Malanding, I could not agree more. What you put in determines your results. Chi Jaama Joe >From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Border Impasse Eased - the good, the bad and the ugly >Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:22:41 -0400 > >The good: The impasse is being eased. Ordinary people on both sides can >now go about their daily business of earning their living > >The bad: It is now a whole new ball game. Ala French farmers blockade of >British beef. The unionist and their backers will live to fight another >day. Lets hope they do not abuse their newly found powers. > >The ugly: The Senegalo-Gambian relations has lost its inocence and >Gambia has lost its edge in the Senegalo-gambian relations. With a third >party arbitrating between us, Senegal will no longer listen or treat us >as equals. > >Malanding Jaiteh > > > >[log in to unmask] wrote: > > > Who learned a lesson in foolishness, Senegal or Gambia? Now the > > government > > of fraud is using the Ramadan as an excuse to swallow their ill >conceived > > scam. They realized that they boxed themselves and no amout of pride can > > help them out of it except they swallow their words. If we do not do our > > homework this is the price we pay. > > > > Chi Jaama > > > > Joe > > > > Border Impasse Eased > > Wednesday 5th October 2005 > > > > By Pap Saine > > > > According to reliable sources the border impasse which was on 15th > > August, > > following the ferry Tariff increased, things have been improved with the > > opening of border closure . > > > > 80 trucks that were stranded along Karang and Dgboro have been released. > > > > The GPA has reviewed its Tariffs because of the Ramadan and will come > > operational 10th October,2005. > > > > Passengers travelling from Banjul to Barra will now pay D6, at first > > it was > > D10, passengers travelling along the Trans Gambia will now pay D4, > > before it > > was D5. > > > > Passengers travelling on all provincial stations will pay D2 before > > now D4. > > > > According to the press release, vehicles for all stations now enjoy 15 > > percent reduction as the Tariff has been reduced from 75 percent to 60 > > percent. > > > > The release pointed out foreign vehicles paying that exchange rate of >CFA > > 5,000 is now pegged at D240 > > > > Meanwhile Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheiktidian Radio said Senegalese > > complained of corruption and Harassment to Ferry crossing. > > > > He disclosed the major problem of Gambia and Senegal is security because > > recently some FMDC members killed a Senegalese Gendarmerie and came >found > > refugee in the Gambia, the Senegalese authorities made request for their > > extra diction but up now nothing has been done from the Gambian > > authorities > > to handover them to Senegal. > > > > He said Prime Minister Maki Sall and vice president Isatou Njie Saidy > > will > > meet in Abuja Nigeria in due course so all the problems between Gambia > > and > > Senegal will be trashed out. > > > > When contacted for comment, the Secretary of State for the Interior > > was said > > to be out of town. > > > > $B$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (B > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the > > Gambia-L Web interface > > at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > > [log in to unmask] > > $B$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (B > >いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい >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 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] >いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい 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 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] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい