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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Momodou[/i] [br]Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 13:32:53 +0100 From: Buba Njie <Buba.Njie@econ.uib.no> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Introduction Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970307123253.36f704a4@hermes.svf.uib.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello fellow brothers and sisters, I've finally managed to set aside time to introduce myself to the net. My name is Buba Njie and I'm a graduate student in Economics at the University of Bergen, Norway. At the moment, I writing my desertation on Privatization of State owned Enterprices in the Gambia and have resently arrived foron a field trip in the Gambia My interests varies from developmental to social issues and I hope to contribute to the net soon. Best regards Buba Njie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 13:03:33 +0000 From: "M'BAI OF" <O.F.M'Bai@icsl.ac.uk> To: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>, gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: ISSUE OF PRIVATE MAILS Message-ID: <199703071300.NAA27268@netmail.city.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Well ,well, well Mr Judge Dread , could you please tell me how visible your rules are or are we to imagine what your rules are. It would have being a good idea if you first state what your rules are to the applicant before subscribing anyone . You fail to do so simply because of your incompetence and your inability to vision and or- ganise like a reasonable , skillful and competent man would. Actually i think its a complete waste of time replying to your cheap , unsound and inconstructive posting and if you are waiting for my apology , you will rot there . Again just like i said before you can do what you like , i just don't care . You can unsubscribe me if you want MR. CO-ORDINATOR or whatever you are. It just don't bother me . AGAIN JUST LIKE" DIGITAL UNDERGRONND" YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU LIKE . M'BAI OMAR F. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 14:10:30 +0100 From: Buba Njie <Buba.Njie@econ.uib.no> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: Introduction Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970307131030.36f7f414@hermes.svf.uib.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 13:32 07.03.97 +0100, you wrote: >Hello fellow brothers and sisters, > >I've finally managed to set aside time to introduce myself to the net. My >name is Buba Njie and I'm a graduate student in Economics at the University >of Bergen, Norway. At the moment, I writing my desertation on >Privatization of State owned Enterprices in the Gambia and have resently >arrived from a field trip from the Gambia >My interests varies from developmental to social issues and I hope to >contribute to the net soon. > > >Best regards > >Buba Njie > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 12:55:48 +0000 From: "M'BAI OF" <O.F.M'Bai@icsl.ac.uk> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: do what you like Message-ID: <199703071252.MAA25821@netmail.city.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT malanding , or whatever your name is , may i respectfully tell you that none of the comments that i made are libellous or slanderous. it appears to me that people like you don't want to be told the truth . you just want to do things as it pleases you and don't care about other peoples feelings , well i'm sorry i'm not the sort of person who would tolerate that . if anything comes to my mind and i feel i have to do or say something about it , i will do exactly that at whatever expense. people like you don't want anybody to challenge you in whatever you do or say even when wrong, you don't want to be criticised all that you want is "PRAISES, PRAISES, PRAISES" . when on earth will you know where things are going wrong for you if all that you get is praises. now as far as views and opinions are concerned , i will continue to express them the way i see them and the way any other reasonable and prudent man would . the only way you can stop me from doing so on the net is to "U-N-S-U-B-S-C-R-I-B-E me and to tell you the truth I JUST DON'T CARE AND I'M NOT THE LEAST BOTHERED WHEN YOU DO . It just shows how unrealistic, unreasonable and insincere some people can be. what is wrong with someone expressing his or her points of view or opinion. a criticism is not supposed to make one happy and all laughters , it is supposed to make one react and swept one of his or her feet not with delight but with devastation . A criticism is meant to make something a better person because it makes one think and work harder UNLESS ONE HAS A VERY PERSONALITY WHICH SEEM TO BE THE CASE HERE . once again i will not stop expressing my opinions simply because you said so, if you like you can unsubscribe. that is that. M'BAI OMAR F. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 17:43:28 +0300 From: BASS KOLLEH DRAMMEH <KOLLS567@QATAR.NET.QA> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: Help!! Message-ID: <313EF60F.4BDE@QATAR.NET.QA> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Modou Jallow wrote: > > Hi, > > Could any member provide me with the address and phone number of the > Gambian Embassy in Saudi Arabia? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Regards, > Moe S. Jallow > > =============================================================================== > mjallow@sct.edu mjallow@hayes.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR.JALLOW!! THE GAMBIAN EMBASSY P.O.BOX 94322, RYADH 11693 KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA TEL:(0966(1)) 4560273 THE CONSUL IS : MUSTAPHA BOJANG TEL:-(2)6696819 (JEDDA) REGARDS BASSSS!! -- SZDDˆð'3Af¨ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 15:48:50 GMT From: oleary@arminco.