Boy, you can make pudding out of s**t!  Did you just say a target of 200
million visitors?  Gassa I know you're perfecting your spin, but 200
million?  Now give me a timeline for this rediculous guess.  Why don't you
tell us about Baba Jobe instead?  Or, is that a heavy subject for you?
Tombong said he was not arrested but invited for questioning over tea, what
say you?

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Gambian Tourism expected to improve much further
>Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 10:30:19 -0500
>
>According to the Director General of The Gambia Tourism Authority, Mr.
>Habib Drammeh, some 95,000 tourists are expected to visit The Gambia this
>season, an increase of about 15% over last year. According to him, the
>Authority is developing a strategy that could expose the country to some
>200 million potential visitors and allowing tourists to book for their
>hotels online.
>
>He also disclosed that his authority has allocated land investors for the
>construction of 15 hotels through “clearly spelt out procedures”. “All
>allotees for hotels must deposit 5% of the total investment cost which
>would be refunded as the project nears completion”. Those who cannot
>successfully complete their projects risk losing their deposits.
>
>According to the Authority’s publication, over 20 million Dollars was
>spent on the refurbishment of our existing hotels. It reported that The
>Kairaba hotel has spent $4 million to upgrade all its rooms, Corinthia
>Atlantic $5 million, former Sunwing (now Sunbeach) $5 million, Social
>Security and Housing Finance Cooperation $8.5 million on Amie’s beach (now
>Sunrise), Kotu Strand (now Sunset) $1 million and Senegambia $1.1 million.
>
>The $20 million coastal erosion project, currently being implemented, has
>restored several dozen metres of sandy beach along the coast.
>
>Finally, if you know about birds of The Gambia you might perhaps be
>interested in a debate by the GTA to identify a National Bird of The
>Gambia. So far two have put forward nominations. These are:
>
>1.      Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias Cyanogaster) nominated by Clive
>Barlow, Co-author of Birds of The Gambia and Senegal.
>
>Justification
>Its world range is restricted to West Africa (a West African endemic). “Of
>all the West African countries that I have studied birds, The Gambia has
>by far the greatest population. This view is shared by many professional
>ornithologists.
>
>It is conspicuous – visiting bird watchers will see it within minutes of
>arriving in the country. It sits on the telegraph wires on the way to the
>hotels. It is widespread through out the country and village communities
>know it well. It is present in all protected areas. Other candidates are
>either seasonal or not always easy to find – they don’t stand out and say
>look at me “I am beautiful and in The Gambia”.
>
>It is very brightly coloured, bold looking and brave – protecting its
>territory against intruders.
>
>It is a recognized bio-indicator of the Guinea Savannah biome based on the
>principles of Bird Areas by Birdlife International based in Cambridge UK.
>
>It has an interesting breeding biology worthy of a full story. I belief it
>has an extended family strategy whereby several inter-related birds assist
>in the rearing of the young in one nest.
>
>It is the choice for the cover of A Field Guide to The Birds of The Gambia
>and Senegal, so it is already ingrained in visitors’ minds before they
>arrive. It has a great marketing potential as a logo. The real beauty in
>this bird is when it opens its wings and dive bombs in a vertical – drop
>like stone – display.’
>
>2.      Spur wing Goose / Gambian Goose (Plectropterus Gambensis)
>nominated by Solomon Jallow – Habitat Africa.
>
>Justification
>Widespread and abundant in the open country, frequents swamps, rice
>fields, sand banks, lake and tidal estuaries.
>
>When looked at closely, it carries the colours of The Gambia National
>Flag – red, white, blue and green.
>
>Have a good day, Gassa.
>
>PS: The Gambia is famous for the many and diverse species of exotic birds
>which inhabit this small country. Over 570 species have been sighted
>earning the country the name “A Birdwatcher’s Paradise”.
>
>
>
>--
>There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see,
>yet small enough to solve (Mike Leavitt)
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