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Upper Fulladou residents clean Bansang Hospital

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:26:41 GMT

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Over 300 people from Upper Fulladou West Constituency, on Saturday November 1, embarked on a massive cleansing exercise at the Bansang Hospital, in the Central River Region (CRR). The exercise was led by the Regional Governor, Alhagie Ganyie Touray, Muhammadou M5 Jallow, the National Assembly Member of the area, as well as the District Chief.

Addressing the people after the exercise, Governor Alhagie Ganyie Touray thanked the people for their active participation in the exercise. He said the hospital belongs to them and that they should participate in any event taking place there. He commended the two Alkalolu (Mamadou Baldeh and Amadou Deganda), who donated bulls for the exercise.

The NAM of the area, Hon Muhammadou M5 Jallow and Hon Sainey Mbye, NAM for Upper Saloum, said the hospital has a large catchment area and that environmental sanitation will reduce the potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes. The two NAMs thanked the people of Upper Fulladou West for responding fully to the national call by President Yahya Jammeh.

The Principal Nursing Officer at Bansang Hospital, Wandifa Samateh, said cleanliness is part of health care and is one of the government’s primary objectives. He noted that cleaning our environment is one way of reducing malaria.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo in Janjanbureh

Two Armitage teachers get the boot

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:56:39 GMT

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Reports reaching the Daily Observer have revealed that the Board of Governors of Armitage Senior Secondary School on Tuesday, October 28, terminated the services of two teachers namely Waka Touray, a Geography teacher and Ebrima Jarra, a Computer Science (IT) teacher.

The decision was taken during a board meeting on 28 October in Janjanbureh. The sacking of these teachers, according to our sources, came after accusations against them were reported to the Board by Grade 12 students of the school.

“The school councillors are not respected by the teachers. They introduced new rules which are not part of the school rules and regulations,” our sources revealed.

Kaunding Tambedou, the chairman of the Board of Governors of Armitage SSS, advised the sacked teachers, during a meeting held at the governor’s residence in Janjangbureh, to keep the peace and respect the decision taken by the Board.

He further disclosed that after receiving the complains of the students, the Board established a task force which investigated the matter and submitted a report to the Board. It was upon receiving that report that the Board took its decision.

He said six students would also be suspended by the Board for a period of one week. He added that if anyone of the suspended students is found to be on scholarship, he/she would have to forfeit the said scholarship.

He also revealed that some councillors have returned their badges to the school and that their resignation has been accepted by the Board.

The deputy governor of CRR, Lamin Darboe also spoke at length on the importance of discipline. He advised the students to concentrate on their academic work in order to have good results.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo in Janjanbureh

CRR schools, health centres boosted

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:41:24 GMT

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

At least, seven schools - Lebba, Panchang, Bati Ndarr, Kerr Auldi, Maka Janneh, Njau and Palele Lower Basic Schools - and three health centres namely - Kaur, Kuntaur and Chamen Health Centres - in the Central River Region (CRR), on Saturday November 1, received medical and learning items worth over four hundred thousand dalasis from The Gambia Schools Project.

The materials which included computers, bicycles, spectacles, sewing machines, toys, furniture, and blankets were presented to the beneficiaries at Jarang in the Upper Saloum District, CRR.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Baboucarr Touray, a founding member of The Gambia Schools Project, gave a brief history of the project.

The regional director of schools in Region 5, Baboucarr Suwareh, commended the donors for the benevolent gesture. He said the donated items will go a long way in complementing the government’s efforts.

The National Assembly Member for Upper Fulladou West, Muhammadou MS Jallow hailed the efforts of the donors and called on others to emulate them. He said the donated items will contribute immensely to the socio-economic advancement of the region.

The regional governor, Alhagie Ganyie Touray, received the donated items on behalf of the beneficiaries. The ceremony was chaired by the National Assembly member of the area, Honourable Sainey Mbye.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo in Janjanbureh

CRR residents harvest president Jammeh’s farms

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:10:25 GMT

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

The people of Upper Saloum and Fulladou, on Sunday, November 2nd, embarked on a harvesting exercise on President Jammeh’s farms in Upper Saloum and Sare Madi in the Upper Fulladou West District, Central River Region (CRR).

The harvesting exercise, led by Alhagie Ganyie Touray, the governor of CRR and the National Assembly Members of the area, was carried out in different farms where different crops were cultivated.

