Katim Touray,

This is to inform you that my e-mail account, of late, has not been getting
all the mails from Gambia L. Since last week, I have not been receiving some
of the mails from Gambia L, but I don't know WHY?

In fact, I did not even see, on my account, the piece I sent yesterday
assessing Jammeh's five years in Office. Other articles that I didn't see,
on my account, but saw on Sandra's account included those of Ndey Jobarteh,
Yusupha Jow, Neneh Faye, among others. Your help would be most appreciated.

Saul Khan: Thanks for the comments/observations regarding my piece assessing
Jammeh's five years in Office. I found them quite useful. All the figures
are quoted are OFFICIAL.

If there was a problem, then it must have emanated from the other end, not
my end. I was quoting from VERY TECHNICAL documents, but I tried my level
best to do the simplest interpretation possible.

What the documents say are that ABOUT 64 per cent live under poverty line.
Take note that they used the word ABOUT, which is an estimation. 40 per cent
live under food poverty; and 20 per cent CONSIDERED to be "extremely poor".
Again take note that the wording is CONSIDERED.

Well, to cut a long story short, or to avoid unnecessary speculation, let me
just say, in a word, that the figures I gave are official. So if there was a
discrepancy, it must have emanated from the other end. Perhaps Basil Jones
can help us here, or give the L the figures he has on poverty in the Gambia.

Ebrima Ceesay,
Birmingham, UK.

>From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>Subject: Re: Assessing Jammeh's 5 years in Office (Part 1)
>Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 01:26:20 GMT
>
>Mr. Ceesay,
>
>Thanks for this overview. It puts things in perspective. I do have a few
>comments/observations though.
>Your figures on poverty do not seem to add up: 64% under the poverty line,
>40% under the FOOD poverty line; 20% dismally poor (inability to afford
>2.7Kcal of food/day)? You may want to review the % breakdown.
>
>The pop growth figures are alarming. And this is one area where we can all
>help. Everyone needs to advice his/her brother(s)/sister(s) about being
>responsible when it comes to having children. Most of the people popping up
>babies all over the place in Gambia are of our generation. They need to be
>told to exercise SELF CONTROL. We can't blame Yaya Jammeh for this one. So
>Each one, Teach one. If you have economic strings that would make them
>listen to you, pull them. That's what I've been doing. No apologies to Imam
>Fatty's supporters there.
>
>It seems the most promising sector remains telecoms. Gamtel remains
>seriously under-utilized. We need to urge the govt to expand phone services
>to all parts of the country, and even approach the Senegalese govt to allow
>Gamtel access to regions of Senegal where Sonatel can't serve.
>
>Just some thoughts.
>
>Peace.
>
>Saul.

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