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The Gambia is a developing country in western Africa; the capital is Banjul. The official language is English, but many inhabitants speak indigeneous languages such as Wolof or Mandinka. Facilities for tourism in the Banjul area are good; however, outside the capital region, tourist facilities are limited in availability and quality.

The Gambia?s School System Has Failed a Generation of Millennials
Mamudu: The 2018 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination results were as revealing as they were astounding in exposing the nakedness of the future of the Gambia ... 475 had five c...
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:32:00 GMT

PS Jallow says WASSCE results not as bad as portrayed
Permanent secretary of Gambia?s Basic and Secondary Education ministry Muhammed ... saying that figure represents the number of candidates with 5 credits including English and Math. Briefing journalis...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Aug 2018 13:34:00 GMT

Gambia: English 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 te...
Publ.Date : Wed, 30 Dec 2015 03:56:00 GMT

Poor teaching quality slows education progress
Enrolment rates at all levels of education have improved in The Gambia ... teachers and low staff retention levels, fewer than half of Gambian students pass standardised tests. In 2008 national exams, ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:59:00 GMT

Indian helping to light up Gambia
"This is an initiative that must be applauded," Abdou Jallow, a teacher in the Serekuda district of the Gambia's capital ... Mohan, son of a former English Language professor at the National Defence A...
Publ.Date : Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:03:00 GMT

MoBSE should take full responsible for students? consolidated Mass Failures in exams
It is so disturbing and disheartening to read the West African Examination Council- Gambia?s press release ... to the increase failure in English Language. In addition, MoBSE ?s almost zero motivation ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:28:00 GMT

Sailing up the river to the heart of Gambia
When the tidal current began to run upriver, we raised our anchor from the muddy bottom of the River Gambia and began a voyage ... which meant that she spoke no English.) Junkung had not yet become a ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Jan 2001 03:59:00 GMT

Five killed, several injured in Gambia fatal road accident
Several other passengers sustained serious injuries and have been taken either to a local hospital or the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in the country's capital of Banjul. "We have launched a...
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:48:00 GMT

Gambia: English Teachers Association Revived
English language teachers have established a structure called the Association of Teachers of English-The Gambia (GATE) at their first-ever congress held on Friday in Kanifing. Since its formation in t...
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Mar 2015 05:02:00 GMT

Peace Corps volunteer reports from The Gambia
Most of my host family speaks little to no English ... teaching 10th graders exponents, and multiplying exponents with variables." Katie then traveled to Brikama to work in the Regional Education Offi...
Publ.Date : Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:01:00 GMT

Gambia launches house to house search for fleeing insurgents
According to the military source in Banjul, one of the captive is recuperating at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital of which he may later help investigation. Three heavy military check points ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:02:00 GMT