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  Corps Africa, an international non-governmental organization established in 2011 today launched its Gambia chapter and sworn in 11 volunteers who would serve in all regions of the country for one year.   In the Gambia, Corps Africa will focus on climate change and resilience, emphasizing its green initiatives. The volunteers will identify the sectors of greatest need to implement small-scale solutions to build resilience in the community, thereby contributing to community development.   In an event held at the SDKJ conference centre, Foday Bojang, Corps Africa country director, stated that Corps Africa's mission and objective are to provide opportunities for African youth to serve as volunteers in their own countries along the lines of the Peace Corps model.  He added that the volunteers will be sent to live for a year in rural Gambia to facilitate small-scale and high-income projects identified by local communities.   “Corps Africa further aims ...

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates its deep concern at the continuing escalation of violence by Israel in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, including numerous UN resolutions. The Ministry strongly condemns, once again, the killing of civilians, especially women, children and humanitarian workers of the United Nations system, as well as the indiscriminate shelling of the Palestinian civilian population and the destruction of homes, hospitals and civilian infrastructure. Israel continues to act with impunity because it enjoys the complicit protection of the United States, which repeatedly obstructs and vetoes Security Council action, undermining peace, security and stability in the Middle East and worldwide. The Republic of Cuba has been a State Party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide since 1953 and,...

Awa Bah, a woman whose car got burnt to ashes, blamed the traffic blockage enforced by the country’s security during the celebration of the Banjul Cultural Festival held in the Capital City of Banjul. Giving her ordeal to this medium, Mrs. Bah who works for Reliance Financial Services at Barra narrated that on the 1 of January 2024, she left her residence at Wellingara to spend the night in her sister’s house to catch up with the early morning ferry to Barra. She added that this is what she normally does to cross the Atlantic Ocean for an early catch to work at Barra. She noted that when heading to Banjul on that afternoon, she happened to meet a traffic block immediately at the Denton Bridge in Banjul. “Although I wanted to return to Kombo to no avail because the traffic was horrible in both ways, I then decided to proceed but only to realize that my car was badly heating, so I decided to park at around the Mile 2 prison for over 30 minutes before I resume on the journey,” she...

Havana, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina), Cuba celebrates the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution immersed in the implementation of a series of economic and social measures that will allow the national economy to be re-boosted.   With the application of these initiatives, fundamentally focused on modifying the prices of energy resources, earning foreign currency and continuing to boost national production, the Caribbean nation projects growth in the Gross Domestic Product by 2024, at constant prices, of around two percent.   2023 was a difficult year for the country in a scenario of international crisis, exacerbated by the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States more than six decades ago.   Despite Washington's blockade and its invariable attempts at destabilization, the island did not renounce its commitment to continue protecting the prioritized sectors of society and advance legislative transforma...

Author: Pa Modou Cham The Secretary-General and Party Leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Lawyer Ousainou Darnboe, emphasised his leadership skills and qualities despite critics of his age to give way for the young ones. Speaking to GTTV during the party’s fundraising event, the veteran politician stated that his stay as the party’s head is about time and when the time comes, he would leave the position or the position will leave him. “But I know for certain that the position will not leave me. There have been saying that an elder is good for the household and therefore it’s also good for the country. Scientifically, it’s proof that between the ages of 50-70, their performance is very good and between 70-80 is very good. From 80 upwards is super because they are already mature with knowledge and experience. When asked about Sabally’s surprise move to the ruling party, he stated that Sabally’s move is based on choice, adding that it’s his democratic right to move on when he rea...

Author: Pa Modou Cham In his New Year’s message, President Adama Barrow has called on local communities and residents along the coastline to play a more active part in preventing irregular migration. He said: “Family units, friends, and everyone else should be vigilant enough to intercept all potentially dangerous journeys that involve Gambian citizens, either as traffickers, passengers, boat crew, or otherwise.” President Barrow, however, admitted that a major concern of the year has been irregular migration, saying this is not only a menace, but appears to be on the rise, thus putting the lives of more young people at risk. “Young people have a very significant role to play in their families, communities, and in national development, hence we cannot watch them perish with impunity. There are opportunities that such young people can exploit to guarantee them success at home,” he said while reiterating that education and training for skill acquisition are the surest means for the youth...

Author: Pa Modou Cham In its quest to mainstream Tahfidh (Quranic Memorization Centers) into the national education system, the Gambia government on Friday held a day-long stakeholders’ dialogue on the modernization and integration of Tahfidh. The event held at the SDKJ International Conference Centre provided feedback on the findings of the inspection visits of the Tahfidh conducted in May and August 2022; the study tour in Senegal and solicited views and inputs for structure, organization and curriculum that incorporate language skills, science, technology, engineering and others.   Alhagie Essa Darboe, Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Islamic/Arabic Education in The Gambia (AMAANAH) explained that Tahfidhs are the most needed sector that needs the government’s intervention and donors working in the educational field.  He added that according to AMAANAH statistics, they have over 700 centres registered with a population of 26,000 children. He said: “T...