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Greetings from Armenia Message-ID: <199703071548.PAA03565@arminco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello to all Gambia-L'ers! I have been meaning to greet you all since I signed up some time ago and am only now getting around to it. I am known as Momodou Kumba Jallow to my brothers and sisters in the Gambia. I lived in the Gambia for 16 years and only left there in October of 1996. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Diabugu for two years and worked in Bansang for Save the Children for two years. The rest of my days in Gambia I worked with USAID until they closed the office on September 30,1996. I am now working in Yerevan, Armenia. I wish you all peace! MKJ Sean O'Leary USAID/Yerevan Washington,DC 20520-7020 Home Phone:(3742)15137 E-mail address: oleary@arminco.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 18:59:32 +0300 From: BASS KOLLEH DRAMMEH <KOLLS567@QATAR.NET.QA> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: ISSUE OF PRIVATE MAILS Message-ID: <313F07E4.35B7@QATAR.NET.QA> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit M'BAI OF wrote: > > Well ,well, well Mr Judge Dread , could you please tell me how > visible your rules are or are we to imagine what your rules are. It > would have being a good idea if you first state what your rules are > to the applicant before subscribing anyone . You fail to do so simply > because of your incompetence and your inability to vision and or- > ganise like a reasonable , skillful and competent man would. > > Actually i think its a complete waste of time replying to your > cheap , unsound and inconstructive posting and if you are waiting > for my apology , you will rot there . Again just like i said before > you can do what you like , i just don't care . You can unsubscribe > me if you want MR. CO-ORDINATOR or whatever you are. It > just don't bother me . > > AGAIN JUST LIKE" DIGITAL UNDERGRONND" YOU CAN > DO WHAT YOU LIKE . > > M'BAI OMAR F. MR.NBAYE!! MANY OF US HAVE MADE MISTAKES HERE.I HAVE MADE A LOT OF IT SINCE I JOINED THIS LIST AND I HAVE SAID,AS A RESULT,A LOT OF "I AM SORRY" OR "I APPOLOGIZE".THAT IS WHY I AM VERY DISTURBED BY THE FACT THAT YOU NOT ONLY REFUSED TO ACCEPT THAT WHAT YOU AND Tamsir DID WAS AGAINST THE RULES, BUT, MORE THAN THAT,YOU HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY DEFENSIVE AND CONFRONTATIONAL ABOUT IT.PLEASE,PLEASE STOP THIS CONFRONTATIONAL ATTITUDE AND START WRITING ABOUT GAMBIAN AND AFRICAN ISSUES THAT WOULD BENEFIT ALL OF US. THIS LIST IS A FANTASTIC PLACE! AND ITS A PLACE OF BOTH LEARNING AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL OF US.SO, PLEASE, LET US NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD DESTROY SUCH A BANTABAAAAA ATMOSPHERE!! I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A FUTURE LAWYER WOULD BE MUCH MORE RESPECTFUL OF Rules AND THE Guardians Of The Rules THAN I AM WITNESSING HERE!! REGARDS BASSSS!! -- SZDDˆð'3Af¨ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 19:07:56 +0300 From: BASS KOLLEH DRAMMEH <KOLLS567@QATAR.NET.QA> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: Greetings from Armenia Message-ID: <313F09DC.953@QATAR.NET.QA> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit oleary@arminco.com wrote: > > Hello to all Gambia-L'ers! > > I have been meaning to greet you all since I signed up some time ago and am > only now getting around to it. > I am known as Momodou Kumba Jallow to my brothers and sisters in the Gambia. > I lived in the Gambia for 16 years and only left there in October of 1996. I > was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Diabugu for two years and worked in Bansang > for Save the Children for two years. The rest of my days in Gambia I worked > with USAID until they closed the office on September 30,1996. I am now > working in Yerevan, Armenia. > I wish you all peace! > > MKJ > Sean O'Leary > USAID/Yerevan > Washington,DC > 20520-7020 > Home Phone:(3742)15137 > E-mail address: oleary@arminco.com WOOW!!from DIABUGU to YEREVAN!! WELCOME TO THE BANTABAA, MR.MODOU KUMBA JALLOW! THIS PLACE IS YOURS,SO FEEL AT HOME,AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE GAMBIA WHENEVER YOU HAVE TIME. REGARDS BASSSS!! -- SZDDˆð'3Af¨ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 16:59:48 +0000 From: "M'BAI OF" <O.F.M'Bai@icsl.ac.uk> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: (Fwd) (Fwd) Black Internet Users? Message-ID: <199703071656.QAA13149@netmail.city.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: "ADADE-BOAFO KD" <K.D.Adade-Boafo@icsl.ac.uk> To: "ABANULO AO" <A.O.Abanulo@icsl.ac.uk>, "E.C.Esuman-Gwira" <ah6269@qmw.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 10:31:39 +0000 Subject: (Fwd) Black Internet Users? 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Atlanta, Georgia ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 12:54:05 -0500 (EST) From: at137@columbia.edu To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: cnet clip, African tycoon sentenced in export flap Message-ID: <199703071754.MAA07322@parev.cc.columbia.edu> This section is from the document '/clari/usa/military/4989'. Path: news.columbia.edu!news.columbia.edu!maestro.clari.net!duet.clari.net!e.news Comment: Update Pending; Supersedes: <Uus-tycoonUR6CV_7M5.RPMF_7M5@clari.net> X-Fn: bs/Uus-tycoon.R6CV_7M5 Distribution: cl-4 Approved: editor@clarinet.com From: C-upi@clari.net (UPI) Newsgroups: clari.local.florida,clari.usa.military,clari.usa.law.misc,clari.news.crime.misc Subject: African tycoon sentenced in export flap Keywords: legal, criminal proceedings, military, military weapons, human interest, people, international, US government, non-usa government Organization: Copyright 1997 by United Press International Message-ID: <Uus-tycoonUR6CV_7M5.R1MN_7M5@clari.net> Lines: 28 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 7:51:53 PST Location: Florida ACategory: regional Slugword: us-tycoon Threadword: us Priority: regular Format: regular ANPA: Wc: 292/0; Id: u9045; Src: up; Sel: ade-u; Adate: 3-5-N.A; Ver: 0/2 Note: (UPI Focus) Xref: news.columbia.edu clari.local.florida:7591 clari.usa.military:4989 clari.usa.law.misc:6707 clari.news.crime.misc:4643 MIAMI, March 5 (UPI) -- A Gambian businessman convicted of trying to bribe a customs officer to free a shipment of military helicopters from Miami plans to appeal his conviction and prison sentence. Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko, who holds dual citizenship in Gambia and Mali and made a fortune from hotels, gold mines and casinos in Africa and the Middle East, was sentenced in Miami federal court Tuesday to four months in prison followed by four months' house arrest. Sissoko also was ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. His attorneys indicated (Wednesday) they will appeal the case to the World Court in the Netherlands. Gambian officials have said Sissoko is considered an ambassador-at- large for the country and his attorneys suggest he has diplomatic immunity. They argue his arrest and conviction violate a Vienna Convention that protects diplomats. Sissoko was convicted of offering a U.S. Customs Service agent $30, 000 in exhange for clearing a shipment of two military helicopters from Miami International Airport without the proper export license. Sissoko contends the decommissioned choppers were intended for business and humanitarian purposes in his homeland and he offered a gift in the mistaken belief it would speed up the legal processing of the shipment. Prosecutors successfully argued the money was intended as a bribe to circumvent a law that forbids the export without government approval of equipment which can be used for military purposes. During the trial, Sissoko was free on $20 million bail, reportedly a record amount for any south Florida case. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 97 12:45:08 -0600 From: Francis Njie <francis_njie@il.us.swissbank.com> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: PROPOSAL/FOOD FOR THOUGHT Message-ID: <9703071845.AA03891@new_delhi> Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3risc v124.8483.5) Content-Type: text/plain >> HELLOW EVERYONE; How about adopting a school or some other institution >> back home and providing some of the school's needed supplies, text books >> etc. on an occasional basis? Musa, I think this is a decent idea which I certainly would give both time and money to. We could (and should) leverage the relative strength of the foreign currencies we have access to and do considerable good-- A few dollars would go a long way in the Gambia. An American friend visited Ghana recently and was compelled to give the few pens and notepads he had on him to primary school students he met. I had (shamefully) almost forgotten this dimension of need! One question however... how do we go about selecting a school? - Francis ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 20:20:14 +0100 From: Andrea Klumpp <klumpp@kar.dec.com> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: ISSUE OF PRIVATE MAILS Message-ID: <33206A6E.658B@kar.dec.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear All, I've ONLY appreciated the work of the list-managers, the list would not be there and running smoothly without their competence and vision !!! And I don't need any rule published in order to communicate in a respectful manner. Peace ! ? ! Please !! Andrea BAI OF wrote: > > Well ,well, well Mr Judge Dread , could you please tell me how > visible your rules are or are we to imagine what your rules are. It > would have being a good idea if you first state what your rules are > to the applicant before subscribing anyone . You fail to do so simply > because of your incompetence and your inability to vision and or- > ganise like a reasonable , skillful and competent man would. > > Actually i think its a complete waste of time replying to your > cheap , unsound and inconstructive posting and if you are waiting > for my apology , you will rot there . Again just like i said before > you can do what you like , i just don't care . You can unsubscribe > me if you want MR. CO-ORDINATOR or whatever you are. It > just don't bother me . > > AGAIN JUST LIKE" DIGITAL UNDERGRONND" YOU CAN > DO WHAT YOU LIKE . > > M'BAI OMAR F. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 14:06:35 -0500 (EST) From: Alias431@aol.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re-posting mail Message-ID: <970307140633_1450788445@emout05.mail.aol.com> Dear list members, Could we please stop re-posting mail. For example, We always write : "Mr. X wrote: ..." and then re-post whatever Mr. X wrote (sometimes, a rather long article). Re-posting just unnecessarily uses up space, since we all already have whatever Mr. X posted. Thank You Haddijatou Secka ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 14:53:06 -0500 (EST) From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <msjaiteh@mtu.edu> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Cc: msjaiteh@mtu.edu (Malanding S. Jaiteh) Subject: Re: cnet clip, African tycoon sentenced in export flap Message-ID: <199703071953.OAA08440@oak.ffr.mtu.edu> Content-Type: text > Gambian officials have said Sissoko is considered an ambassador-at- > large for the country and his attorneys suggest he has diplomatic > immunity. They argue his arrest and conviction violate a Vienna > Convention that protects diplomats. Here we go again! Who is this Mr Sissoko to be an 'ambassodor-at-large' for the Gambia government/the gambian people? All these make me feel that there this is another version of the Jawara-Nigerian oil efforts. I just hope that the gambian people do not end up paying for Mr Sissoko's legal bills! Malanding jaiteh ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 17:17:40 -0400 (AST) From: "Inqs." <nfaal@is2.dal.ca> To: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu> Subject: Re: PROPOSAL/FOOD FOR THOUGHT Message-ID: <Pine.A41.3.95.970307171349.32224B-100000@is2.dal.