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 Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 22:12:35
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Asset Awards Craft Competitors
By Isatou Bittaye
The Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism (ASSET) has awarded four winners of the Arts and Craft Competition 2007 on Thursday 18 October at the ASSET Cultural Encounter at Timbooktoo Bookshop, Bakau.
In declaring the competition open, the Director General of Gambia Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr. Kaliba Senghore said the competition was aimed to improve the quality of art and craft products and ensure responsible tourism in The Gambia. He added that it is all about partnership and promoting responsible tourism in The Gambia. Mr. Senghore said the first competition was held in 2005 at the Alliance Franco Gambinne the current one was but done at the ASSET’s Cultural encounter. He added that the competition will be held yearly in ensuring fair and responsible tourism. He said ASSET aims to encourage its members to be more innovative and develop small scale tourism. Mrs. Binta Jobe, Director of Quality Control and Lincensing (GTA) said ASSET is taking the lead in ensuring that responsible tourism is achieved. She congratulated the participants and thanked ASSET for the good initiative. The winners of the Decorative category are Malick Ceesay and “Monkey Business”. They were awarded each a cash prize of D7,500.00 and a certificate. The first winner of the practical category is Equi-Gambia who received a cash price of D10,000.00. They were followed by Paper Recycling Skills Project who got a cash price of D5,000.00. The judges were Lamin Marenah, Anna of Top Shop, Karri from Marouns Supermarket and Mr. Goerge.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No.124/2007, 22 – 23 October, 2007
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