The Gambia Government has announced plans to abolish tuition fees in all public junior and senior secondary schools in the country, the independent Standard newspaper has reported. Claudiana Cole, minister of Basic and Secondary Education said the government intends to replace the tuition fees with grants to all students in[Read More…]
Education
Multi-Million Dalasi Project Launched To Face-lift Armitage School
A whooping D10 million project has been launched to refurbish dormitories and classrooms of Armitage Senior Secondary School in Janjangbureh, some 234km from Gambia’s capital, Banjul. Funded by global health researcher; Medical Research Council (MRC) and Holland Foundation, the project will be implemented by Gambia’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary[Read More…]
Gambia To Hold Internet Governance Forum After A 6 Year Break
The Gambia has announced its return to the practice of internet governance starting with the organisation of a National Internet Governance Forum, which will be held on July 4th and 5th at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups[Read More…]