Ginny,
Feel home. You`re most welcome in the Gambia -L community. It`s part of our culture to accomodate guests or strangers. And thanks for the great endeavour you`re about to embark upon. Good luck!
Regards,
Omar.
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Fra: Ginny Quick <[log in to unmask]>
Til: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Dato: 1. desember 1999 07:09
Emne: Introduction: new subscriber
>Hello, everyone. I'm a new subscriber. Let me first start by saying that I
>am not from The Gambia. I went there this summer for a study abroad program
>that my professor headed. I subscribed to this list because of my interest
>in The Gambia. I kind of got the feeling from all the websites on the Net
>devoted to tourism that I wasn't getting the whole story. Maybe that is not
>the right way to put it. I just wanted to learn as much as I could about
>The Gambia, since I went there this summer and am going back again in
>December, this time, by myself, since I'm interested in doing volunteer
>working at the school for the blind located at the Campama Primary School.
> I visited there this summer, and it was a very interesting visit. I am
>totally blind myself, and I am interested in empowering those with vision
>impairments both here in America and around the world. My main focus is on
>teaching those who are visually impaired to live as independently as
>possible in the environment that they are in.
> Anyway, I don't want to make this too long. I just wanted to make my
>presence known here. I didn't want to be a "lurker" or anything. I just
>didn't feel I could comment on a lot of the issues that are being discussed,
>since I do not know very much about them. When I first subscribed to this
>list, I began to get the feeling that I had walked into a room where I
>didn't belong, or had intruded on an important meeting, or something like
>that.
> Anyway, thanks for reading my message. I am enjoying the disccusions
>going on thus far.
>Ginny Quick
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mori K. Jammeh <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 3:33 PM
>Subject: TELL THE TRUTH
>
>
>> Dear Gambia L,
>> It is very distasteful for the unending cycle of revelations which
>continue
>> to besiege the Yahya government since the July 22, coup in 1994,
>ostensibly
>> for the rampant corruption existing at the time.Whilst it was pleasant to
>> hear the president declare swift and decisive action against all those
>> involved. Well, considering recent revelations ranging from circumstances
>> leading to the death of Ousman Koro Ceesay to the transfer into foreign
>bank
>> A/Cs. of millions of Dalasis belonging to Gambian people.
>>
>> I believe in "accountability" and "transparency" affecting officials from
>> upper echelons of the government.As we were all aware at the time of the
>> coup the above two words was and still is the mantra of the junta.I
>believe
>> with all my heart that not a single corrupt official should be prosecuted
>> until all other bigwigs in govt. including the president answer
>allegations
>> labeled against him by his former comrade Ebou Jallow.
>>
>> It will indeed be of great help and patriotism to the motherland if all
>> those involved in the alleged transfer of funds to foreign bank accounts
>> come forward and reveal to the nation what has been happening . I
>challenge
>> the authorities to declare a harassment free Gambia so as to allow
>potential
>> volunteers to come forward and divulge all past misdeeds to the Gambian
>> press without fear of reprisals.If this is the only way for the
>preservation
>> of the trust between the rulers and the ruled let it happen and allow the
>> chips fall where they may.
>> Mori Kebba Jammeh
>>
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