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From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Burama Dibba is now a free man. He can walk in the streets of Banjul with his head held high again, knowing that his hands are clean. Isn’t it said that a clear conscience fears no accusation? He is not the only one who has been accused of wrongdoing, only to be set free by a court of law in this country. It’s good enough that these people are tried in a competent court of law; at least they are not taken straight to Mile 2 without the due process. That is some measure of respect for the rule...

Taiwanese Ambassador Applauds Operation Clean the Nation

The Ambassador of Taiwan to the Gambia Richard Shih hashails the president’s initiative of ‘operation clean the nation’. He describesit as an excellent idea for people to clean the environment.The Taiwanese diplomat made these remarks on Saturday at Denton Bridgewhere he mobilised his fellow countrymen in the Gambian and youth groups torespond to the president’s call for people to clean their environment. He called on people to maintain cleaning their environmenton a regular basis. “Personally...

Taiwanese Embassy in Support of Operation Clean the Nation

In the quest to support operation clean the nation, the Embassy of the Republic of China on Taiwan, in collaboration with the Department of State for Environment, will tomorrow, Saturday 26th July, embark on a massive cleansing exercise. A media release from the Taiwanese Embassy revealed the move is meant to complement government’s efforts to clean the environment and fight against malaria especially during this rainy season. The activity, which starts at 9:00am,  will end at 13:00pm. The...

KAC Complements Operation Clean the Nation

The ChiefExecutive Officer of Kerewan Area Council has disclosed that the dream ofsustainable development cannot be achieved without a positive holistic movetowards waste management and disposal. TambaKinteh revealed this during the launch of the Council’s waste managementstrategy in Kerewan that is tailored to suit waste management and disposalproblems in the North Bank Region’s developing towns and Lumo villages. He saidtheir newly established strategy aims to complement the efforts of the...

The adoptable formula

When ‘operation clean the nation’ was first unveiled to Gambians, it was received with greetings of skepticism as to its motive and sustainability. And in some quotas, the rather jaded response was nothing but conspiracy and limitless acts of sabotage against a pioneering move that would change the lives of the inhabitants of this country, The Gambia. However, thanks to the extraordinary resilience of the force behind it, it eventually established a firm base within the society. This is not to...

Bravo KMC

Editor, Please allow me a space in your widely read Newspaper to thank the Kanifing Municipal Council for their commitment to cleaning the Municipality, an initiative that was recently launched by Mayor Colley. Keeping the Municipality clean is part of contributing one’s quarter to national development. This initiative, spearheaded by His Excellency the President of the Republic of The Gambia, who has supported the council to embark on environmental sanitation. Bravo KMC, keep the...

NIGERIA: Calabar - Why so clean?

Of the many towns and cities on the African continent Calabar must be one of the cleanest. “We are proud of the environment in which we live,” said Helen Ewar, a student at the local university. “It is part of our identity.” She and other people gave a cultural explanation for their high level of hygiene. “Cleaning is not seen as an activity that is beneath us Efek people,” Ewar said, referring to the majority ethnic group in the city. There are few other explanations. “We don’t spend a lot of...

“Beach Clean” Organisation for Life Guards soon

The Red Dolphins Life Guards Association, will soon benefit from an upcoming organisation called “Beach clean”, from which they will not only be responsible for saving lives at the beachside, but also cleaning the beaches. Speaking to the Daily Observer, Mr Bruce Berry, a British national who also doubles as the Director of Beach Clean in The Gambia, said he has already discussed with the concerned authorities on the issue of forming the Beach Clean Organisation for the Red Dolphins Life Guard...

DJIBOUTI: Clean water for 25,000 people

In a bid to alleviate the problem of perennial water scarcity among poor residents of rural Djibouti, aid donors, the government and a United Nations agency are backing a project to provide clean drinking water to an estimated 25,000 people. Djibouti, a semi-desert state in the Horn of Africa, experiences frequent drought and most of its water supply is derived from ground water sources, which most poor rural communities have difficulty accessing. The new project, to be completed in 2008, is...

Bakau LBS pupils clean Daily Observer premises

Bakau LBS pupils clean Daily Observer premises       Written by Ida Jallow    The pupils of Bakau Lower Basic School, last Saturday embarked on massive set settal operation.   They took the opportunity to clean the Daily Observer premises and its surroundings. The clean up exercise was successfully conducted under the supervision of their teachers, and helped to wipe out all the garbage and waste materials. Among the pupils of the school was Malang Ndow, Head Boy and Isatou Samateh, Head...