Sheikh Tejan, I am back in Abidjan and thank you, once again, for the support extended to me during my visit. I wish you every success in this year's Award Ceremony in recognition of those dedicated Gambian entrepreneurs who continue to have faith in Gambian Tourism despite the steady decline in the comparative advantage the sector used to enjoy. Senegal, Ghana and even Cote d'Ivoire (prior to the political instability in recent months) are hot on the heels of the Gambia and may have overtaken us in certain respects. It takes dedicated and indigenous entrepreneurs like yourself, the Fama Njies, the Batch Fayes, the Laye Mboges, the Sambous and the Mr Njie's of Bakadagi Hotel to resuscitate and revitalise a sector in real trouble. Those of us on the other side will assist in this endeavor. Personally, I expect to see some innovative ideas coming from Bai Ousman Secka in his capacity as Permanent Secretary provided he receives the requisite support from all quarters. I wish you all the best. Allow me to express publicly my sincere appreciation and gratitude to Fama Njie and Batch Fye for putting at my disposal a bus each-GRATIS-to transport those without the means to and from the Jeshwang cemetery during my mother's funeral. To George Christensen and Baboucarr Gaye for announcing the obituary more than the standard norm-also GRATIS. George does it as community service "sans" charge. To "Jemmy" Sandigie Njie and Ramou Sarge, only Allah can repay your kind and sincere deeds. To the thousands who attended the funeral and/or stopped by Llewelyn Street or Bakau, I say thank you and God Bless. To "little" Mams (Central Bank)and Sariang, "Al Nimbara." I have commenced sending individual messages of "thank yous" on behalf of my family to the numerous condolences I received. Please forgive me if I should miss out on a few due to the sheer volume of mail. May "Ya Boye's" soul rest in perfect peace. To Maila Touray, I am sending you privately and shortly the telephone numbers you requested. Sidi Sanneh ----Original Message Follows---- From: Sheikh Tejan Nyang <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <GAMBIA-L@ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------