By Novell Zwange – MONTCLAIR – Nuvo Group USA, a organisation that specialises in the creation and manufacturing of innovative developmental products that are designed to create shared experiences between parents and their children, yesterday announced the launch of Ritmo Connect, a complimentary audio recording service for expectant parents to record and play messages to their unborn child. Many expectant parents are using Ritmo Pregnancy to share music with their developing baby in the womb. However, a growing number of Ritmo Pregnancy customers, such as expectant dads, deployed military servicemen, couples using a Surrogate and Expectant grandparents are finding that... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The new US Ambassador to the Gambia Pamela, Ann White, and a delegation from the Embassy Monday embarked on a two-day tour of US Embassy-funded projects in the North Bank Region of the Gambia. Ambassador White, who was received on arrival by Edward Seckan, Governor of the North Bank Region, was also in the region to familiarise herself with the people of the Gambia. At the Governor’s office, Ambassador White held talks with Governor Seckan before proceeding to the village school, then to Kerewan Area Council. Addressing meetings at various venues, the regional Governor expressed his... Continue Reading
Geneva, 15 December 2010 – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has announced its rejection of ambitious proposals to turn back the AIDS epidemic in several high-burden sub-Saharan African countries. Countries whose proposals were rejected have been left with no option but to reapply for funding, but the Global Fund board decided it will be at least one year before these funding decisions are made. Today’s rejections will hamper scale up of HIV treatment and implementation of state-of-the art strategies to prevent the spread of the virus, according to international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).... Continue Reading
By Femi Peters – Activities to commemorate the assassination of a renowned journalist Deyda Hydara, Co-publisher and Editor of The Point Newspaper in The Gambia have been lined up for tomorrow the 16th of December, 2010.This event would be commemorated with a public lecture on the topic: “The impact of the internet on the Future of the Newspaper” by Mr. George Christensen, proprietor Radio 1 FM as the guest lecturer. Deyda Hydara was gunned down as he drove from work. His gruesome murder shocked the Gambian public including the media fraternity of which Mr. Hydara was a active member. Up... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – In a release from the Jubilee partners ,signed by Elizabeth Bentil,of Tullow Oil dated Tuesday 14th December 2010, Accra, it states that there will be a thanksgiving service praise thanks to God for the oil in Ghana . ‘The First Oil Thanksgiving Service’ on Sunday, December 19th 2010, at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Center starts at 2:00 pm is been organized by The Jubilee Partners . The expected 2 hours service programmed has as it theme ‘Through Wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established….’Proverbs 24:3-6. The interdenominational Thanksgiving Service... Continue Reading
