Gambian Workers Mark Labour Day

[Daily Observer] Thousands of workers in The Gambia have gathered at the Independent Stadium on Monday, in Bakau, to mark the International Workers’ Day.

[Daily Observer] Thousands of workers in The Gambia have gathered at the Independent Stadium on Monday, in Bakau, to mark the International Workers' Day.

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

Sanna Joins Futty At Kelantan

[Daily Observer] Scorpions international winger Sanna Nyassi has joined his compatriot Mamadou ‘Futty’ Danso at Malaysian Super League club Kelantan FA.

[Daily Observer] Scorpions international winger Sanna Nyassi has joined his compatriot Mamadou 'Futty' Danso at Malaysian Super League club Kelantan FA.

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

GTSC & Bissau Counterpart Sign Agreement

[Daily Observer] In pursuit of being a regional leader in the transportation industry and fostering collaboration with key partners, The Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC) over the weekend signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department o…

[Daily Observer] In pursuit of being a regional leader in the transportation industry and fostering collaboration with key partners, The Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC) over the weekend signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Licensing and Road Transport of Guinea Bissau.

source: AllAfrica News: Guinea Bissau

SJAG Awards Night – Papa Crowned Sports Personality of the Year

[Daily Observer] Three times Africa Best Referee Award winner, Bakary Papa Gassama has been crowned Gambia’s Sports Personality of the Year 2016 during the 8th National Sports Award Night, organized by the Sports Journalists’ Association of The Gambia …

[Daily Observer] Three times Africa Best Referee Award winner, Bakary Papa Gassama has been crowned Gambia's Sports Personality of the Year 2016 during the 8th National Sports Award Night, organized by the Sports Journalists' Association of The Gambia (SJAG).

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

Meccnr, Agrer Hold Consultative Meeting On Climate Change

[Daily Observer] The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNR) in partnership with AGRER, a Belgian Team of Consultant with funding from African Development Bank and World Bank recently convened a stakeholder’s consultative…

[Daily Observer] The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNR) in partnership with AGRER, a Belgian Team of Consultant with funding from African Development Bank and World Bank recently convened a stakeholder's consultative meeting on climate resilience for Technical Advisory Committees (TAC) in the North Bank Region.

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

FAO, Partners Commit to Harness Potentials of Sff

[Daily Observer] The Gambian government has joined forces with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in a bid to sustainably reduce the menace of malnutrition, and in particular micronutrient deficiencies which remain both a…

[Daily Observer] The Gambian government has joined forces with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in a bid to sustainably reduce the menace of malnutrition, and in particular micronutrient deficiencies which remain both a major public health and development problem for the country.

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

Interior Minister Assures Govt. Support to SJAG, Sports Development

[Daily Observer] The Gambia’s minister of Interior, Mai Ahmed Fatty has assured government’s support to sports journalism, while affirming government’s commitment towards creating the enabling environment for the development of sports in the New Gambia.

[Daily Observer] The Gambia's minister of Interior, Mai Ahmed Fatty has assured government's support to sports journalism, while affirming government's commitment towards creating the enabling environment for the development of sports in the New Gambia.

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

Two Acquitted After Police Fail to Prove Case

[Daily Observer] Two men who were undergoing trial for their alleged participation in a public fight have been acquitted by Magistrate Fatoumatta Darboe at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court. In a judgment delivered last week, Magistrate Darboe said polic…

[Daily Observer] Two men who were undergoing trial for their alleged participation in a public fight have been acquitted by Magistrate Fatoumatta Darboe at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court. In a judgment delivered last week, Magistrate Darboe said police prosecutors had failed to prove any criminal case against Alhagie Njie and Joshua Sillah.

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

Abdou Karim Sey Re-Elected WCRFA President

[Daily Observer] Abdou Karim Sey has been re-elected as the president of the West Coast Region Football Association to administer and promote football in the region for another 4 years, in an elective congress held on Sunday at the Governor’s Office in…

[Daily Observer] Abdou Karim Sey has been re-elected as the president of the West Coast Region Football Association to administer and promote football in the region for another 4 years, in an elective congress held on Sunday at the Governor's Office in Brikama.

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

Campaign to End FGM Reaches Madarassa Students As Gaha Trains 40 On FGM

[Daily Observer] Stakeholders have intensified their campaign to put an end the old-traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation with the recent training of at least 40 Islamic students.The forum was organised by Gold Award Holders Association (GA…

[Daily Observer] Stakeholders have intensified their campaign to put an end the old-traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation with the recent training of at least 40 Islamic students.The forum was organised by Gold Award Holders Association (GAHA) in collaboration with The Girl Generation through its end FGM grants project. It was held on the theme; "Engaging Islamic Students in the Campaign to End FGM"

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia