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Over the weekend, a group of about 125 Senegalese students wrapped up their nearly month-long school holiday break in The Gambia, known as Colonie De Vacances. They were lodged at the Bakadaji Hotel in Kololi. The educational trip allowed the students to learn about The Gambia’s rich cultural diversity, visit historical places, and thereby contribute […]

The Honorable Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Abdoulie Jobe, accompanied by stakeholders in the tourism sector recently briefed the Vice President of the Republic, on their state of preparedness for the 2024/2025 tourist season. According to Honorable Jobe, the briefing was necessary because of the significant contribution that the tourism sector is making to

The Banjul New Year Cultural Festival Committee under the guidance of the National Centre for Arts and Culture on Wednesday, 4th September 2024 held its third meeting at the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in Banjul. Chairing the meeting, Honorable Abdoulie Jobe, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, commended the different groups who attended

His Excellency Dinkar Asthana, the Indian High Commissioner to The Gambia based in Dakar, Senegal, has promised to continue strengthening the bilateral relations between Banjul and New Delhi. High Commissioner Asthana made this affirmation during a courtesy visit to the Honorable Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Abdoulie Jobe at his office in Banjul on

The Honorable Minister of Tourism and Culture, Abdoulie Jobe, on Tuesday 27th August 2024 opened the two-day Tourism Stakeholders Dialogue at the Pencha MI Hall in Kololi. The forum aims to update tourism stakeholders on preseason tourism arrangements and all other issues impacting tourism hospitality and culture and collectively map out strategies confronting the broader

The Ministry of Tourism and Culture in collaboration with The Gambia Tourism Board is organizing a two-day Stakeholders Tourism Dialogue Forum slated for 27th to 28th August 2024 at the Pancha Mi Hall in Kotu. The forum will provide a platform to update tourism stakeholders on preseason tourism arrangements and all other issues impacting tourism

His Excellency Corrado Pampaloni, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation in The Gambia on Tuesday, August 13th, paid a courtesy call on Honorable Abdoulie Jobe, Minister of Tourism and Culture at his office in Banjul. Ambassador Pampaloni has come to the end of his duties in The Gambia and was at the Tourism

While speaking to some visiting Senegalese students Honourable Abdoulie Jobe, Minister of Tourism and Culture, described the cordial relationship between The Gambia and Senegal as unique in Africa, and that the people of the two countries should cherish it. The students, who are residing at Bakadaji Hotel in Kololi,  are in The Gambia for a

As the year winds down preparations are in high gear for the upcoming annual Banjul New Year Cultural Festival, usually held from December into the New Year in Banjul. The event attracts thousands of people from all walks of life both within and outside the country. On Wednesday 7th August 2024 different stakeholders under the

Following its endorsement by the Honorable Minister of Tourism and Culture, the steering committee on the implementation of a National Memorialisation Framework has been launched. The initiative forms part of the Government’s white paper on the implementation of the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission. Launched by the National Centre for Arts and Culture