Gambia: Kartong Villagers Dialogue to End Scuffle Over Sand Mining  –

By: Kemo Kanyi

As dispute continues between the Alkalo recommended Village Development Committee and the Brikama Area Council (BAC) backed VDC which has halted all sand mining activities in the village, the coastal settlement of West Coast Region (WCR) have converged at the village to resolve the ‘’menace’’ surrounding sand mining in the community that is under an embargo for more than a year.

According to speakers at the village meeting, said charges levied on truck…