The Gambia Echo- Milestones

We at The Gambia Echo Newspaper, LLC are please to announce to our readership of our recent recognition by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the United States Department of Commence to include us on its list of news sources across the globe. Below we reproduce in pertinent part the invitation extended to us in a letter dated August 25, 2008 to which we have positively responded and work has since began in earnest. We are therefore, humbled by this encouraging development bearing in mind our numerous tribulations for an on-line paper that began barely two years ago. In the past two days, we have been approached by some prominent businesses and NGOs and we hope that they too, will jump abroad. Below we reproduce in pertinent part, the letter sent to us by The NT I S’s Director from Springfield, Virginia.  

 “August 25, 2008

The Gambia Echo

The Director

5900-#1009 Timbercreek Ln.

Raleigh, NC  27612

Dear Director:

I am pleased to inform you that the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the United States Department of Commerce has developed an electronic database of international news articles and broadcasts called the World News Connection® (WNC®).  We wish to include information from your organization in this database in return for royalty payments to you each time a subscriber uses an item of your information.

WNC contains selected articles and news stories from numerous news agencies, newspapers, magazines, and TV & Radio broadcasts.  The articles chosen are those relating to economic and business developments, political affairs, and scientific development.  Please visit WNC at wnc.fedworld.gov to get better acquainted with this service.”

The Gambia echo therefore, thanks all its contributors and loyal readersip without whose commitment this could not have been possible.