Brother Saiks, Do not mind this Sukuru Kunda man or should I say, Duta Kuruto man for he is trying to provoke the Baddibunkas. Emman, while today's Sarahules may be trail-blazers in their own right as far as hustling/Babylon/New York is concerned, evidence suggest that the Baddibu Mandings were in some ways the early vanguard in this Jula culture along the Gambia River. Perhaps one can speculate that the Sarahules and later the Torode /Tukulorr (all three share the same tradition), only helped the Baddibunkas find their long lost tradition. Basss, my concern about the partnership between Madrid and Banjul to stem what the Daily Observer called "illegal emigration" is that of the unintended consequences. I am sure many in Banjul will agree that the quest for greener pastures in the west was and still major cooling factor in the Gambia. If any I see the NERVES syndrome (the hope that if one dreams/works hard enough one will succeed in traveling to Babylon to achieve those things denied to them in the Gambia) as a useful distraction for our youth, a pressure release valve so to speak, preventing things from blowing over the top. Closing the border without adequate alternatives could be like shutting the release valve of a pressure cooker. The reality is, with Gambia's cash crop agriculture all but collapsed, rising enrollment at primary and secondary schools without matching post secondary enrollment rates, emigration to anywhere but Gambia presents the only viable chance for over 650,000 young adults who in the next 10 years will be faced with life in the Gambia, without adequate education or jobs. Yes, our economy may be growing but I do not think it is capable of absorbing 35,000 new entries each year. While the 1 million Euro could go some ways to help, the Gambia needs the J.F. Kennedy equivalent of putting man on moon vision when it comes to education and poverty alleviation. To do that we need resources to train at least 10,000 young Gambians per year by 2015. While that is going the government should extend this partnership with Spain to include other European countries to provide temporary work visa to every graduate who needs it. In return every one who goes through the process must pay 10 to 15% of their annual earning into an education fund. To ensure all who leave eventually return, the government should allocate a plot of land for primary dueling to all who want to return and with condition that it is build within 3 to 5 years (before the end of the temporary visa). The overall benefit are clear. With training and opportunity for legal employment in the West within reach, few would want to risk their lives to reach the tomato fields in Spain. 10% annual income paid back to the education fund will ensure program to be free of future costs to the public. In addition moneys sent home to develop the land allocated and tax to be assessed will surely benefit many more people. The other benefits will be to get graduates do 2-3 years teaching while they wait for placements/visas. Yes, we need real dough and commitment to get this monster machine started but aren't we putting man on the moon? Malanding BASS DRAMMEH wrote: >You know,in all fairness,it is not only the Tukolors that have refused to >eat the Mono, but my own children have followed suit,one reason why I packed >my bags and came to Sukuru Kunda,since no real sarahuleh can survive without >their daily dose of this porridge.Now the transformed Tukulors and the >half-Sarahuleh, half Americans can eat their pop tarts in faraway >Babylon,and we the blue blood Sarahulehs can eat our monos in Sukuru Kunda. > >On a different note,I am a little bit confused about Emman.First, his name >and surname sound more Saudi than Gambian.Then came his first response which >seemed to indicate that he was a mankanaso person.And now this second >response of his insinuates that he is a member of my clan.Am baffled! Can he >tell me where he really belongs.Because I know for a fact that if you deduct >the mankanaso contents from both Mr. Samateh and Dr. Jaiteh the sum will be >naught.But am not so sure the same equation applies to Emman Sallam. > >Regards Basss > >@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > > > > > > 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://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.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