Hiy foroyaa,

please  explea  the orgaonesetion to poeple in the worll .and those poeple in the gambia and  also those  so that they no  you work  and  ny other think.

 


 

>From: foroyaa <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: William Dixon ColleyMartyred
>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:28:32 -0000
>
>William Dixon ColleyMartyred
>A Principled Journalist, Humanist, Nationalist, Pan Africanist and
>Internationalist
>t the age of 87, William Dixon Colley has taken eternal rest. He has left a
>legacy which is difficult to fill. His journalism was one of
>professionalism, impartiality and independence.
>Since 1963, uncle Dixon helped to enlighten the Gambian people and kept the
>government on its feet. Uncle Dixon was always on the side of freedom and
>justice. He worked tirelessly to promote social conscience among the young.
>His paper, the Nation was a school for every young person who had the aim to
>be of service to his or her nation
>Press Release
>A veteran Gambian journalist William Dixon-Colley died on the morning of
>Wednesday January 17, 2001. He was 87 years old.
>Mr. Dixon-Colley returned to the Gambia in 1963 after a long stay abroad,
>mostly in the United Kingdom. In that same year, he set up his own newspaper
>called Africa Nyaato, which he later changed to The Nation in 1964. He was
>the editor until in the 1990s when it ceased publication because of his old
>age.
>Mr. Dixon-Colley has also been a founder member of the Gambia Press Union,
>for which he remained an honorary life member.
>He is survived by three sons and two daughters all of whom are in the United
>Kingdom.
>The executive and entire membership of the Gambia Press Union wish to pay
>tribute to this giant of Gambian journalism who has contributed immensely to
>the development of the press in this country. His uncompromising stance for
>the freedom of the press was unrivalled in this country.
>Gambia Press Union
>FOROYAA will write a special tribute once funeral arrangements are known
>
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