Speaking at the harvesting ground, Alhagie Ganyie Touray, commended the people of Central River Region for their loyalty to President Jammeh. He opined that no nation could attain its goals if it neglected agriculture, describing it as the backbone of our economy.

Governor Touray hailed President Jammeh for his clarion call for people to go back to the land, arguing that it was the only way Gambia can achieve food self sufficiency.

The National Assembly Member for Upper Fulladu, Muhammadou M5 Jallow, called on the people of Fulladou to learn from the actions of President Jammeh.

The NAM for Upper Saloum, Hon. Sainey Mbye, expressed appreciation to the people of the region for their "tireless efforts." He urged them to unite and cooperate in the interest of development. He said farming was the only way forward to bringing food self-sufficiency in the country.

Among the speakers were district chiefs, lady councillors and ward councillors.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo in Janjanbureh

30 Solar panels stolen in CRR

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:46:42 GMT

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

-Suspect in police net

Information reaching the Daily Observer reveals that over 30 Solar panels were stolen in Jamali Musa Village in Sami District, Central River Region (CRR). The thieves were said to have stroked on Sunday night, October 26.

‘The solar panels were fixed at the village borehole which used to serve the women gardeners as well as cattle in the area,’ our sources revealed.

This development, according to the source, has caused a great lose and damage to the residents of the village as they use the borehole for many domestic purposes.

Meanwhile, sources also disclosed to the Daily Observer that one Morr Jimbala, a native of Kataba Village in CRR, was arrested by the Police Intervention Unit (PIU), last week, reportedly in connection to the solar panel theft case. ‘He was interrogated at the PIU Barracks and later transferred to Bansang Police Station, where he is still under detention,’ our source further revealed.

In an interview with the Daily Observer, Musa Samura, the Ward Councillor for the area, said the borehole was funded by department of Livestock Services. "Theft of solar panels is becoming a rampant phenomenon in the Central River Region, particularly in CRR North, Mr Samura said, adding that just recently, sixteen solar panels were stolen at Barajally Village, two were also stolen at Kunting Village, one in Janjangbureh and, recently, in Jamali Musa Village."

He attributed the cowardly act to the lack of security, urging for institution of night watchmen for the safety of the solar panels.

Madam Isatou Bah, a concerned citizen, observed that the solar panels had anti theft screw which made it difficult to remove. She said that the matter had already been reported to the Police.

When contacted, the police spokesperson, ASP Sulayman Secka, confirmed the story.

Author: by Assan Sallah & Lamin SM Jawo

Farmer Cooperative Bank formation discussed in CRR

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:31:39 GMT

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Over two hundred farmers from the Central River Region, recently met at Armitage Senior School to discussed ways and means of forming a Farmer Cooperative Bank in the region.

Forming themselves into cooperative societies would help in marketing their products in order to improve their living conditions.

Addressing the gathering, Lamin Darboe, the deputy governor of the Central River Region said cooperative bank is key in any development endeavour noting that the importance of its formation in the region cannot be over-emphasized.

He stated that farmers are the poorest in Africa which is due to marketing saying “they do not determine the prices of their produce”. Therefore, he added, forming themselves into cooperative societies would better improve their income status and livelihood. “With cooperative banks, farmers can be able to market their produce and also access bank loans” he said.

Deputy Governor Darboe then thanked all the participants for the proposed unity formation.

Abdoulie Manjang, the pioneer of the formation of the Cooperative Bank revealed that forming it will be key to improve farmers income citing Ghana as an example where the Cocoa industry is now run and managed by farmers.

Pierre Bah, Chief of Niani who chaired the meeting said the formation of cooperative banks will improve the living standard of farmers and facilitate their work. He called on the farmers to take up the activity seriously.

Other speakers included Lamin Saidy-kahan, the farm manager.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo in Janjangbureh

Population Commission visit CRR projects

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:46:32 GMT

Monday, October 27, 2008

The National Population Commission Secretariat in collaboration with the regional population task force members last Tuesday conducted a joint annual monitoring tour in the Central River Region.

The purpose of the visit was to monitor the population related projects in the region. During the visit, the team visited the Ferdousey Health Post, Wassu theatre group and Sinchu Ngarba milling machine.

