As the impact of last July’s destructive flood in Jabang Estate in West Coast Region of The Gambia is still being felt by hundreds of residents, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaa’t on Thursday took relief items to the community to cushion the effects of the flood. Multitudes of families are still[Read More…]
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VP Joof Says Demolitions To Continue As Long As Necessary
The Gambia’s Vice President has said, in no uncertain terms, that demolition of structures on water alleys will continue as long as they are necessary. VP Alieu Badara Joof insisted that the protection of lives and properties of the majority of Gambians is paramount. He, however, pointed out that compensation[Read More…]
Barrow Orders Immediate Cessation Of Demolitions – Queen Jammeh
The Gambian President Adama Barrow has ordered for the cessation of demolitions with immediate effect, revealed the minister of information Lamin Queen Jammeh. The minister told Coffee Time With Peter Gomez this morning that the President has also issued an advise for the setting up of a high-level group that[Read More…]
The Jabang Estate Imbroglio And Its Possible Consequences
The catastrophe that has recently befallen some residents of Jabang Housing Estate is yet another serious indictment of the Barrow government. It is hard to understand how any serious government concerned with the welfare of its people would take such a drastic decision to demolish properties legally obtained by their[Read More…]
Editorial: These Jabang Demolitions Are Heartless & Numbing!
It’s quite disheartening and cold-blooded! It’s also ill-advised, unnecessary at the time and callous! The sights of heavy equipment, ripping through multi-million Dalasi structures were numbing, heart-rending and brain-muddling! Imagine, with just less than a 48-hour notice, people were ordered to vacate their homes lock, stock and barrel! And, before[Read More…]
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