The points are well taken.I am sure the government will in addition to the
Euro Skill  Center deliberate in a sopisticated manner ways and means
of getting a sensible solution for such a powerful but potentially dangerous
phenomenon that has enthralled youths and their parents alike across the
lenght and breadth of this country to a degree that defies logical
explanation.

Regards Basss

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On 8/20/07, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Brother Saiks,
> Do not mind this Sukuru Kunda man or should I say, Duta Kuruto man for
> he is trying to provoke the Baddibunkas. Emman, while today's Sarahules
> may be trail-blazers in their own right as far as  hustling/Babylon/New
> York is concerned, evidence suggest that the Baddibu Mandings were in
> some ways the early vanguard in this Jula culture along the Gambia
> River. Perhaps one can speculate that the Sarahules and later the Torode
> /Tukulorr (all three share the same tradition), only helped the
> Baddibunkas find their long lost  tradition.
>
> Basss, my concern about the partnership between Madrid and Banjul to
> stem what the Daily Observer called "illegal emigration" is that of the
> unintended consequences. I am sure many in Banjul will agree that the
> quest for greener pastures in the west was and still major cooling
> factor in the Gambia. If any I see the NERVES syndrome (the hope that if
> one dreams/works hard enough one will succeed in traveling to Babylon to
> achieve those things denied to them in the Gambia)  as a useful
> distraction for our youth, a pressure release valve so to speak,
> preventing things from blowing over the top. Closing the border without
> adequate alternatives could be like shutting the release valve of a
> pressure cooker. The reality is, with Gambia's cash crop agriculture all
> but collapsed, rising enrollment at primary and secondary  schools
> without matching post secondary enrollment rates, emigration to anywhere
> but Gambia presents the only viable chance for over 650,000 young adults
> who in the next 10 years will be faced with life in the Gambia, without
> adequate education or jobs. Yes, our economy may be growing but I do not
> think it is capable of absorbing 35,000 new entries each year.
>
> While the 1 million Euro could go some ways to help, the Gambia needs
> the J.F. Kennedy equivalent of putting man on moon vision when it comes
> to education and poverty alleviation. To do that we need resources to
> train at least 10,000  young Gambians  per year by 2015. While that is
> going the government should extend this partnership with Spain to
> include other European countries to provide temporary work visa to every
> graduate who needs it. In return every one who goes through the process
> must pay 10 to 15% of their annual earning into an education fund. To
> ensure all who leave eventually return, the government should allocate a
> plot of land for primary dueling to all who want to return and with
> condition that it is build within 3 to 5 years (before the end of the
> temporary visa).
>
> The overall benefit are clear. With training and opportunity for legal
> employment in the West within reach, few would want to risk their lives
> to reach the tomato fields in Spain. 10% annual income paid back to the
> education fund will ensure program to be free of future costs to the
> public. In addition moneys sent home to develop the land allocated and
> tax to be assessed  will surely benefit many more people. The other
> benefits will be to get graduates do 2-3 years teaching while they wait
> for placements/visas.
>
> Yes, we need real dough and commitment to get this monster machine
> started but aren't we putting man on the moon?
>
>
> Malanding
>
>
>
>
>
> BASS DRAMMEH wrote:
>
> >You know,in all fairness,it is not only the Tukolors that have refused to
> >eat the Mono, but my own children have followed suit,one reason why I
> packed
> >my bags and came to Sukuru Kunda,since no real sarahuleh can survive
> without
> >their daily dose of this porridge.Now the transformed Tukulors and the
> >half-Sarahuleh, half Americans can eat their pop tarts in faraway
> >Babylon,and we the blue blood Sarahulehs can eat our monos in Sukuru
> Kunda.
> >
> >On a different note,I am a little bit confused about Emman.First, his
> name
> >and surname sound more Saudi than Gambian.Then came his first response
> which
> >seemed to indicate that he was a mankanaso person.And now this second
> >response of his insinuates that he is a member of my clan.Am baffled! Can
> he
> >tell me where he really belongs.Because I know for a fact that if you
> deduct
> >the mankanaso contents from both Mr. Samateh and Dr. Jaiteh the sum will
> be
> >naught.But am not so sure the same equation applies to Emman Sallam.
> >
> >Regards Basss
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