His company, Shyben Madi, has and is playing a key role in Gambia’s economy by providing regular basic commodities, soul representative of Japanese cars: Nissan, Suzuki and Yamaha.
His company used to contribute to the health sector and wrestling as well.
Late Madi was a Japanese honourary consul.
He was awarded in 2019 by the government of Japan in recognition of his efforts in improving the cordial relations between The Gambia and Japan.
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Gambia gets 10 new ambulances
Jul 23, 2020, 10:21 AM
On Monday 20 July 2020, the second largest cargo plane (Antonov AN-124 Ruslan plane) in the world arrived at the Banjul International Airport from Ankara, Turkey with 10 well-equipped ambulances that will allow intensive care treatment (ICU) en route, and critical lifesaving medical equipment and supplies for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and other health conditions.
Armed robbers injure PIU officer, escape with over 9m CFA
Jul 1, 2020, 12:34 PM
Armed robbers have reportedly struck at Kerr Pateh village in the North Bank Region and injured one Cpl. Mboge Bam, an officer of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) who was posted at the PIU base of the said village, The Point has been reliably informed.
Senegalese court discharges Sulayman Trawally
Apr 14, 2020, 3:00 PM
A court in Tambacounda, eastern province of Senegal has discharged Sulayman Trawally, a Gambian national, who was allegedly kidnapped by Senegalese gendarme last month.
Gambia receives D9.4bn NDP pledges
Jul 10, 2020, 11:55 AM
The Gambia has so far received 199,570,000 million dollars, an equivalent of 9,455,207,500 dalasis of the pledges made to the National Development Plan, the Finance and Economic Affairs Minister told Members of the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Tech world donates bags of rice to communities amid covid-19
Apr 23, 2020, 11:47 AM
Tech World, one of the leading petrol stations in the country over the weekend made a donation of 100 bags of rice to the communities of Sanyang and Gunjur as its contributions to complement feeding difficulties of needy families amid coronavirus pandemic.
Parliamentary committee report vindicates Mai Fatty
Jul 16, 2020, 1:09 PM
A parliamentary committee report on the Samlex scandal reported on Tuesday has vindicated former Interior minister and special adviser to the president Mai Ahmad Fatty.
Construction of Kafuta Market Complex enters another phase
Jul 15, 2020, 11:15 AM
Kafuta Market Development Committee in partnership with the Association for the Support of Grassroots Communities (ASGC), a local community-based organisation in Kafuta on Sunday embarked on mass bricks laying exercise, as the construction of the Kafuta new market complex enters its last phase.
GPA boosts BCC with 2 waste compactor trucks
Jul 24, 2020, 10:36 AM
The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) on Thursday handed over two waste collection vehicles to Banjul City Council (BCC).