VP inaugurates US$5M Brikama fish market
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Monday, February 21, 2011
The vice president and minister of Women’s Affairs, Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy
on behalf of President Jammeh yesterday inaugurated the new US$5 million
Brikama fish market project.

The event was part of activities marking The Gambia’s 46th Independence
Anniversary. The project is being sponsored by the Japanese government as
part of a bilateral cooperation between the governments of The Gambia and
Japan under the Japanese Government Grant Aid. Speaking at the inauguration,
VP Njie-Saidy condemned the acts of irresponsible, financial mismanagement
and laxity in the management of public facilities. She stressed that the
fishing sector continues to occupy centre-stage in The Gambia government's
agenda due to its huge potential to create thousands of jobs for people from
all works of life, particularly young people, and the enhancement of better
living standards for the people.

The vice president explained that the sector presently contributes
approximately 4.2 per cent of Gambia's GDP, and appealed to Gambians,
particularly the beneficiaries to be steadfast to contribute to the increase
of that figure. “I sincerely believe that we can make our fisheries
resources contribute more than they are doing now if we capitalize on the
opportunities created by this government,” she reiterated.  She expressed
government's concern over the conservation of the country's fisheries stock,
disclosing that recent statistics indicate that Gambia's fish stocks
continue to decline, particularly the high-value dermasal species. This, she
said, is partly due to the use of inappropriate fishing methods culminating
in the extermination of juvenile fish, as well as poaching by unlicensed
vessels and illegal fishing in the country's territorial waters by
unscrupulous fishermen.

She also reiterated government's relentless efforts in creating the enabling
environment for private sector participation in the development of the
country's fisheries sector, making reference of the soon-to-be constructed
Banjul fisheries jetty and the various incentives put in place by her
government for investors in the fisheries sector. The vice president used
the platform to appeal to the users of the facility to endeavour to use and
maintain it properly so that it can last long enough to serve them and their
children, while attributing its ultimate objective to poverty eradication.
She also thanked the government and people of Japan for sponsoring the
project.

The minister of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters,
Lamin Kabba Bajo sounded the heroic efforts of President Jammeh and his
government in bringing about robust development in the country, and
described the realisation of the project as another fulfillment of the
president’s visionary leadership. Malanag Dampha, the director of Fisheries
described the opening of the facility as historic as it is the first time
that such is coming to the country.
Author: *by Amadou Jallow*

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GOD BLESS SHEIKH PROFESSOR ALHAGIE YAHYA AJJ JAMMEH*
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*GOD BLESS THE GAMBIA*
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*GOD BLESS APRC*
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*DOWN WITH THE FAILED OPPOSITION *


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