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 The
proposed tariff
increment by The Gambia
Telecommunications
Company (Gamtel) Limited
has sparked intense
public reaction in the
country. And last
Saturday, the Public
Utilities Regulatory
Authority (PURA)
organized a public
hearing at Alliance
Franco-Gambienne along
Kairaba Avenue to gauge
public opinion...Click
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Asus
Upbeat About Investment |
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 The
Taiwanese plenipotentiary to Banjul has disclosed plans by the Taiwanese
computer manufacturing giant, Asus, to explore possibilities of
stretching out its tentacles to the shores of The Gambia.Dr Patrick
Chang made these remarks recently during the presentation of
scholarships to 10 students and five sets of Asus computers to the
University of The Gambia (UTG) at the Office of the...Click
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Gambia chooses NEPCO to upgrade
electricity sector |
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 AMMAN
- The National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) will help upgrade the
electricity sector in Gambia under a $310,000 agreement with the
National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC).NEPCO Director General Ahmad Hiasat, who signed
the deal with NAWEC Managing Director Momodou Jallow, said ...Read
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Government defends telecoms sell-off
against critics |
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Gambian government has defended its recent sale of a 50% controlling stake
in national fixed line operator Gambia Telecommunications Company Ltd (GamTel)
and its mobile subsidiary Gamcel, after critics attacked the deal for a lack
of transparency and apparent flouting of public sector business law. A
statement from the Department of State for Communication, Information &
Technology (DOSCIT) attributed the surprise sale, which it agreed on 1
August with little-known Lebanese company Spectrum Group, to an urgent need
to address ...Read
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Ex- Gambian President
Seeks Affordable Tariffs |
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 Former
President of Gambia, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, has called on the
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to work at ensuring that
affordable telephone tariff for subscribers on the Africa continent is a
reality.Sir Jawara stated this at the just concluded African Telecoms Awards held in
Lagos...Read
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50% of GamTel sold, says paper |
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 Gambian
newspaper The Point reports that the country’s government has agreed to sell 50%
of national incumbent fixed line operator GamTel, owner of GSM operator Gamcel,
to a Lebanese-owned company called Spectrum. The sale of the government’s stake
is said by the paper’s unnamed source to have taken place with effect from 1
August 2007. As part of the terms of the sale, Spectrum has reportedly agreed to
install a management team, to work alongside officials of the fixed line and
mobile units. German consultancy DeTeCon is reported to have won the management
contract, although the details have not been confirmed by the state or the
companies in question.
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New Gambian academy puts science centre stage |
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 The
Gambia has announced the creation of its first science academy, which will
address the shortage of scientists in the country.The academy will prepare
students at primary and secondary level for university-level science, technology...Read
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Gambian group to tour green plant |
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 A
group from The Gambia is to be given a tour of a state-of-the-art waste
processing facility in Wiltshire.Brian Twigger, chair of the Wiltshire Waste
Partnership, organised the trip for 15 visitors from Gunjur, which is
twinned with Marlborough.He said: "I have been over to The Gambia and lived...Read
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Gambia & Venezuela
Invigorates Science |
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 The
Gambia and Venezuela have finalised a five-year agreement to cooperate on
improving research and development in agriculture, health, and energy sectors in
the African country.The agreement, finalised
during the Gambian president's tour of South America last month, will see
Venezuela providing funds, technicians and researchers to the Gambia, and
encourage cooperation between...Read
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Comium Talk of the Town
Jammeh Presides Over Launching |
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 President
Yahya Jammeh has launched Comium Gambia, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based global
telecommunication giant the Comium Group at a ceremony held at its headquarters
along Kairaba Avenue.The launch of The Gambia's latest
state-of-the-art 2.5G GSM mobile network came a day after the birthday of the
Gambian leader, which coincided with the African Liberation Day on May 25. It is
the...Read
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Microsoft to Tackle 'Digital
Divide' in Africa |
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 Software
giant Microsoft this week unveiled the latest version of its operating
system, Windows Vista. Soon, African users may be able to boot up their
computers using their native tongue because African language versions of the
program are being developed. For VOA, Jordan Davis reports from Dakar...Read
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Taiwan
to help train Hi-Tech Talent for Gambia |
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Taipei, Oct. 9 (CNA) Taiwan has decided to help Gambia nurture
high-tech specialists to pave the way for the African country to
establish its own "Silicon Valley, " an academic source said Monday.
Under
financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) , the
National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) will be sponsoring the
program starting next August by offering four-year university education
to 25 Gambian citizens. ...Read
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Comium
secures a 2G licence in Gambia |
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Will
this open the way for broadband in the Gambia?
As UkGambians exclusively revealed a couple of months back in an exclusive
interview with Alex Da Costa, Head of Media & Information Technology during the
AU-SUMMIT, a third mobile service provider will be launched early next year.What will this positive news bring to the citizens of The Gambia?...Read
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Gambia AU Summit Information & Technology Division
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