Ginny, Feel home. You`re most welcome in the Gambia -L community. It`s part of our culture to accomodate guests or strangers. And thanks for the great endeavour you`re about to embark upon. Good luck! Regards, Omar. -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: Ginny Quick <[log in to unmask]> Til: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Dato: 1. desember 1999 07:09 Emne: Introduction: new subscriber >Hello, everyone. I'm a new subscriber. Let me first start by saying that I >am not from The Gambia. I went there this summer for a study abroad program >that my professor headed. I subscribed to this list because of my interest >in The Gambia. I kind of got the feeling from all the websites on the Net >devoted to tourism that I wasn't getting the whole story. Maybe that is not >the right way to put it. I just wanted to learn as much as I could about >The Gambia, since I went there this summer and am going back again in >December, this time, by myself, since I'm interested in doing volunteer >working at the school for the blind located at the Campama Primary School. > I visited there this summer, and it was a very interesting visit. I am >totally blind myself, and I am interested in empowering those with vision >impairments both here in America and around the world. My main focus is on >teaching those who are visually impaired to live as independently as >possible in the environment that they are in. > Anyway, I don't want to make this too long. I just wanted to make my >presence known here. I didn't want to be a "lurker" or anything. I just >didn't feel I could comment on a lot of the issues that are being discussed, >since I do not know very much about them. When I first subscribed to this >list, I began to get the feeling that I had walked into a room where I >didn't belong, or had intruded on an important meeting, or something like >that. > Anyway, thanks for reading my message. I am enjoying the disccusions >going on thus far. >Ginny Quick > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Mori K. Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 3:33 PM >Subject: TELL THE TRUTH > > >> Dear Gambia L, >> It is very distasteful for the unending cycle of revelations which >continue >> to besiege the Yahya government since the July 22, coup in 1994, >ostensibly >> for the rampant corruption existing at the time.Whilst it was pleasant to >> hear the president declare swift and decisive action against all those >> involved. Well, considering recent revelations ranging from circumstances >> leading to the death of Ousman Koro Ceesay to the transfer into foreign >bank >> A/Cs. of millions of Dalasis belonging to Gambian people. >> >> I believe in "accountability" and "transparency" affecting officials from >> upper echelons of the government.As we were all aware at the time of the >> coup the above two words was and still is the mantra of the junta.I >believe >> with all my heart that not a single corrupt official should be prosecuted >> until all other bigwigs in govt. including the president answer >allegations >> labeled against him by his former comrade Ebou Jallow. >> >> It will indeed be of great help and patriotism to the motherland if all >> those involved in the alleged transfer of funds to foreign bank accounts >> come forward and reveal to the nation what has been happening . I >challenge >> the authorities to declare a harassment free Gambia so as to allow >potential >> volunteers to come forward and divulge all past misdeeds to the Gambian >> press without fear of reprisals.If this is the only way for the >preservation >> of the trust between the rulers and the ruled let it happen and allow the >> chips fall where they may. >> Mori Kebba Jammeh >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >> >> 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 unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------