TOMBONG(KEBBA JOKE): Where is your brother, BABA JOBE? Please, we are NOT interested in knowing about the power problem. We wanna know your brother's whereabout, period. Ansumana. >From: TOMBONG SAIDY <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: REDUCING THE POWER PROBLEM >Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 12:51:45 -0500 > >Checkout www.allafrica.com/gambia.htm > > > >The Gambia's Electric Power Capacity >Increased By Six Megawatt > >Gambia Radio & TV News >(Banjul) >June 26, 2001 >Posted to the web June 26, 2001 > >Ardy Fatty >Banjul > >A new six megawatt generator was on Monday offloaded >at the Banjul Ports Authority. The new generator arrived >from Germany and is the first to be purchased by the >National Water and Electric Company, NAWEC in sixteen >years. > >At Quayside to witness the offloading was the Sectretary >of state for Tourism and Culture, who was deputising for >the Secretary of State for Works, as well as senior >government officials. > >Secretary of State Touray told GRTS that the generator >is one of three purchased by government to improve the >erratic power supply in the country. He also said the >arrival of the generator will enable government to look >into the current electricity tarriff. > >The new NAWEC boss Mustafa Corr noted the >government's support to the company. He said that apart >from the new generator, government has other plans for >the company, but did not disclose what the plans were. > >Dodou Amigo Jeng, the NAWEC board chairman, who's >also an electric engineer expressed confidence in the >quality and performance of the generator, and >congratluated the President for fulfilling the promise to >acquire the generator. > > >Copyright © 2001 Gambia Radio & TV News. Distributed by AllAfrica Global >Media (allAfrica.com). > > >PEACE > >TOMBONG >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------