22nd July Scholarship Pageant Participants Urged to Take Education Seriously
The Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Hon. Fatou Lamin Faye has urged participants of the 22nd July Scholarship Pageant to take their education with utmost seriousness. Minister Faye was...
View ArticleArangalen LBS Student Wins Spelling Bee Competition
Ebrima Manneh, a student of Arangalen Lower Basic School in the Foni Kansala District of the West Coast Region, recently emerged as the winner of this year’s Spelling Bee Competition, held at Dingding...
View ArticleSeino UBS Holds 5th Graduation Ceremony
Seino Upper Basic School (SUBS) in Kololi recently held its 5th graduation ceremony at the school campus. The theme of the ceremony was, ‘Education for Sustainable Development’. The guest speaker on...
View ArticleEnglish Teachers Capacitated
In their attempt to complement their line ministry’s effort in providing quality teaching, the English Teachers Association of The Gambia, recently organized a two day training for English Language...
View ArticleGambia Wins Best Country Debater Award
A delegation of Gambian debaters to the Pan African Universities Debating Championship returned home with two awards; Best Country Speaker Award, conferred on Ensa Kinteh, while Mustapha Kah was...
View Article20 Gambian Students Leave for Studies in Morocco
At least 20 Gambian students Tuesday left for the Kingdom of Morocco where they are expected to pursue bachelor’s degree in various academic programmes. The government of the Kingdom of Morocco funded...
View ArticleGambia Law School Complex Inaugurated
The Vice President and Minister of Women’s Affairs yesterday inaugurated the new Gambia Law School complex hosted at the former National Assembly Building in Banjul. The inauguration was part and...
View Article37 Lawyers CallED to Bar
At least 37 Lawyers of the 4th batch of The Gambia Law School were on Thursday called to the bar at a ceremony held at the Law School premises in Banjul. The event was presided over by the...
View ArticleMOBSE Closes Early Impression Lower Basic School
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has closed Early Impression Lower Basic School with immediate effect, according to a press statement dispatched to the Daily Observer from the said...
View ArticleUTG Orientates New Students
by Modou Kanteh The University of The Gambia (UTG) on Saturday orientated 565 students at a ceremony held at the University’s Faculty of Law along MDI Road. The event attracted a cross-section of...
View Article21 Students Graduate from Qur’an Memorisation Institute
by Lamin B. Darboe Imam Malick Islamic Institute over the weekend held its 11th graduation ceremony following memorisation of the holy Qur’an by twenty-one students of the institute. The ceremony...
View ArticleLeeds University Graduates 35 Gambians, Sierra Leone Nationals
Leeds Beckett University on Thursday graduated 35 Gambians and Sierra Leone nationals in the health discipline, after successfully completing a post-graduate distance learning programme with the...
View ArticleCAMPUS BUZZ – SCM Holds Annual Student Week
by Awa Gassama & Alpha M Kamara Stratford College of Management last weekend observed its fifth annual student week, which was held between the 21st and 26th March 2016. The theme for this year’s...
View ArticleFace of UTG 2016
By Omar Wally The panel of judges delivered their verdict at the end of the Face of UTG 2016, and Miss Adama T. Yarbo from faculty of law emerged as the winner. Degen Jobe, from Arts and Sciences won...
View ArticlePRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: UTG TO VOTE
By Modou Lamin Jammeh University of The Gambia (UTG), is set to conduct a presidential election for its students’ Union. The election is confirmed to be between two candidates in the name of Bakary...
View ArticleSabally’s Leadership Academy: to Inspire and be Inspired
by Hassan Jallow The Academy encourages members to explore their inner selves and define their true calling and purpose in life. Many of its members have gone on to start up personal personal...
View ArticleDistinction: Nusrat Graduates Rocking the World
by Hassan Jallow From the likes of Lamin Leigh, who went through the prestigious Cambridge and Oxford Universities before landing a job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a respected...
View ArticleMomodou A. Jallow awarded IHS certificate
By Binta Bah Observer IT expert, Momodou A. Jallow alias MJ, has been recently certified for successfully completing the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) data collection as enumerator with the Gambia...
View ArticleJaha Dukureh among World’s Most Influential People
by Omar Wally Gambia’s Jaha Dukureh, an anti-FGM campaigner, has been named one of the world’s most influential leaders by the Time Magazine. Dukureh, lead campaigner in the Guardian’s global media...
View ArticleGambian Brains: St Peter’s Heavyweight Economists Rocking the World
by Hassan Jallow When mentioning the best high schools in The Gambia, Saint Peter’s Senior Secondary Technical School, located in Lamin, cannot be left out. It has so far produced heavyweight products...
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