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I second this idea, and i think we had better get started. Which school(s)? On what level, ie primary, secondary etc. Are you going to help equip the school, sponsor needy kids or both. How much will be needed? Perhaps we should start out with sum'n like the observer online, interested members, should sign-up, and a steering committee should be formed. What does the list think? Nkoyo. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 97 15:18:17 -0600 From: Francis Njie <francis_njie@il.us.swissbank.com> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: NGO/Initiative Info Request Message-ID: <9703072118.AA03983@new_delhi> Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3risc v124.8483.5) Content-Type: text/plain I will be adding some info to my Web page this weekend about the budding/established non-governmental organizations and initiatives I know of that are (directly) relevant to the Gambia. I hope this addition becomes a useful repository for anyone interested in getting things done in/for the Gambia. I don't have much of a list presently. Please help me make the content worthwhile by sending along summaries of initiatives you have started, are thinking of starting, or simply know of... along with contact names, contact e-mail/snail-mail addresses, phone/fax numbers, etc, if possible... Thanks... - Francis PS: Here's a list of the orgs I know of and intend to post info about... I. GaSTech (Gambians in Science & Technology) II. The Gambia Islamic Organisation For Technical Training III. NACOMM (National Communiquo) IV. Crossroads Africa, Inc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 13:41:33 -0800 (PST) From: "Al M'Ballow" <al@orgear.com> To: Francis Njie <francis_njie@il.us.swissbank.com> Cc: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu> Subject: Re: PROPOSAL/FOOD FOR THOUGHT Message-ID: <Pine.D-G.3.93.970307132430.21278A-100000@aviion.orgear.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Like Francis njie,my self,and others wouldn't mine contributing towards this,but to what school isit going to.Again,if you said, sending money to the gambia government for the schools,to who is that money going to directly,because for me is just like working till the end of the month,get your paycheque,and give it to Bill Gates. I am saying this,simply because things are not going the way they should,whereby we can put money together and give it away to people that we don't know or trust. All i want to know is,to who is the money going directly, and how much did you guys trust this individual. Thanks Mballow. On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Francis Njie wrote: > > >> HELLOW EVERYONE; How about adopting a school or some other institution > >> back home and providing some of the school's needed supplies, text books > >> etc. on an occasional basis? > > Musa, > > I think this is a decent idea which I certainly would give both time and money > to. We could (and should) leverage the relative strength of the foreign > currencies we have access to and do considerable good-- A few dollars would go > a long way in the Gambia. > > An American friend visited Ghana recently and was compelled to give the few > pens and notepads he had on him to primary school students he met. I had > (shamefully) almost forgotten this dimension of need! > > One question however... how do we go about selecting a school? > > - Francis > > > > > m ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 14:08:09 -0400 (AST) From: "Inqs." <nfaal@is2.dal.ca> To: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu> Subject: Re: Africa: How bad is it? Message-ID: <Pine.A41.3.95.970307140035.30878I-100000@is2.dal.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Abdou Gibba wrote: > At 13:16 06.03.97 -0400, NKOYO wrote: > > I think the problems of Africa stem primarily from the fact that > >we don't seem to understand that personal interests and public ones need > >not be mutually exclusive. We are too busy trying to fufill our > >individual wants and needs, at any cost, which usually turns out to be the > >development of our nations, as is so aptly demonstrated in our leadership. > > > NKOYO! This is so very true, only less elaborate. Not only our leadership > should be held accounted for "personal interest" but some "ordinary people" > too. Just to clarify, when i said "we" i meant the entire population (with the exception of a few dedicated individuals). Corrupt leadership, not just in government but on every level, illustrates the best, i think the habit of putting personal interests before, and at the cost of public interest, the responsibility is not that of the leaders, but of every African adult. This does not stop there, apathy is one of the greatest diseases that we face, people simply do not care or are not bothered enough to get up and DO something about our problems, and until we can change that, I'm sorry, we will stagnate in the backwater that is Africa, and be trampled on my every Tom, Dick or Harry, be they our fellow Africans or others. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 18:21:56 -0600 From: Ndey Drammeh <NDRAMME@wpo.it.luc.edu> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: Social Responsibility for Shell Oil! Message-ID: <s3206031.069@wpo.it.luc.