GAMBIAN FOOTBALL TEAM QUALIFY for UNDER-20 WORLD CUP CANADA

Formerly known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, the 16th under-20 World Cup is a biennial event, this year hosted by Canada in six cities. The Gambian under-20 team has qualified for the tournament together with two other African countries, Zambia and Congo.

There are six opening round groups (24 countries) and matches start on July 1st, 2007 in Edmonton with the Group A teams: Austria, Canada, Chile and Congo. The second group includes Zambia who will be playing in Burnaby. The Gambian Team (Group C) will have some stiff competition when they play in Toronto, competing with Mexico, - winners of the last Under-20 World Cup - New Zealand and Portugal. The finals will be held in Toronto on 22nd July.

MEDICAL SPONSORSHIP

DGI Gambia have arranged with Africmed Ltd in The Gambia for a final year medical student attending Aberdeen University to work at the Africmed Clinic for six weeks in February 2008. We will be providing the student with accommodation in order that she can continue her studies including a study of malaria and gastro intestinal problems in their area. This will further develop the link between the British and Gambian Medical Profession. Africmed Ltd comprise a clinic, ambulance service, overseas referrals and medical products.

THE BEACH ~ BANTA BAR

Walk along the sandy coastal path from your villa to the beautiful unspoilt swathes of sandy Gambian beach. Here a small Banta bar has been erected from bamboo and palm leaves along with small canopies and loungers for shade. Local Mango Groves staff will take your order for cold drinks, providing you with uninterrupted sanctuary.

Later, perhaps stroll south along the beach to some of The Gambia's most wild and beautiful bays.

Relax in The Gambia....................

CLIENT FEEDBACK (MARCH 2007)

Hi Lorraine and Steve,

Mary and I would like to thank all the staff at DGI and DGI Gambia for the wonderful opportunity that you have presented us both with.

As you know around eighteen months ago I sat down with Steve and discussed and explored the next step in our portfolio. When Steve expressed his thoughts on the Gambia I must admit that I had heard of it, I knew it was somewhere in Africa but that was as far as it went.

Well having just recently returned from an inspection of our new property at Mango Groves, I have to compliment you both for the truly wonderful house that you both along with all the Gambian builders have built for us.

It was only planned to be an inspection and fact finding trip, but what we found I feel we should share with all owners and any forthcoming owners along with anybody out there right now just pondering about making the move.

You will truly never forget it. This area of the Gambia can only grow and grow. Gunjur I am sure will without doubt be a regular destination for those of us looking for beauty, peacefulness, tranquillity and friendship.

The local people although very poor by our standards welcomed us into their homes and their lives in such a way that words cannot possibly explain our experience.

We journeyed to Banjul and the obvious holiday destinations within the Gambia, but those people who visit solely the typically tourists areas have no idea what beauty and what opportunities that Gunjur holds.

I know that for the rest of our lives we will be spending as much time there, we are already planning for our retirement.

Finally, let us not forget that those of us who so far who have decided to invest in Gunjur our doing so for our families futures. Separate from this we want to be apart of something special in the way the property will impact upon the environment.

We met the company responsible for building our swimming pool, and they independently advised us that our property will double in value within the next two years, that is how fast things are moving over there. There are right now 5000 British immigrants living in the Gambia. We met several whilst we were there and not one of them could believe how fast things are moving.

Lorraine holds on file my contact numbers so if you are reading this and would value a further opinion I am only to happy to talk with you.

Well done Lorraine and Steve.

Andrew and Mary (Somerset)

KARTONG MUSIC FESTIVAL

KARTONG FESTIVAL : 24 - 31 March 2007

The Kartong Festival takes place just south along the beach from Mango Groves and The Plantations in Gunjur. The villagers of Kartong welcome visitors to share the beauty of their village and their music.

Over 30 groups from The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, the UK and Europe perform traditional music and dance throughout the week long celebrations at many locations in and around the village. In addition to the music there will be art exhibitions at the Lemon Fish Art Gallery, workshops to explore the cultural richness of the area and visits to local places of interest such as The Folonko Sacred Crocodile Pool and Museum.

For further information:

www.kartongfestival.org

Dgi Gambia

DGI Gambia Ltd is a development company whose aim is to set a criterion for how all future developments should be created, worldwide. We strongly believe that we are all custodians of the environment for future generations, and by creating ‘Mango Groves’ and ‘The Plantations’, we have set ourselves apart from current developers. Achieving high standards in investment does not need to be at the Earth’s expense. Luxury living for the conscientious is what DGI Gambia is dedicated to achieving.

By creating a development of the future our aim is to lay down a ‘marker’. We hope other developers will embrace its importance and strive to surpass it. Mango Groves and The Plantations are innovative and exciting new property developments, built with the aim of minimising the impact on the environment. We strive to provide luxury state-of-the-art properties, all running on renewable energy sources, at the same time as supplying you with truly breathtaking surroundings. So come and discover the magic of The Gambia, and be part of something exceptional.