{"id":92432,"date":"2025-12-21T16:27:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal"},"modified":"2025-12-21T17:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:25:32","slug":"banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal","title":{"rendered":"Banjul Mayor Promises Legal Action on Waste Disposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, issued a stern warning Thursday to residents and visitors who dispose of waste illegally, pledging to enforce anti-littering laws and hold offenders accountable.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference, Mayor Lowe expressed frustration over persistent irresponsible waste disposal, which she said undermines the city council\u2019s efforts to maintain public cleanliness. \u201cPeople will accumulate excessive waste and wait until nighttime to throw it on the streets. This behavior must stop, as we will pursue legal action against anyone caught doing so,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Lowe called on law enforcement agencies, the judiciary, and the central government to assist the council in prosecuting violators, emphasizing that accountability is essential to deterring future offenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe aspire to make Banjul the cleanest city, a place where everyone can take pride, just like in other cities,\u201d she said, highlighting the recently launched Urban Youth-Led Cleaning Initiative, implemented by the Regional Female Leaders Association (REFELA), as an example of the council\u2019s commitment to improving sanitation.<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown on illegal dumping is part of broader efforts by the Banjul City Council to enhance public health, boost civic pride, and make the capital more attractive to residents and visitors alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, issued a stern warning Thursday to residents and visitors who dispose of waste illegally, pledging to enforce anti-littering laws and hold offenders accountable. Speaking at a press conference, Mayor Lowe expressed frustration over persistent irresponsible waste disposal, which she said undermines the city council\u2019s efforts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":92431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-92432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Banjul Mayor Promises Legal Action on Waste Disposal - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, issued a stern warning Thursday to residents and visitors who dispose of wast ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Banjul Mayor Promises Legal Action on Waste Disposal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, issued a stern warning Thursday to residents and visitors who dispose of wast ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-21T16:27:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-21T17:25:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/sm_1766325140.232436.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Banjul Mayor Promises Legal Action on Waste Disposal\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-21T16:27:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-21T17:25:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal\"},\"wordCount\":220,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/sm_1766325140.232436.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/banjul-mayor-promises-legal-action-on-waste-disposal\",\"name\":\"Banjul Mayor Promises Legal Action on Waste Disposal - 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