Minister Bah was speaking recently at Ker Batch heritage site following his inspection of the ongoing work at the site.
“Looking at the construction here, I am very much impressed and I think they may complete this project before the schedule time,” he opined, adding that one of the reasons why “we empowered Gambian contractors is because whatever they do, it has to stay in the country and they will also encourage to improve in quality, and I‘m sure all the projects that I have seen are completed on time, so that’s why we awarded him this contract.”
Hassoum Ceesay, director general, National Center for Arts and Culture (NCAC), said the project entails the refurbishing of the museum and also the perimeter fence as well as to extend water supply to the village.
“We have realised that most of the villagers were having water problem, so that’s why we want to extend the pipe to the village so that they can also have access to water.”
One of the contractors who also spoke at the site, thanked Minister Bah and his team for visiting the place, adding that in a few days, “you would see a difference and we have no doubt that the work will be completed before the time.”
Aron Tekelegzi, programme manager for Labou Human Development of International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said research showed that 59.6% of Gambians who embarked on irregular migration in 2018 did so as a result of inadequate job opportunities, while 21.6% embarked on regular migration in the same year also did so due to similar reason.
Stakeholders in the Upper River Region (URR) are currently distributing more than D4,000,000 to over five hundred people who were affected by the Basse market inferno.
In order to gain first-hand information about the ongoing Banjul Rehabilitation project, which is expected to be completed within three years, Hon. Bai Lamin Jobe, the minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI), on Saturday 25th July 2020, together with some senior staff of his Ministry and other relevant stakeholders, conducted a tour of the project site, starting from Bund Road to the various streets of Banjul, despite the rainfall.
One Sgt. Kalilou Fadera, a personal of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) of The Gambia Police Force (GPF) posted in the North Bank Region (NBR) has had his leg broken, after the said officer hung himself against a Senegalese vehicle that refused to stop at a police checkpoint; The Point has been reliably informed.
