A contingent of 250 Gambian military personnel Sunday left Banjul for further military training in Turkey. The training arrangement is in fulfilment of a promise made by the Turkish government to train 500 GAF personnel in Turkey. In bidding farewell to the troops at the Banjul International Airport, the deputy[Read More…]
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A Celebrated Virtuoso On An Instrument She Wasn’t Meant To Play
Manchester, England — When Sona Jobarteh, one of The Gambian’s most famous musicians, plucks the strings with his index finger and thumb, the airy sound of the centuries-old West African instrument Kora echoes. rice field. Under the purple stage lights of the Manchester International Festival in July — her first[Read More…]
Baba Galleh Jallow: Angry Laughter Revisited: Serious Persons
Sir Mboteh Serious, managing director of Daajang Enterprises was a famous man in our little town. He had a Bachelor of Arts degree in Turning Techniques from the famous University Ken Amut, a Masters degree in Grabbing Techniques and a PhD in Yahayeb Studies. He was famous for being a[Read More…]
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