The official opening of the Coco Ocean Resort and Spa Hotel recently by the President of the Republic of The Gambia has been received with much enthusiasm and optimism by stakeholders of the tourism industry, most of whom described it as a milestone and a face-lifter for the booming Gambian tourism industry.

Three junior Gambian athletes namely Fatou Sowe, Buba Gibba and Omar Ceesay have arrived back in Banjul after winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively from the 1st edition of the African Youth Games held in the northern African country of Morocco.

The provision of reliable efficient and modern energy supply has been described as an important part of the government’s efforts to reduce poverty and enhance private sector expansion. The Gambia’s minister of Economic Planning and Industrial Development, Hon. Mambury Njie said this in a speech delivered at the opening of a one-day validation workshop of a project targeting the promotion of renewable energy based mini-grids for productive uses in rural Gambia.

Experts from various institutions including Forestry and Environment, Community Forest Organizations, Timber Re-export Association and other relevant stakeholders Tuesday gathered at Baobab Beach Hotel in Kololi to address the issue of deforestation and climate change by planting one million trees for sustainable management of forest resources, as they noted that the country’s forest is seriously facing increasing exploitation due to population growth. The event was organized by the Ministry of Forestry and Environment.

The Gambia representative for Global Unification, Ebrima Dem has made a call for collective efforts to fight against violence and abuse directed at women.

A new nursery school, Seino Kindergarten Nursery School in Manjai-Kunda was Saturday inaugurated as the first batch of pupils also graduated to Grade One for the first time since the school started operation ten years ago.

The Nova Scotia-Gambia Association (NSGA) in collaboration with St. Joseph Senior Secondary School on Monday organized a day ‘Big Bang’ campaign on the fight against HIV/AIDS at the St. Joseph’s Hall in Banjul. The campaign brought together different schools in Banjul.

Bracing to overcome the unusual number of fire outbreaks, the Environment Builders and Youth Entrepreneurship Organization in conjunction with the Disaster Management Agency on Tuesday trained students of Saint Therese’s Upper Basic School on disaster management. The purpose of the training was to enlighten the students of the said school on ways and manners of reporting disaster situations especially fire outbreaks as well as the preventive measures of disaster.

The seventh prosecution witness in the ongoing robbery case involving the former inspector general of police, Ensa Badjie and others, Tony Baba Khan, proprietor and owner of the City Pub Bar and Restaurant, has given his testimony at the Special Criminal Court in Banjul, presided over by Justice Joseph Ikpala.

Two Samger players namely Pa Sulayman Badjie and Ebrima Jaiteh have left the shores of The Gambia to Finland for trials, according to Samger coach Jane Joof in an exclusive interview with TODAY Newspaper.