The Gambia Police Force on Thursday, September 25, 2025, held a dignified send-off ceremony in honour of 14 officers who have been granted the opportunity to pursue bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in Turkey. The ceremony, graced by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Demba Sowe and senior officers, celebrated the officers’ dedication to academic…
His Excellency Mohammed B. S. Jallow, Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, on 3 September 2025 received a high-level delegation from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Banjul Office at the State House in Banjul. The visiting delegation, led by the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Louis Moses…
The first-ever Strategic Plan for the Civil Service University (CSU) has been validated, marking a pivotal step in the transformation of public sector education in The Gambia. The validation workshop, held at Sindola Lodge in Kanilai on July 30, 2025, brought together CSU administrators, technical staff, stakeholders and development partners to review and finalise the…
Apple Tree International School on Friday held this year’s graduation ceremony for its 2025 batch of students. The event, held at the Coco Ocean Resort in Bijilo, was attended in massive numbers by students’ parents and loved ones, especially those of the graduants, partners and other school stakeholders. The head of the high school division,…
The Management Development Institute (MDI) has officially unveiled a newly refurbished state-of-the-art classroom dedicated to the first cohort of the Master’s in Public Sector Management program. The unveiling of the classroom took place on Wednesday during the matriculation of the first cohort of master’s students, marking the first of its kind in the institution’s history….
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has officially awarded Scholarship Letters of Commitment to 10 outstanding graduates of the University of The Gambia (UTG), as part of a government initiative to support academic excellence and nurture future leaders. The ceremony, held in honour of the UTG Excellence Award Class of 2024,…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), with support from the European Union (EU) through International IDEA, on Wednesday officially handed over 900 newly developed civic education textbooks along with their Comprehensive Teachers’ Guide Books to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MoBSE). The move is geared towards promoting human rights education in the basic…
The Gambia’s Vice President Muhammed B. S. Jallow recently received in audience a delegation of students from the School of Education at the University of The Gambia. The delegation was comprised of the executive members of the association of students at that school/faculty (EDUSA), who are tasked with the responsibility of furthering the welfare and…
Advance Basic Cycle School, a private school eminent for academic excellence, recently staged its thirtieth anniversary at Daru Busumbala in Jabang. Advance was launched on 14 February 1995, during the days of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) era under then de facto leader Yahya Jammeh. The school has a humble beginning, starting from…
The director general of the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Hassoum Ceesay, who doubles as the country’s most eminent historian, has pledged to lend a helping hand to the Education Students Association (EDUSA) of the University of The Gambia in its endeavour to realising its aims as a body. Mr Ceesay, who is…
