Below is and article from www.allafrica.com Farafenni and Lamin-Koto Project Finalised Gambia Radio & TV News (Banjul) October 10, 2001 Posted to the web October 10, 2001 Flora Richards And Omar Sallah Department of Finance A draft loan agreement for a 24 million dollar road project for the construction of a road network linking Farafenni and Lamin Koto in the North Bank Division, has been finalised. The project will be financed by the Kuwait government through the Kuwaiti fund for Arab Economic Development. The agreement was signed on Tuesday at the department of state for finance and economic affairs in Banjul by the Secretary for Finance Famara Jatta and the Engineering advisor for the Kuwaiti fund Dr Nabil Abdulraheem. In a brief statement he made, Mr Jatta expressed hope that the road project would help boost the socio-economic development along the south bank of the country, which he noted is the main trade route between the Gambia and neighbouring countries. He also assured the Kuwait delegation that the Gambia would meet its payment obligation on time. On his part, Dr Nabil Abdulraheem, said his country is committed to the development of the Gambia and that efforts are being made for a speedy implementation of the road project. The signing ceremony was chaired by the permanent secretary for finance Dodou Bammy Jagne. It was witnessed by the secretary of state foir justice Joseph Henry Joof, the Deputy permanent secretary for Works Abdoulie Jobe, among other government officials. PEACE Tombong _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>