Gambia: Tourism Minister Signs Regulation On National Endowment Fund for Arts and Culture
[The Point] The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat N.K. Bah, last Friday signed the Regulation on the National Endowment Fund for Art and Culture for the first time in The Gambia.
Algeria: NCAC Research Officer Returns From Algiers
[The Point] Sana B. Jarju, the Research Officer for the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) who doubles as The Gambia Focal Point for the UNESCO 2003 Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage has recently returned from Algiers, A…
Gambia: Ncac Holds Consultative Forum On Inventory of Historic Banjul Built Heritage
[The Point] For participatory and not leaving anyone behind, the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in conjunction with the UNESCO-NATCOM – The Gambia recently held a daylong consultative forum with relevant stakeholders in Banjul to inaugurat…
Gambia: Gambian Poet to Participate in Int’l Youth Confab
[The Point] Fast rising Gambian poet, Ansu Jatta alias Muslim Poet has been selected to join the International Youth Leadership Connect Conference scheduled to take place in Accra, Ghana from 22nd to 25th June 2023.
Africa: Africa Music Legend Salif Keita to Speak At Cambridge Africa Together Confab
[The Point] African music legend Salif Keita, the Golden Voice of Africa and great descendant of legendary African leader Sundiata Keita, would be lecturing at the high-level Africa Together Conference to be held at the renowned University of Cambridge…
Gambia: Sambou Suso Conferred Women in Arts Award
[The Point] The Network of Women in Arts has awarded Gambia’s veteran Afro-manding star Sambou Suso Women in Arts Award at a colourful ceremony that was held at the Ebunja Theatre in Kanifing Institutional Layout to to honour trailblazers who have made…
Gambia: Late Fashion Icon Conferred Posthumous Honour As Fashion Pioneer
[The Point] Late Gambia fashion icon and entrepreneur, Mrs Pullo Cham, has been posthumously conferred Woman Fashion Pioneer of The Year by The Woman Boss on 4th March.
Gambia: We Are Still Culturally Enslaved – Sidia Jatta
[The Point] Sidia Jatta, Gambian politician, academic and writer, said on Wednesday that Africans are still culturally enslaved.
Gambia: UNESCO-Aschberg Programme Seeks to Elevate Female Artistes
[The Point] The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) with stakeholders in the creative industry on Monday reviewed and validated the UNESCO-Aschberg programme on the status of women artistes and cultural professionals in The Gambia draft report.
Gambia: Beauty Pageants Contribute to National Development – Says CEO Ks Entertainment
[The Point] The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KS Entertainment and winner of various national and international beauty pageant awards has underscored the significant contribution of beauty pageantry in national development, saying the industry has a…