Sincerely convinced that we are definitely not the bad guys, we haul all
kinds of invectives at Jammeh and the APRC government, using logical
constructs to justify our moral/political stance. Yet when he surfaced on
Gambia-L a ransom was put on his head!!!Psychological coercion around
non-issues was adopted by some of us as our most effective tool to chase him
away as we did to others before him!!!. In our midst he is the voice of
dissent, who does not tow our line and is 180 degrees on the other side of
the political divide. But he is standing his ground. From his platform 'The
Sun is Rising in Our West African Jungle' (savannah??)
Brothers and sisters: Mr. Pa Modou Gassama
Subject: Gambian-Manufactured boat ambulance for Essau.
A boat for river ambulance service, manufactured by Fibre Glass Company
based in Brikama, in the Western Division was presented to the vice
president on Wednesday, January 16, 2002. The boat was donated to the Essau
health centre by the Dutch Foundation for the children of The Gambia to
serve as a river ambulance. According to Mr Lamin Sarr, a representative of
the Dutch Foundation for children in The Gambia, founded in 1995, they
received a request from Essau for a river ambulance. ‘They gave us a
specification of what they wanted and we took it to Mr Abdou Jawneh,
(Construction Engineer of Fibre Glass) and manufactured it,” noting that the
manufacturers consequently completed work on the boat in due course and
handed it over to them. The sum of D126, 360.00 was spent on the boat.
“We've been shown statistics of deaths due to the fact that they couldn't
get to RVH on time, that's why the ambulance is donated to Essau to be
servicing between Barra and Banjul. The boat is faster than the ferry. It
can take 5-10 minutes from Barra to Banjul, with capacity for 6 escorts, 2
sailors and 2 patients on stretchers.
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