LONDON, Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its progress in the Republic of Guinea, Farm Lands of Guinea, Inc.

Something huge is happening in the tiny West African country of The Gambia. With a population of about 1.7 million people and a land area of approximately 4,007 square miles, Gambia is the smallest continental African country.

A team led by researcher Rosalinda Gioia at Lancaster University (United Kingdom), has shown that high concentrations of PCBs (between 10 and 360 picograms/m3) are found in some countries in West Africa, such as the Gambia and Ivory Coast, and all along this coast.

Cultural Class: Youngsters at a Stoke-on-Trent school dressed to impress when they staged a multicultural day. The event was held at Eaton Park Primary School, in Bucknall, to raise money for some Gambian teachers and students to visit the school in Arbourfield Drive.

By Lyn Barton Mining engineer Charlie Northfield fears he will not get a fair trial when he faces a Gambian court on charges of illegally mining uranium. The Plymouth-born father-of-three stands trial on April 7 alongside his employers, British mining firm Carnegie Minerals.