During a meeting in Janjanbureh shortly after the visit, Alhagie Ganyi Touray, the governor of Central River Region spoke at length on the importance of the joint monitoring visits as it will help officials get first hand information on the achievements, constraints, challenges and way forward in the implementation of population related projects in the region.

He said the Population Task Force Members (PTF) is essential link between the national structure and the grassroots in the process of policy implementation.

Ebou Jallow, the deputy director of the National Population Commission Secretariat (NPCS) pointed out that the PTF play a vital role at the regional level as they are to coordinate and facilitate all population activities within their respective areas.

He further noted that the purpose of their visits is part of their annual activities to visit the population related projects in the region and to find out their achievements, challenges and map out a way forward. He said this year, their annual planning meeting will be held at the regional level.

The ceremony was chaired by Lamin Badjie, the community development officer CRR South.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo in Janjangbureh

40 farmers on intensive training in CRR

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:35:49 GMT

Monday, October 27, 2008

The Farmer Managed Rice Irrigation Project last Thursday October 23rd, began a four-day capacity building workshop for forty farmers at Parcharr village in the Lower Fulladu West district, Central River Region.

During the course of the training, participants will be discussing on irrigation systems and maintenance, machines maintenance, environmental management, soil fertility maintenance, sites selection, water management, land reclamation, and principle of conservation and techniques.

In his opening statement, Landing Sonko, the director of Technical Services said the importance of the training cannot be over-emphasized, as it will help equipe the participants with the skills, knowledge and techniques in rice production. He called for active participation and urged them to put into practice the knowledge and skills they will acquire during the cause of the training.

Ousman Jammeh, the Farmer Managed Rice Irrigation Project monitoring and evaluation officer stated that capacity building is the third component of the project and this will prepare the farmers in rice cultivation modern techniques. He revealed that the project is a five-year project and three thousand three hundred households would benefit from the project. He asserted that the project is being established to empower farmers to improve rice production and productivity in Central River Region.

Momodou Lamin Baldeh, the Chief of the Upper Fulladou district spoke at length on the importance of timely planting in order to have double cropping. He further adviced farmers to adopt the modern farming techniques to eradicate global food crisis and thanked the Farmer Managed Rice Irrigation project for building capacity of farmers in farming techniques.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo in Janjangbureh

Fifty female farmers conclude training

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:30:58 GMT

Friday, October 17, 2008

At least fifty (50) female farmers on Sunday October 12, concluded a four-day capacity building program on rice and aqua-culture at Pacharr in the Lower Fulladu District, CRR South.

Topics covered were rice agronomy, gender issues and aqua culture. The capacity building workshop was organized by the Farmer Managed Rice Irrigation Project and funded by the ADB.

In his remarks, the principal fisheries officer, Nfamara Darboe, said the objective of the capacity building was to prepare the farmers in the project intervention areas which are Pacharr and Sambel Kunda in the CRR South. He noted that this will help ensure the widespread adoption of rice-fish culture.

Mr Darboe further pointed out that the training will increase skills, techniques and knowledge of the farming community in the project’s intervention areas. He asserted that if farmers are trained on rice-fish culture, it will go a long way in improving rice and fish production and productivity in the intervention areas. He urged them to take the training seriously as its aim was to equip them with the necessary skills and techniques.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo

CRR on gender policy formulation

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:16:47 GMT

Friday, October 17, 2008

The Women’s Bureau recently held a day’s regional consultative workshop for the formulation of a gender policy in Janjangbureh, CRR, sponsored by the European Commission in collaboration with CSIP.

In his welcoming remarks, the deputy governor of the region, Lamin Darboe, said the National Policy on Gender was formulated by the government of The Gambia in 1999 for the advancement of Gambian women. He pointed out that 65% of Gambian household food security is produced by women. He thanked the European Commission and CSIP for sponsoring such an important workshop.

In her opening statement, the executive director of the Women’s Bureau, Ida Fye-Hydara, said the objective of the consultation was for stakeholders to participate in the formulation of the Gender Policy 2009 to 2019. She called for active participation in the formulation of the gender policy, noting that the 1999 policy mainly focuses on the advancement of women but according to her, the 2009-2019 policy will focus on both the needs of women and men.

The Seyfo of Janjangbureh Bakary Jam Jawo thanked the organizers and those who sponsored the consultation workshop. He further spoke at length on the important role women play in society.

Author: by Lamin SM Jawo