Hi!
You can watch the launching of the portal including the speech
referred to in the piece sent by Suntou. The link is:
http://www.raaki.com/grts
On another note, watch the Fanta Math/Science Quiz. The kids are
bright! Just listening to the questions made me want to reach for the
aspirin bottle. Have a good day.
Buharry.
----Original Message----
From: [log in to unmask]
Date: 2010-05-27 12:45
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subj: Re: [>-<] FYI: GAMBIA GOVERNMENT WEB PORTAL
I will go along with Esay Bokary's vadict on the portal. The intention
behind it is not noble, pure propaganda.
http://www.freedomnewspaper.com/Homepage/tabid/36/mid/367/newsid367/5274/Gambia-VP-Isatou-Njie-Saidy-We-will-reciprocate-with-existing-and-reliable-revelations-from-within-your-own-office-/Default.aspx
The bigger issues are what Gambians are calling for. A portal, yeah
right.
Suntou
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 10:19 PM, omar joof <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Buhary,
> This is a very important development, and its the kind of things that
can
> be generated by educated discussions. It is important to note that
there was
> a remarkable increase in the annual national population growth rate
between
> 1983 and 1993. This was mainly caused by the influx of refugees from
trouble
> spots in the sub-region. I was very mindful of these figures when I
argued
> in a recent debate on this forum that for twenty years (after
independence
> in 1965), we could not count up to a million people. Twenty years
after
> independence would be 1985. If The population was 687,817 in 1983 (a
census
> year in The Gambia), an annual growth rate of 3.8% in 2yrs, would not
> count up to a million. However, if they want to report the annual
growth
> rate as 27%, that would be outrageous! Secondly, why can't they
simply give
> us the annual growth rates for the various inter-census periods (e.g.
1973
> to 1983; 1983 to 1993; 1993 to 2003 as is the norm)? Instead they
jumped
> from 1983 to 2006 ( where the latter year is not even a census year
in The
> Gambia). I have my doubts, so I turned to Google (and precisely at:
> http//www.columbia.edu-msj42/populationandculture.htm.
> For the inter-census period 1983 to 1993, they report the annual
growth
> rate as 4.2%; and for the inter-census period 1993 to 2003, it is
reported
> as 2.9%. The wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia ended in the 1990s, so
The
> Gambia's annual population growth rate declined accordingly from 4.2%
to
> 2.9%
> I find 4.2% and 2.9% more reliable than the ridiculous 27%, which you
will
> not find anywhere in the world as an annual population growth rate.
However,
> it can stand as a total percentage growth for the period 1983 to
2006, as
> 3.8% can be the same for the period 1973 to 1983. My criticism of
this way
> of reporting is that it buries the fact that while there was a rise
in
> annual growth rate from 1973/83 to 1983/1993, a remarkable decline
was
> registered in the annual growth rate for inter-census period 1993 to
2003.
> Secondly, the fact that by 1985 our population was still less than
one
> million, can blurred in the drama over figures. But this is not a
surprise
> since this is a regime that is known for cooking its books (politics
of
> lies). .
> Best of regards,
> Omar Joof.
>
> > Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 10:01:21 +0200
> > From: [log in to unmask]
>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [>-<] FYI: GAMBIA GOVERNMENT WEB PORTAL
> >
> > [ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by "M. Gassama"
<
> [log in to unmask]> ]
> >
> >
> > Thanks Bailo, Lamin and Sanusi. Glad you found the site useful. I
was
> > shocked by the demographic information found on:
> >
> >
> http://www.gambia.gov.gm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=41
> >
> > I was shocked by the following:
> > - the population more than doubled from 687,817 to 1,509,928
within a
> > period of 23 years
resulting in a rise of population growth rate from
> > 3.8% in 1983 to 27% in 2006. This among other things resulted in
the
> > change in population density from 64 per square kilometres in 1983
to
> > 138 in 2006
> > - the rural to urban ratio change within the same period. The urban
> > population was 211,889 in 1983 and the rural 475,928. In 2003, the
> > urban population grew to 820,1936 compared to the rural population
of
> > 689,735. This has serious implications for agriculture, the
provision
> > of necessary services in the urban areas etc. No wonder it feels as
if
> > the whole descended on Serrekunda especially around the market.
> > - the age structure of the population. Nearly 94% of Gambians are
under
> > 60 years. The number of Gambians living past 60 years dropped from
10%
> > in 1983 to 5.19% in 2006
> >
> > ----Original Message----
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: 2010-05-26 4:45
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subj: Re: [>-<] FYI: GAMBIA GOVERNMENT WEB PORTAL
> >
> > Thanks Buharry respect.Great site.You the Gambian of the decade.
> >
> > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 4:35 PM, M. Gassama <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > [ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by "M.
Gassama" <
> > > [log in to unmask]> ]
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > > FYI:
> > > The official Gambia Gov. web portal was launched today. The link
is:
> > >
> > > http://www.gambia.gov.gm>> > > You might find some information
of use. Have a good evening.
> > > Buharry.
> >
>
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