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline On 3/6/96, Ousman Gajigo wrote: >None of the blame should go to Shell Oil......... Ousman, I disagree!! Shell Oil should be blamed for contributing to the environmental degradation of African's most populous country. Like all businesses, Shell Oil is connected to any community it operates in. As such, the company needs to be socially responsible in all communities, INCLUDING NIGERIA. Trying to minimize costs and maximize profits is no justification whatsoever, to devalue any society. The company should be held responsible and accountable for the damage it has caused to the environment, be it in Nigeria or anywhere else. Just because the Nigerian leaders don't give a ****! (excuse my language), does not give the company the right to deface and violate the society. We need to make it clear to companies like Shell Oil that we will not tolerate social irresponsibility in our communities; the same degree of social responsibly practiced in other regions is demanded and expected in our region as well. I for one, will not buy the products of any business that I know contributes to the degradation of my community because all I have in this world is my beloved community! Good weekend to you all. Ndey Kumba ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 20:15:40 -0500 (EST) From: Raye Sosseh <gt8065b@prism.gatech.edu> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: NGO/Initiative Info Request Message-ID: <199703080115.UAA20899@acmez.gatech.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Instead of supporting one particular school, we should either work with Mrs. Jow and the Ministry of education, the library or some other local organization in providing services that everyone can use. Not for profit bookstore/Cyber center - where students can get info., buy books and do basic computing. This could be somewhere in the library or the ministry could provide space. We will initiate the project and monitor how well it does..... if the feedback is good, we'll then work on extending it to individual schools....or atleast hope the ministry or someone else extends it to other schools or other locations. ************************************************************** * Raye Sosseh * * George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering * * Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 * * Internet: gt8065b@prism.gatech.edu * * * * Quote of the week * * ----------------- * * "You can live to be a hundred if you give up all * * the things that make you want to be a hundred." * ************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 20:42:26 -0500 (EST) From: MJagana@aol.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: PROPOSAL/FOOD FOR THOUGHT Message-ID: <970307204226_-1071091004@emout09.mail.aol.com> it is this proposal that needs to be really discussed. please pass on any good ideas. THE MIND IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.KEEP IT ALIVE. READ A BOOK. momodou jagana THE JAGANA FOUNDATION. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 20:53:49 -0500 (EST) From: MJagana@aol.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: PROPOSAL/FOOD FOR THOUGHT Message-ID: <970307205347_-1205006384@emout14.mail.aol.com> Daer Mballow and interested Gambians, I have few suggestios about this proposal and the following are the few. 1) Adopt a school> Here i suggest you personal adopt a schoo,a nd send the materails ie books etc. or you can personally sent the money to the school, rathner than to any government. 2) adopt a student> You could adopt a student and follow through thier track of studieds via the school or some kind of programmes. 3) give awards> you can send books to be given to the best performing students during prize giving or speech days ( if they still have such things). and I invite list members to come up wiyh some ideas. "A MANS IDEA IS AN IDEA, A TEAMS' IDEA, ARE IDEAS" looking forward to your ideas. momodou jagana ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 97 17:58:16 PST From: MAKE THAT VISION A REALITY <ABARROW@rr5.rr.intel.com> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: ISSUE OF PRIVATE MAILS Message-ID: <9703080158.utk12302@RR5.intel.com> Mr M'bai, "IF YOUR ONLY TOOL IS A HAMMER, ALL YOUR PROBLEMS BECOMES NAILS..." You have lebeled every single person that respond constructively to your postings on the list, so I am the least bothered by lebels. All I can tell you is, it doesn't take an unorganized, incompetence and unreasonable 24 year old to be a team leader in designing for the microprocessor division of Intel Corp. Your labelling of people would not change the fact of the matter that you were wrong, yet you didn't want to acknowledge it. And it takes only a person with selfish personality not to admit their mistakes. Because we all make mistakes and learn from them. I apologized if anyone find this disturbing. Much respect to all. Pa-Abdou Barrow Albuquerque ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 21:26:12 -0500 (EST) From: ASJanneh@aol.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: ISSUE OF PRIVATE MAILS Message-ID: <970307212611_510174916@emout04.mail.aol.com> Pa Abdou & Others: don't be bothered a bit by the labels and apparent insults directed at us all. If anything, you have displayed a great degree of maturity by not sinking to the same low level as our one or two detractors. We should all find solace in the fact that there has been near unanimous agreement on the need to guarantee unfettered free speech while cutting down on messages that are nongermane to the List. Peace! Amadou Scattred Janneh ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 11:54:34 JST +900 From: binta@iuj.ac.jp To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: ISSUE OF PRIVATE MAILS Message-ID: <199703080249.LAA29193@mlsv.iuj.ac.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Fellow Gambia-l netters, Will we forget about this private mail issue and move on. We may not know each other, but I assume we are different in age and responsibility. Age and seniority do still have a place in our communities. More and more responses on this issue lead us nowhere. Let us move on, please!!!! Lamin. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 08:36:19 +0300 From: BASS KOLLEH DRAMMEH <KOLLS567@QATAR.NET.QA> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: PROPOSAL/FOOD FOR THOUGHT Message-ID: <313FC753.1D7F@QATAR.NET.QA> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > I am saying this,simply because things are not going the way they > should,whereby we can put money together and give it away to people > that we don't know or trust. > All i want to know is,to who is the money going directly, > and how much did you guys trust this individual. > Thanks Mballow. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > m MR.NBALLOW!! DON'T WORRY ABOUT GIVING YOUR MONEY TO SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW.I DON'T THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THIS CASE.ANYTHING ARRANGED BY THIS LIST WOULD BE GIVEN TO A MEMBER ON THIS LIST GOING FOR VACATION.AND HE OR SHE WOULD BE GIVEN VERY CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO.WE ARE AN ARM OF THE GAMBIAN PEOPLE AND NOT OF THE GOVERNMENT. REGARDS BASSSS -- SZDDˆð'3Af¨ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 97 22:22:56 PST From: MAKE THAT VISION A REALITY <ABARROW@rr5.rr.intel.com> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: NGO/Initiative Info Request Message-ID: <9703080622.utk10103@RR5.intel.com> I think that we should invest whatever the organization comes up with at schools and children that are really in need. For example, in the provinces where parents have to come up school furniture and other stationaries when they can not even carter for their daily basic needs. This are the type kids who are being victims of circumstances of a "dysfunctional government". I do not think we should entrust that responsibility to the ministry of education. There is no confidence in a government which does hold to their commitments as we have learned in the vice-president issue, the scandal of transfer of money from central bank to private accounts, and so on and so forth. Much respect to all. Pa-Abdou Barrow Albuquerque ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 02:02:58 -0500 (EST) From: EThomas246@aol.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Cc: Alias431@aol.com Subject: Re: Re-posting mail Message-ID: <970308020257_719901467@emout05.mail.aol.com> haddijatou, thanks for the subscription, but i am yet to understand what kind of cue this whole thing is all about, there r people just writing to bugggggg, i thought this is supposed to be a very constructive forum of defined acts of maturity and decency....not. I just hope we can stop criticizing each other and use this services to a more advantageous use than finger pointing each other. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Mar 1997 02:19:49 -0500 From: "William O'Donnell" <billod@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: NGO/Initiative Info Request Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.95.970308021634.14802B-100000@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Well I was not going to chip in on this matter since as a grad student I barely get by as it is but I have to agree with this suggestion - thinking of aid I do believe that it is better to strengthen pre-existing or forming lines of communication - that is working for the betterment of the Gambian Educational System as a whole rather than just one school - the imediate pay-off my be less visable but the long term potential is greater - in my opinion good luck bill /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ William O'Donnell / / Dept. of History \ \ The Johns Hopkins University / / 3400 N. Charles St. \ \ Baltimore, MD 21218 / / http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~billod \ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 02:58:10 -0500 (EST) From: ASJanneh@aol.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Questions on the "Transition" Message-ID: <970308025809_447306429@emout17.mail.aol.com> Gambia-l: Is the "transition" to democratic rule moving according to schedule? If not, what are the implications? Have the so-called Secretaries of State been named yet? I have not heard much about about these matters. What's going on? Amadou Scattred-Janneh ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 11:53:14 +0000 From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou) To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: PROPOSAL/FOOD FOR THOUGHT Message-ID: <19970308105118.AAA13588@LOCALNAME> I wouldn't mind contributing towards this, but I would like to suggest that we join existing organizations with the same purposes. Francis has just named a few such as; GaSTech (Gambians in Science & Technology) and The Gambia Islamic Organisation For Technical Training etc., and I am sure there are other organizations in the different countries we live in. Asbjcrn and I are also members of " Gambias Venner" Danish Gambian Friendship Society which has been sending hospital beds, x-ray machine, ambulances, books and individual members sponsoring school children. There are the local Gambian Organizations abroad one could join or form one in town/city you live in. We are still taking names here on the list, of those interested in subscribing to the Daily Observer Online and there was a suggestions that a small percentage of the revenues go to a development fund managed by ourselves that will be used for development-oriented activities in the Gambia. Out of the 200 members of this list, we only have 50 who have shown that they are interested in paying the $10 per year. My point is that before talking about starting a new project, lets try to realize the ones we have already started. Peace Momodou Camara ******************************************************* http://home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara **"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible"*** ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 09:17:12 -0500 (EST) From: ASJanneh@aol.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: PROPOSAL/FOOD FOR THOUGHT Message-ID: <970308091712_-1272067781@emout20.mail.aol.com> Momodou: How does one contribute to the organization(s) that you already have? It appears from your list of activities that it would make better sense to reinforce rather than duplicate your organization(s). What are your current projects? Salaam! Amadou Scattred-Janneh PS: Have you done anything in Kombo South yet? