Readers: I am forwarding the email below on behalf of a concerned Gambian. Ebrima _________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: RE: On Yankuba Touray >Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 11:05:28 +0000 > >Coach, > >I recall George Sarr enquiring about the whereabouts of the former SoS >Tourism. Well, this could be one of many reasons for Yankuba's >'disappearance' from the local scene. Please consider posting this article >from Foroyaa as this saga could affect a number of Gambians living abroad, >many of whom have bought into the scheme which is turning out to be another >crafty way of lining the pockets of the privileged few. Buyers be aware. >Read Foroyaa below. > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Lead article in Foroyaa of 8th - 11th January, 2004 > > >GTA & THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AREA > >D3.6 Million Unaccounted for and 26 Plots of Land Illegally Allocated > >The Gambia Tourism Authority (GTA) has a Board of Directors mandated with >the responsibility to direct the management of the properties, businesses >and funds of the Authority. > >Readers would recall that Foroyaa has published allegations of land >allocation in the TDA on the 1st of December 2003, without the >authorization of the Board. Foroyaa has now confirmed that 26 plots were >allocated without the knowledge of the board. One of the allottees is >Kuwait millionaire Mr. Harraffi. > >What is surprising to many is that the 136 plots in the Brufut Heights were >allocated to the GTA for sale and were to be sold for D425, 000 in front of >the sea and D375, 000 at the back, which could produce more money were >simply allocated without the knowledge of the board. It is reported that >the Cabinet decision that authorized the sale of the 136 plots in Brufut >Heights had clearly mandated the GTA to use the proceeds for the purpose of >building a multicultural center. The proceeds from the sale of the plots >is said to be D65 Million of which there is a report of over D3.6 Million >spent on the basis of the orders of the former SoS Yankuba Touray without >the knowledge or authority of the board. > >As the development of the GTA are being investigated on two fronts on the >recommendations of the board to ascertain the levels of financial >mismanagement and the number of plots allocated in the TDA. Foroyaa >received information that the Office of the President has written to the >former SoS Yankuba Touray asking him to refund the D3 million he had >ordered to be given to both Roots Foundation and the National Council for >the Arts and Culture. Foroyaa would continue its investigations. (Reprinted From Foroyaa Newspaper) _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~