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Sun Beach tourist guides on cleansing exercise

The head of security and public relations officer at Sun Beach Hotel, Mr Basirou Gassama commonly known as ‘Action Man’, on Saturday organised the members of Sun Beach Tourist Guides to clean the surroundings of Bakau Lower Basic School and the Daily Observer, as a response to President Jammeh’s clarion call on "Operation Clean the Nation".  Speaking to the Daily Observer, Mr Basirou Gassama said he and his men have been doing this for the past sixteen years. "The places we normally clean are...

Barrow Kunda Community Embarks on Cleansing Exercise

The people of Wuli Barrow Kunda in the Upper River Region on Saturday 8th November 2008 embarked on massive cleansing exercise in the village. The exercise, which lasted for hours, was punctuated with drumming and dancing. Addressing the participants at the end of the exercise, Mr. Mamadi Sidibeh Tostan, facilitator in the village, thanked the participants for actively participating in the exercise. He described last Saturday’s cleansing as the most successful exercise since the beginning of...

Countdown to December Brufut Run Begins

Brufut Marathon Run Association, with the support of the Friends of The Gambia UK and Taf Holding company Ltd, recently conducted a cleaning exercise at the Brufut Health Centre. As the theme for this year’s run is; “Run For A Clean Nation” the BMRA called on the villagers and the Brikama Area Council to join hands and help clean the health centre. A large crowd attended the exercise among them Lucky Sisters, Ajusco Family,Kayon Kalorn,Diamond Sisters,KankantaGarden women, Mz Thea Mom...

Taiwanese Embassy cleans up Banjul-Serrekunda highway

For the first time in the history of foreign diplomacy in The Gambia, the staff of the Taiwanese Embassy led by Ambassador Richards Shih, Saturday physically teamed up with a group of youths from Kanifing Municipality in cleaning up the Banjul-Serrekunda highway. They were also joined by a fraction of the Taiwanese community. The Saturday’s Operation Clean the Nation (OCN) saw the Taiwanese plenipotentiary and a multitude of his staff, who assembled at Denton Bridge, in physical action,...

Madina Salam Youths Engage in Cleaning Exercise

The youth of Madena Salam recently embarked on a massivecleaning exercise in the village. Speaking at the occasion, the chairman ofMadena Salam village development committee, Mr. Lamin Saidy, said environmentalsanitation is very significant in human life. He stated that a cleanenvironment always produces good health and helps to terminate mosquitoes whichare an enemy to mans well being.He commended the youth of Madena Salam for their hard work,commitment and dedication during the exercise.

The ferries: Dirty and dirt

The ferries are dirty and we expect them to be clean at all times as cleaning the ferries are the simplest task on board all ferry operational. Why the ferries are dirty?  I went down to interview a lady I saw picking only the plastics off the deck and throwing them into sea and I try to see the sense in what she was doing but all I manage to see was senselessness as she even refuse  to answer my questions. The other day as soon as the ferry anchored I saw four youths all male in their prime...

GLBS Embarked on Cleaning Exercise

GunjurLower Basic School (GLBS) recently undertook a massive cleaning exercise ontheir grounds at Gunjur.Theexercise brought the staff and students of the school to work together.Speaking to The Point the Headmasterof GLBS, Mr. Gibral Jallow, explained the significance of environmentalsanitation in human life. He revealed that he believes a clean environmentalways brings higher quality and longer life to the people. Hecommended the staff and students for their dedication hard work and...

Barrow Kunda Community Embark on Cleansing Exercise

The Village Development Committee (VDC) of Wuli Barrow Kunda in Upper River Region, in collaboration with Beakanyang Kafo, Tostan and Fight Against Malaria last Saturday embarked on a massive cleansing exercise in the village. Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Karamo Touray Chairman of the VDC described the exercise as important as it would reduce the spread of malaria in the village. Oustass Yahya Sumareh, Board chairman of Beakanyang, commended the people for coming out in large numbers and...

NIGERIA: Poor oil spill clean-up methods affect Niger Delta communities

A few days after villagers in Kedere in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region noticed oil seeping from the pipe that runs beside the village, a few boys from the village went out with shovels, dug pits a few feet deep, scooped the oil into the ground and burned it, finally covering it with sand. “During the dry season, it looks nice,” Anyakwee Nsirimovu, director of the Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Port Harcourt, told IRIN, describing the simple process which he said is a...

Gamtel/Gamcel Conduct Set-Setal

Staff of Gamcel and Gamtel recently jointly conducted Set-Setal at the Gamtel multimedia training institutes (GTM) at Kanafing. The exercise was part of preparations for the Independence anniversary celebrations, which are scheduled for the 18th of this month. In an interview with The Point the Public Relations Manager (PRM), Mr. Amadou Touray, emphasised that this Set-Setal was very special in particular as it is the last Set-Setal before the anniversary of Independence. He said the cleaning...