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Former KMC Mayor Now Hotelier

The Point has been reliably informed that Mr. Francis Gomez, the erstwhile Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, has been appointed as the new Human Resource Manager of the Senegambia Beach Hotel. Mr. Gomez, whose appointment took effect on the 1stAugust 2008 now replaces Mr. Turo Jawneh, the former Human Resource Manager of the hotel. Though no reason was advanced for this latest development, sources have told The Point that Mr. Turo Jawneh’s contract expired and he was given a notice...

Youssou Ndour Due in Banjul Today

A few hours after sunset today, the Senegambia high way is expected to rise above nature in a magnificent grandeur. At about 9pm local time tonight, no- one within the Senegambia area will be left in doubt about the emerging fun- filled night as the Senegalese superstar Youssou Ndour blows the minds of the audience at the Senegambia Beach Hotel Gardens with his unique strong voice and orchestrated dance steps. Tomorrow, the newly crowned king of mbalax will stage another concert at the stately...

A worth-while venture

Editor, Please, allow me space in your most widely read newspaper to express my singular honour and gratitude to congratulate the board of directors and management of Senegambia Beach Hotel on the recent development in the infrastructure of the hotel.   Special congratulation goes to its able, visionary and dynamic general manager for his exemplary leadership. He is a manager I would like to give credit to and thank most profoundly for a wonderful gesture. I wish to take this opportunity to...

History Corner: The Empire of Kaabu

Origins The empire of Kaabu started as a west ward extension of the Manding empire. Its rulers were ordained into office by the king of Manding, but as the Manding Empire declined during the 15th century the Kaabu Empire became autonomous.  Among the "estern Mandinka who inhabit Senegambia, the Kaabu empier was second only to Manding in glory and importance and its ruling dynasty, who bore the title of Nyanchos, were better known, more respected and more jealous of their heritage than any other...

Senegambia accountant died of ‘heart failure’

A postmortem conducted on the body of the late accountant of Senegambia Beach Hotel reveals that the deceased died of a heart failure, the Daily Observer can reveal. Peter Sumpton, a British, was found dead on May 21 at around 8:40 am in his room at Senegambia. Sources told the Daily Observer that a report on the body of the deceased was reportedly sent to the police, who escorted the body to the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital in Banjul. The postmortem was triggered by a request from the...

The Serer

Though we have described Sine and Saloum as part of the Wollof Empire at its height, the leading people of these states were the Serer. These people also have traditions of migration into the Senegambia area, and are also believed to be the product of racial fusion between non-Negro immigrant groups and indigenous Negroes. Their customs and language bear considerable similarity to those of the Wollof. They appear to have settled originally to the north of the Senegal but under pressure from...

The Stone Circles of The Gambia

Because neither Islam nor Christinity had been introduced to our earliest ancestors, they held firmly to traditional African beliefs and customs. They were influenced by secret societies and initiation rites of different kinds. For example, they regarded the Earth as sacred, because she provided them with food, and received the dead into her bowels, so wrote a leading Gambian historian in the work ‘Stories of The Senegambia. The Stone circles are indeed the leading archaeological relics of our...

The Origins of 'The Gambia

The exact origin of the name The Gambia is unknown. It was first recorded in writing by Europeans explorers who began arriving here 500 years ago. As the Europeans expanded into West Africa, they were fixated with producing accurate maps for future travelers and they fussed over keeping a written record of place names to mark down on those maps. The names of rivers in the Senegambia region were therefore of great importance to them and it was talking to people living by the River Gambia that...