Below is another shocking piece of news from GRTS. Schoolchildren Appeal to President Jammeh Gambia Radio & TV News (Banjul) September 5, 2001 Posted to the web September 5, 2001 Omar Sallah Banjul A Nationwide coalition of thousands of school going children in The Gambia have formally written to the Gambian President, Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh. The Letter contained an appeal from the students to the President. The students appealed to President Jammeh to become the Chief Patron of their newly formed National Patriotic Students Association. In their letter, a copy of which was sent to the media, the students described President Jammeh as their hero whom they all look up to. They also used the opportunity to thank the President for the tremendous strides that his government had made in the field of Education since 1994. The letter was signed by the Steering Committee of NAPSA which is made up of dozens of Senior Secondary School Headboys, Headgirls and Senior Prefects from all over The Gambia. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------