1. The Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism (ASSET ) Launches Mango news. ASSET launched its monthly newsletter Mango news last month and the second edition is expected by mid April. Look out for full details of the newsletter hopefully on our web side soon. 2. ROOTS FESTIVAL LAUNCHED. The kick off for the launching of the above mentioned festival took place at the Kairaba Beach Hotel on 30th March ,2002. The event was for the launching of the upcoming festival slated for June. Look out for more details on the Roots web side. 3.FAIR TRADE IN TOURISM CONFERENCE 24- 27th MAy 2002, THE GAMBIA. A conference on Fair Trade in Tourism will be held in The Gambia under the auspices of (ASSET ) and Tourism Concern U.K. The conference will be attended by representatives from a number of tourist organizations world wide. Persons interested in attending the conference should contact [log in to unmask] for details and in case you need private accommodation contact me on [log in to unmask] Look forward to welcoming you. Chi Jamma Bro Sheikh Tejan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~