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Grade Nine Students To Return To School Tomorrow
The Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Claudiana Cole, has announced that students in grade nine will return to school on Wednesday 24th June 2020. “I hereby have the singular honour to inform all school authorities, staff, parents and students [...]
EUROPEAN UNION: Donates Sanitary Items to Schools and Communities
As schools re-open to students of 9th and 12th grades, the EU Ambassador to the Gambia on Tuesday, handed-over sanitary supplies and first aid kits to the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education. These items include buckets, bleach, soap, paper [...]
FIRST LADY: Launches National Help Line For Children
The First Lady Fatoumatta Bah Barrow on Tuesday launched the first-ever National Helpline for Children-𝟏𝟗𝟗, set up to report cases of child abuse and request child protection information for free. This project was recognised by the Ministry of Women, Children [...]
Tertiary Institutions Including UTG, have been temporarily closed Amid Covid-19.
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, has ordered the immediate closure of the University of The Gambia and other tertiary institutions amid the current global pandemic. This swift move according to a statement incurred from the Registrar, [...]
Gambian Students From Saudi Arabia Refute Allegations That They Dodged Quarantine As Claimed By The Ministry Of Health.
Following a recent publication by the Ministry of Health regarding a batch of Gambian students from Saudi Arabia who arrived in The Gambia via Senegal by land and allegedly refused to be quarantine, the students, in their defense, debunked the [...]
Parents Advised To Look After Their Children Amidst The Rapid Spread Of Coronavirus
PUBLIC NOTICE The Office of the Inspector General of Police has observed with great concern the manner in which children are left on the highways, markets, car parks, and other public places engaged in petty trading, selling of bananas, water, [...]
Students of The University of The Gambia Disgruntles Over Unpreparedness For Upcoming Virtual Classes Slated to Start 14 September 2020.
The traditional way of conducting classes has been disrupted by the emergence of the pandemic, hence fostering the alternative learning system to which most students detest, saying they don’t ‘have a choice.’ Mamud Joof is a third year journalism student [...]
Vocational and Skill Training Institutions Threatened With Eviction Over Rent Arrears
Many vocational and skill training centers have been menaced with dislodgement over rent arrears due to the ceaseless lock-down since the outbreak of COVID-19 in The Gambia. The chairman of the National Association of Vocational and Skills Training Institutes (NAVSTI) [...]
UTG’s S.U, Expresses Gratitude To Gambian Philanthropist, Alasan Gent Ceesay.
GRATITUDE TO RAHMA GAMBIA LIMITED Being cognizant of the adverse effects of Covid-19 on global economy and lives and livelihoods, the 18th Executive Council of the UTGSU is wary of the discontinuation of UTG students whose tuition fees depend on [...]
Banjul City Council Hosts Youth Entrepreneurship Training
Banjul city council host a 5-day entrepreneurship training for 25 youth in Banjul, organised by National Enterprise Development Initiative(NEDI) and coordinated by the Banjul Youth Committee (BYC). In her statement, Rohey Malick Lowe, the mayor of Banjul encouraged the youths [...]