Edward, I hope you were not offended by my previous response, that was not my intension. Chi Jaama Joe > Hey Bro, > You seem to know too much, where do you normally get your imformations > and how convincing can you make them. Bro be specific and hit the nail > on the head when giving your imformations.give more details for people > to agree with you. I don't dispel your imformation, but is it because of > hatred or being angry that you release them. > Despite the blessings of the Almight are endless and anybody could be > blessed with riches and leadership. how would you feel if people make up > stories for you. Be more genuine and give more details. > I am not political or against your views, I only wonder how come you > know too much. > peace > Bro >>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Jammeh Warns Business Profiteers >>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:58:02 +0000 >> >>Folks, Jammeh is the Gambian Mobutu. Jammeh has more cash reserves >> than the >>entire Gambian economy. He is also to Gambia what the Saudi Family is >> to Saudi Arabians. Now he calls himself flooding the market with rice. >> Inquiring minds want to know, who owns the new sugar bagging plant, >> Yaya or Mr. Gaye? Mr. Gaye is paraded alright, but is he the owner or >> a front? Remember, YDE? So when we say that Yaya is a thief, I wonder >> why some Gambians demand proof from us, when the proof is right in >> their face. This character could not even treat his mouth sores just a >> decade ago, but has since stole us dry and is flaunting it right in our >> eyes. Nothing that Yaya >>has or does is justified by his salary. You heard him: >> >>"if prices for basic commodities remain high he would flood the market >> with goods to teach unscrupulous businesspeople in the country a >> lesson." >> >>Where did you get the money you're spending Tony? From your rich >> uncle? Please read on. >> >> >> >>Jammeh Warns Business Profiteers >> >> >>Gambia Daily News (Banjul) >> >>October 20, 2004 >>Posted to the web October 20, 2004 >> >>Momodou Trawally >> >> >>PRESIDENT Yahya Jammeh has asked members of the business community >> engaged in profiteering to put an end to the prevailing high prices for >> essential commodities such as rice, flour, meat and bread. He warned >> that if prices for basic commodities remain high he would flood the >> market with goods to teach unscrupulous businesspeople in the country a >> lesson. >> >>The President was speaking on Wednesday at the Gambia Ports Authority >> where he received a consignment of 300,000 bags of rice imported from >> Burma. The rice bags were marked 'APRC Operation No Compromise'. The >> Head of State also >>commissioned a sugar bagging plant located at the GPA bonded warehouse >> complex at Half-Die in Banjul. The plant has a capacity to produce >> 1,200 bags of sugar per hour. >> >>According to the new plant's proprietor Lamin Gaye of L.B Gaye and >> Sons, the >>new facility would ensure a steady supply of sugar in the local market, >> reduce foreign exchange out-flows and create employment opportunities >> for Gambians. >> >>Concerning the sugar bagging plant, the President assured the >> proprietor, Lamin Gaye, of the government's support, and expressed >> optimism that the project would contribute a great deal toward reducing >> the cost of sugar in the local market. >> >>President Jammeh thanked Gaye for being the first Gambian to respond to >> his call for the business community in The Gambia to move from >> warehouse business to value added operations. >> >>Speaking earlier, the managing director of the Gambia Ports Authority, >> Adama >>Deen, said the sugar re-bagging plant in GPA's bonded warehouses >> complex is the first of its kind in The Gambia, and is intended to >> reduce the cost of sugar, making the product available and affordable >> to the Gambian people. >> >>Relevant Links >> >>West Africa >>Commodities >>Crime and Corruption >>Food, Agriculture and Rural Issues >>Gambia >>Economy, Business and Finance >> >> >> >>The bonded warehouse complex was commissioned by President Jammeh in >> 1999, Deen said, and that the D23 million project serves as a test for >> the government-initiated Trade Gateway Project aimed at making the >> country competitive for export-oriented investment. The three bonded >> warehouses have >>a total area of 8550m2 and have a capacity to handle more than 2000 >> tonnes. >> >>In a brief speech, the Secretary of State for Trade, Industry and >> Employment, Edward Singhatey, revealed that another 300,000 bags of >> rice are >>expected to arrive in the country. >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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Download today - it's > FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Chi Jaama Joe Sambou ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~