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 13:23:40 -0600 (CST) From: Yaya Jallow <yj0001@jove.acs.unt.edu> To: binta@iuj.ac.jp Cc: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>, ; Subject: Re: Africa-How bad is it ? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970308130121.25322A-100000@jove.acs.unt.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hello Fellas, Lamin, I whole heartedly agree with you that for so long now we've taken the journalistic view of our continent, i.e identifying problems upon problems and never reciting any solutions. However, I do not think acquiring education for creating personal wealth is at all bad nor do I think personal greed should be condemned as long it is all pursued within the realm of the private sector and the confinement of the law. In fact we need more educated and wealth motivated Africans to invest them shelves in our nations' private economies. While I do not believe in an expanded public bureaucracy, those who decide to take governmental positions should serve the public interest and not their personal needs. In summary, I just think that we have depended far too long on public institutions both domestically and internationally for our continent's development and have given very little thought to the need of strengthening the African Entrepreneur. Good day to you all Yaya ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 21:47:58 +0000 (GMT) From: Ebrima Jawara <aeujawra@reading.ac.uk> To: Gambia-L <gambia-l@u.washington.edu> Subject: Female Genital Mutilation. Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.95q.970308211607.7672B-100000@suma3.reading.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/PLAIN; charset="US-ASCII" FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION Or female circumcsion as it is sometimes called, is widely practised in The Gambia. The 'operation' is rarely performed with surgical tools, skill, any knowledge of anatomy or the use of anaesthetics. Its aim is to prepare girls for marriage by helping to ensure their premarital purity. It lessens sexual desire, and so reduces the temptation for girls and women to have intercourse before marriage - very important where virginity is an absolute prerequisite for a bride-to-be. Some Moslem groups beleive it is demanded by the Islamic faith. Any proof of this? Other groups hold beliefs about human biology and use circumcision as contraception. In some cultures, female genitals are considered unclean, and circumcision serves literally to smooth and ritually purify them. Genital Mutilation has staggering physical and mental health consequences for women. Infections (frequently fatal), haemorrhage, and other extreme long-term physical complications are common. The extent and degree of sexual and mental health problems can only be guessed at, because circumcised women are often hesitant to discuss a subject that means little to them, or is embarrassing - their sexuality. THE ABOVE WAS TAKEN FROM WOMEN IN THE WORLD. I do believe that: Female Genital Mutilation is PRIMITIVE and BARBARIC. With no real place in a modern society. However one's culture should be respected and preserved, But at what cost? Is it good for the society as a whole? The whole act of female circumcision is a strain on already stretched medical services. The women have to see gynaecologists for horrendous complications brought about by the primitive butchering of their private parts. The celebrations cost a lot of money. The families have to give sacrifices as well as pay a fee to have their daughters ciurcumcised. Costing more money. Any type of development must include increases in life expectancy and the general welfare of the whole of the society. By mutilating women are we not depriving them of their own development, and thus the development of the country? I will do my bit to eradicate this primitive act by ensuring that any daughters I do have in the future will not be subjected to any forms of genital mutilation. If one other person reading this long and perhaps boring piece, should decide that their daughters will not be mutilated, I think some good would have been done. I HOPE I HAVE NOT OFFENDED ANYONE, AND IF I HAVE, I DO APPOLOGISE. ANY FEEDBACK, NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED. GOD BLESS, EBRIMA JAWARA. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 16:53:02 -0500 From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <msjaiteh@mtu.edu> To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: NGO/Initiative Info Request Message-ID: <199703082153.QAA09234@oak.ffr.mtu.edu> Bill O'Donnell wrote: > Well I was not going to chip in on this matter since as a grad student I > barely get by as it is but I have to agree with this suggestion - thinking > of aid I do believe that it is better to strengthen pre-existing or > forming lines of communication - that is working for the betterment of the > Gambian Educational System as a whole rather than just one school - the > imediate pay-off my be less visable but the long term potential is greater > - in my opinion > > On a similar note I sent the following to a few guys in the list for reasons mentioned: ----- Begin Included Message ----- >From msjaiteh@mtu.edu Fri Jan 31 20:18:33 1997 From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <msjaiteh@mtu.