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Basse Area Council Owes NAWEC over D12 Million

Basse Area Council (BAC) owes the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) arrears of over 12 million dalasis. This was revealed to The Point yesterday by the new Chairman of Basse Area Council, Omar Sompo Ceesay. According to Chairman Ceesay, the said sum was consumed during the past 10 years or so. He said that when they took over the leadership of BAC there has been no electricity. “It was just recently that we paid half a million dalasis to restore light and maintain water to enable...

Out-going BAC chairman preaches unity

Ousman Gaye, the outgoing chairman of the Brikama Area Council, has spoken of the need for members of the ruling APRC to work towards consolidating the unity in the party. This, he said, will further increase the gains already registered by the party in the political arena. Mr Gaye who lost the party’s contest for councillorship for the Banjulunding Ward made this remark at a political meeting of his successor, Mariam Bah-Saine in Banjulunding village, Kombo North District on Sunday....

KAC complements operation clean the nation

The Chief Executive Officer of Kerewan Area Council has disclosed that the dream of sustainable development cannot be achieved without positive holistic move towards proper waste management. Tamba Kinteh made this revelation at the launch of Council’s Waste Management Strategy in Kerewan that is tailored to suit waste management and disposal problems in the North Bank Region’s towns and lumo villages.   He said the newly established...

National Assembly Dissects Amended Local Government Act

During the debate on the Local Government Act (Amendment) bill 2007 at the National Assembly, National Assembly members on Wednesday argued over the technicalities surrounding the bill seeking to empower the president to take charge of the affairs of all area councils and municipalities in the country. In his constitution to the debate on the proposed amendment of the act, Hon. Sidia Jatta, NAM for Wuli West and a NADD bigwig, described the move as a conspiracy against the powers of the...