Thanks to the us amb. for the donation to restore James island.Hopefully
folks from Albreda and jufereh can benefit out of this project. Fye. Gambia:
U.S. Embassy Preserves D365, 000 for James Island

Amadou Jallow
5 May 2009

The United States Embassy in Banjul, in partnership with the National
Council for Arts and Culture, is embarking on a landmark project for the
preservation and restoration of James Island, a historic site in Jufereh,
North Bank Region. This project will entail three hundred and sixty-five
thousand dalasis (365,000).In a press briefing with reporters, yesterday,
the United States Ambassador Barry Wells, said James Island, over the years
has suffered some deteriorations, as some of the buildings at the site were
on the verge of collapsing. He added that it is their belief that without
tradition, there will not be a culture. Ambassador Wells further delved into
the importance attached to James Island, saying that this was why they took
it upon themselves to revive it.Baba Ceesay, head of Cultural Heritage at
the National Council for Arts and Culture, said James Island is a world
heritage site that needed to be preserved. Like Ambassador Wells, Ceesay was
also concerned about the threat posed on the site by the natural forces of
the sea, saying working towards restoring the place is a step in the right
direction.

Chris Honeycutt, a US Peace Corps volunteer at Aljamdou village also said
that he came to know James Island after intensive research on books. Keeping
the site well decorated, he observed, will revive the place.

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