Folks, On behalf of Joann Sanneh, Fatuma and the entire family, I thank you all for wishing her well in her new assignment. I will pass on all private and public messages to her. All the credit goes to this wonderful young lady and her mother for making us all proud. I think that the men of this world should first admit that they have failed miserably, then gracefully retire and let the women take complete charge of cleaning the mess that we men-folk have created for generations ahead. Good to hear from you HeHeeeHeee from beautiful downtown Vancouver. Katim and Basil (whom I still owe a report) have volunteered to provide a bull each. What Basil fail to mention is that an abstract of his excellent PhD Thesis is scheduled for publication by the African Development Report of the AfDB - a very good start indeed. Congrats to you too, Basil. Yus, I hope you have cleared your employment offer with Boss. Both your mother and your late Dad are/were not only personal friends but have contributed to the intellectual development of Fatuma. She has fond memories of both. Habib, what can I say except to thank you , Hania, Amira and the rest of the Ghamin family for the friendship that exists for a gneration or two. Ola, Fatuma was only a year only when you visited us in Madison, so it could not have been moons ago. I feel old already despite Mr. Dampha's deduction that I beleive is meant to make those in my age category feel better. To Fatuma's school/class mates at Marina and GHS, I wish you every success in your young careers and continue to keep your eyes on the ball. Jabou, Fatuma will be more than happy to offer counsel to your daughter Amie. Aunty Soffie, Amie Bojang-Sissoho, Jabou and Mini you ought to just take the political ball and run with it. You can, at least, count on one solid supporter. Oussou Njie Senor, while the bulls are being prepared for the slaughter house, you can start warming up to the tune of "Banjul, sunu rew, sopa nanla ndahh chi yoww lang judo " as was requested by one of the patients at Campama during our last visit there together.(My personal favourite has always been "Suma Yandeh Njie, Kai Why" - my regards to a wonderful person). For those of you who have not been to Banjul lately, Campama has been really spruced up beyong recognition. Thanks to your efforts Oussou, George, TAF, and many more too numerous to mention individually. Malanding Jaiteh and family, Rene Badjan (I have not heard from you for some time now. Has Mrs. Badjan joined you in the US? and how far have you gotten with your manuscript?), Modou Olly-Mboge (I will pass on your message to Morro), Saul Mbenga, Comrade Jassey-Conteh, Ousainou Ngum ( you've raised the bar a bit too high for me, please lower it a little to minimise failing to meet your expectations), Hamjatta, I meant to tell you that our mutual friend Eddie Sidibeh (you remember him) is/has been doing valuable research work at the Department of Tourism. I introduced him to Bai Ousman Secka who provided working space etc. Eddie is a good man and deceptively intelligent. Pa Modou Gassama, I will extend your well wishes to Fatuma. We used to be neighbours at Latrikunda during the period of the Kukoi fiasco. George Sarr, thanks for the kind words and my regards to your wife and the little one. To all those that I might have left out, it is not deliberate but because of the sheer volume of mail. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Fatuma will get all your messages after she has been sworn-in next week to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, so help her GOD. Sidi Sanneh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------