursday, January 15, 2009

A team of 25 new Peace Corps Volunteers yesterday took their oath of allegiance to performing their duties as expected, in a swearing-in ceremony...

NYSS New Intake Take Oath

Thursday, September 04, 2008

The third batch of rice agronomy corps members of the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS) were recently administered an oath of allegiance at a...

Peace Corps Bids Farewell to Njongon School

Picture: Rebecca Spotts

Thursday, July 03, 2008

A young American lady who has finished her term as a volunteer at St. Michael’s Basic Cycle School has bid farewell to the community and school...

United States Peace Corps Director to Visit The Gambia

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

United States Peace Corps Director, Ronald Tschetter, is scheduled to visit The Gambia from April 17-20, according to a press release from the United...

DRC: Mass graves found in Bas-Congo, rights group claims

Sunday, April 13, 2008

A Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) human rights group has said mass graves with human remains have been found in the southwestern Bas-Congo...

NYSS Corps Members to Be Sworn-in Today

The Point

Thursday, August 30, 2007

The 9th batch of the corps members of the National Youth Service Scheme, NYSS, would be sworn-in today, a press release signed by the Public...

Norwich University psychologist, students on visit

The Daily Observer Newspaper

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Dr Tamsir Mbowe, Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare, yesterday, received in his office Professor John H Meyer from the Department of...