Gassama, thanks for your input and my condolences to the families of the
berieved.  Historically, governments in The Gambia have always been
reactionary.  We have had ferry problems all throughout the reign of the
first republic and now the APRC.  It was not just yeaterday that we had only
one Ferry doing the donkey job.  This has been the case at regular
intervals.  The fact that the Government relied on only one ferry all this
time says a lot about their planning and vision.  What happens if this ferry
should go down any day?  What happen to the idea forecasting?  We have a
disaster, then all of a sudden came this idea of ferries and docks
commissioned for some unknown future.  This is unacceptable and the people
should demand better service from those whom they elected because that is
the only way they can get a semblance of decent service.

On your news of two radio stations being added to our air waves by France
(at least one of them), sounds more like additional state run broadcast
avenues, while the Government muzzles other independant-owned stations.  Do
we need the government to have three radio stations?  What are these
stations going to do that GRTS could not do with one station?  Why would the
Government venture into the commercial radio business, when we have
commercial stations that have already excess capacity?  Could'nt we have
diverted these resources to other pressing areas?  We need to move away from
these feel-good dinasours projects that is the trademark of Africa since
independance.  Reminds me of the hair braiding ventures in Chicago.  Whereas
they could have been more sparsely located throughout the city, no, you go
to a street like 79th street and see almost 20 shops in a 10 block strip.
Most of the time you see them just siting watching TV or are busy waging a
price war on each other.  Everyone ends up the looser.  Let me know your
thoughts on the points raised.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


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>Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 14:37:21 +0000
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