By Kebba AF Touray  As part of efforts to promote financial inclusion, the National Association of the Cooperative Credit Unions of the Gambia (NACCUG), during the weekend of December 8th 2018, organized their first convergence to celebrate the success of beneficiaries under the mini grant project. The event which was held at the Union’s [...]

By Nelson Manneh Papa Secka Director General of the Standards Bureau, said on Friday that capacity building through training of youths is important in ensuring quality management. He made this statement at a function organized by the Standards Bureau in partnership with the International Training Centre (ITC) and Youth Empowerment Project (YEP). He said [...]

Mayork By Momodou Jarju The Press Club of Mayork Junior and Senior Secondary Schools has on Saturday 15th December observed its annual Press Day held under the theme “Importance of communication between the press and community.” Delivering his opening statement at the school’s main hall, Amidou Antieng Jarju, the principal of the school said [...]

By Sulayman Bah Status, following and a jewel lie at stake. The euphoria hovering over the combat has already reached rooftop. Alla Promotions are the makers of the event. Their way to here haven’t been easy as they needed to ward off competitions from seven other local promoters who all attempted to lure the [...]

The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (GGC) has pegged the farmgate price of groundnuts for the 2018/2019 groundnut marketing season at D17,500 per tonne or D17.50 per kilogramme. The farmgate price is the price at which a farmer can sell his or her crop at the secco. The GGC indicated in their [...]

Minister James Gomez By Kebba  AF Touray The Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources, Mr James Furmos Peter Gomez, said the Lavar Fishing Trawler anchored at the Banjul Terminal belongs to his Ministry and by extension the Government of The Republic of The Gambia. He stated this on Monday 10th December 2018 at the [...]