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Momodou
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 Posted - 13 Mar 2007 : 13:57:30
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NEA WEBSITE LAUNCHED
By Amie Sanneh
The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Thursday 8th March 2007 launched its website; (www.nea.gm) at a ceremony held at the Atlantic Hotel in Banjul.
In his launching statement, the Secretary of State for Forestry and the Environment, Edward Singhateh said this website will help to infuse an environment friendly culture in the population including the children who will become the future decision makers. He noted that sustainable development can only take place when it is environment friendly.
The basic function of this information technology tool he said is a source of information to the public and another channel for information dissemination.
For his part the Executive Director of NEA Momodou Sarr in his welcoming remarks said the website will immensely contribute towards making the NEA more efficient in delivering its service to the public; "because all the environmental information of interest to the public will be posted on this website," he said. He noted that the website will help potential international partners to locate them whenever they intend to initiate new environmental programmes in the country. Mr. Sarr urged the future users of their site to give them a critical assessment for them to keep improving on a regular basis.
He said the NEA will be offering their entire national partners free dissemination of their environmentally related activities on their website.
The Executive Director has also said that street offence such as throwing dirty water, dumping and urinating in the streets will be enacted soon. He said that everything with regard to the enactment of these offences is finalized and will be regulated soon. He added that once it is made an offence, the fine will be increased from D1,000 to D5, 000.
Commenting on the aftermath of "set setal" where refuse are left without being collected, he said people tend to misunderstand their role. On the collection of refuse, he said it is not their role but that of the municipalities to ensure that all refuse are collected after every "set setal."
He noted that what they normally do is that at the end of every month, they the NEA use their own funds to buy fuel for them.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 029/2007, 12 13 March, 2007
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