yes

probably less than ten or twenty

when there are over two hundred souls on  board.

The serere boats or galli kung as far as i know did not maybe now and it  should be enforced

habib

>From: "Sukuna, Christine" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Genuine complains Banjul/Barra,CORRECTIONS
>Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 08:59:04 -0600
>
>Do the ferries have any life rafts on them?
>Halima S.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ndey Jobarteh [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:21 AM
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>Subject: Re: Genuine complains Banjul/Barra,CORRECTIONS
>
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>
>Habib,
>
>Thank you for sending this information. My condolences and deepest sympathy
>to all the people who lots their lives,their families and the people they
>left behind. It is a sad and painful moment, i am sitting here imagining the
>amount of people who uses that route.
>
>
>
>Yero Mama,
>
>Can you tells us what are the temporal measures the regime and ports
>authorities are going to use to avoid these unneccesary deaths. We all know
>that the process of bringing in or buying ferries takes time, it is not a
>one day issue. By the time they get home they won't find people to
>transport. This is not the first accident on this route.
>
>
>
>
>The Struggle Continues!!!!
>
>Ndey Jobarteh
>
>
> >From: YERO MAMA
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Genuine complains Banjul/Barra,CORRECTIONS
> >Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 09:35:06 +0000
> >
> >Folks,
> > i should have written "part of the agreements included getting
> >ferries
> >(instead of the word friends) from Unkraine.Likewise the proverb i
> >quoted
> >should have been the other way round(hope u understand...please
> >excuse me
> >for those mistakes).
> >
> >YEROPULLOH.
> >
> >
> >>From: YERO MAMA
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> >>Subject: Genuine complains Banjul/Barra ferry,Gvt is doing
> >>something.
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> >>Habib Ghanim,
> >> Thanks for forwarding that info on line. As the saying
> >>goes:HE
> >>WHO KNOWS IT FEELS IT...i fully agree with what those passengers
> >>have said
> >>because i am from that end.Infact it was just five weeks ago that i
> >>crossed
> >>from BARRA to BANJUL using that very ferry.
> >>
> >>
> >>THE GVT IS CURRENTLY DOING SOMETHING ON THE ABOVE
> >>
> >>If you can remember few months back on his way from South Africa
> >>prez
> >>Jammeh
> >>passed thru Kiev Ukraine on an official visist.Part of the
> >>agreements
> >>included getting friends from Ukraine,to be used in the
> >>Gambia(ie:Barra/Banjul,Farafeni/Yelitenda,Sankulay
> >>Kunda)etc.However,as of
> >>now priority is being given to the Barra/Banjul sea route.Those
> >>ferries
> >>will
> >>be received very soon,because at this moment a high ranking
> >>delegation
> >>comprising of the SOS foreign Affairs,B.I Jagne,SOS Works and Comm
> >>E
> >>Singhateh plus others from the depts concerned are in Kiev,Ukraine.
> >>
> >>Indications have shown that the negotiations were fruitful and very
> >>soon,ALLAH will answer to our good prayers.Those people who are
> >>complaining
> >>at Barra or Banjul ferry terminals have the right to do so
> >>espepcially
> >>where
> >>they empowered the regime to stay for another five years.So we will
> >>do
> >>everything possible to adress their problems forthwith.
> >>Negotiating the financing of the procurement of ferries or other
> >>projects
> >>isn't a new phenomenon for some of us here so i for one will be
> >>burning
> >>the
> >>midnight candle in trying to get assistance towards the development
> >>of our
> >>beloved nation!
> >>So thanks Habib such complains are genuine and if adressed will
> >>favour both
> >>the opposition and the opposed,because the ferry passengers aren't
> >>all
> >>supporters of 'APPPRC'(laugh). Thats the latest terminology from
> >>Alhaji Ham
> >>Ham and co. Gambial "mo neh waaye!"
> >>
> >>YEROPULLOH.
> >>
> >>
> >>"YEROMAMA PULORI GALO HAAWA BAROGEL N'DIMOU"
> >>"Speak the speeches and let the speeches not spit you."
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