Darboe bemoan low voter registration turnout, slams 'self-appointed' verifiers

UDP Leader Ousainou Darboe

Opposition leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Ousainou Darboe has revealed to The Voice that he visited a number of voter registration centers, and there is no problem generally, the only thing is that there is low turnout in some areas.

“The issue of attestation is really a problem throughout the country, you find self-appointed citizenship verifiers, verifying the citizenship of people they have never set eyes on,” he told our reporter in an interview at his home (Kotu) on Friday.

“These people are abusing the process and it is known that they are people, who identified with a specific political party, but the issue of registration is not a party issue, it is a national issue.”

Microfinance management course kicks-off in Banjul

GAWFA CEO, Oley Njie

A six-day management development course and training of trainers, for mid-level managers of microfinance institutions in Africa, organized by Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN) kicks-off in Banjul, The Gambia on Monday.

Hosted by Gambia Women’s Finance Association (GAWFA), the largest microfinance institution in the country, the course is being held in collaboration with the Centre for Microfinance Leadership at the Women’s World Banking.

The programme is financed by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, and is aimed at “addressing the key concepts of managing for results and also to develop transformational skills for microfinance institutions managers”.

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Efficient transport system vital to economic growth

An efficient transport system is vital to sustain and enhance economic growth and the quality of life, however, the provision of such transport facilities and services must meet the essential criteria of economic efficiency, says Neville Weeks, WSP Team Leader.

The WSP International Management Consultants is a UK-based Consultancy Firm tasked with the execution of the Gambia National Transport Policy review.

The document is being instituted to better improve the transport system of the Gambia and is funded by the European Commission (under the EU Grant for Support to the National Transport Plan of The Gambia).

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