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: hemlock.ffr.mtu.edu: Host aspen.ffr.mtu.edu claimed to be aspen Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 20:18:29 -0500 To: at137@columbia.edu, binta@iuj.ac.jp Subject: Proposal for NGO for education in the Gambia. Cc: msjaiteh@mtu.edu Hi folks, I am proposing that we present Gambia-l and the greater Gambian community with proposal to establish a charitable organization for the advancement of Education in the Gambia. The primary role of the organization will be to facilitate the the effective utilization of Gambian expertise and resources particularly outside the Gambia in the advancement of education in the Gambia. Among ohters the main functions will be: -Gather funds and materials to assist individuals and institutions in need. -develop mentorship and guidance programs to prepare kids for higher education. -Provide a forum through which matters relating to advancement of the education in the Gambia can be discussed and channeled to authorities in the Gambia. If need be we can invite a few able guys and develop a framework to present to the Gambia-l. If you think its good a try get the ball rolling. Malanding Jaiteh Ps. The organization must at all times be free of political affiliation. ----- End Included Message ----- > As Nkoyo mentioned It would be a good idea if we have a team sign up to develop a framework on how to go about it. Amadou and Momodou also pointed out existing organizations that could be strengthened. I believe that much could be achieved with the following steps: The organization must be not be affiliated to any existing political organization. The goals must be more than just supporting a school or few individuals. A local affiliate based in the Gambia would be ideal in overseeing the organizations activities. To get things moving Nkoyo with your permission can go ahead to get names of the volunteer steering committee. Malanding jaiteh ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 21:16:37 -0800 (PST) From: "A. Loum" <tloum@u.washington.edu> To: Gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Gambian Cabinet ( forwarded news ) Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95.970308211349.22855A-100000@saul6.u.washington.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Gambia-politics-list : Make-up of new Gambian government BANJUL, March 8 (AFP) - Following is the make-up of the government appointed Friday by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh: President: Yahya Jammeh Minister to the Presidency: Edward Singhateh Interior: Momodou Bojang Foreign Affairs: Omar Njie Trade, Employment, Industry: Famara Jatta Lands and local government: Yankouba Touray Justice: Awa Ceesay-Sabally Finance and Economic Affairs: Dominique Mendy Health and Social Affairs: Isatou Njie-Saidy Education : Satang Jow Tourism and Culture: Suzanne Waffa Ogoo Agriculture: Musa Mbemga Public Works, Communications, Information: Ebrima Ceesay dh/mb Earlier Story | Later Story | Back to Contents 02:34 GMT, 08 March 1997 AFP 1997 Gambia-politics : Gambian president names new government BANJUL, March 8 (AFP) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announced a new government Friday which saw three new ministers brought in and four dismissals, an official announcement said. Like the previous administration formed after Jammeh's military coup in July 1994, the new cabinet has 13 members, but no youth and sports minister was appointed. The post of vice-president, which had been earmarked for Captain Edward Singhateh, 27, was not attributed, as the minimum age limit under the constitution is 30. Instead Singhateh, the former defence minister, was named minister to the presidency with wide-ranging responsibilities, including presidential matters, relations with parliament, the civil service, fisheries and natural resources. The three new ministers are retired major Momodou Bojang at the interior ministry, Omar Njie at foreign affairs and Famara Jatta at trade and industry. After heading a military administration for more than four years, Jammeh was elected president under a new constitution in September last year. General elections followed in January 2, giving victory to Jammeh's supporters. For the past few weeks the opposition frequently boycotted parliamentary sessions, demanding that a government and a vice-president be named. Gambia is still waiting for foreign donors to resume the aid that was frozen in the wake of Jammeh's coup. ======================================================================== Anthony W Loum tloum@u.washington.edu Supervisor, Business Administration Library 206-543-4360 voice 100 Balmer Hall 206-685-9392 fax University of Washington Box 353200 Seattle, Wa.98195-3200 ========================================================================= ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 21:19:42 -0800 (PST) From: "A. Loum" <tloum@u.washington.edu> To: Gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Gambia's president takes over defence ministry (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95.970308211841.22855B-100000@saul6.u.washington.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII FYI- Tony ======================================================================== Anthony W Loum tloum@u.washington.edu Supervisor, Business Administration Library 206-543-4360 voice 100 Balmer Hall 206-685-9392 fax University of Washington Box 353200 Seattle, Wa.98195-3200 ========================================================================= ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 6:20:24 PST From: Reuter / Pap Saine <C-reuters@clari.net> Newsgroups: clari.world.africa.western, clari.world.gov.politics Subject: Gambia's president takes over defence ministry BANJUL, March 8 (Reuter) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has sacked his finance, foreign and interior ministers and has taken charge of the defence ministry in his first cabinet appointments as civilian leader. The full cabinet list, published in the official Gazette on Saturday, showed a government of 12 members, excluding Jammeh, who seized power in a 1994 army coup and won the presidency in disputed elections last September. Each minister has the new title of Secretary of State in line with a new constitution that returned the West African state to democracy in January after over two years of army rule. Jammeh replaced Foreign Minister Blaise Jagne with Omar Njie while the finance and economy portfolio passed from Bala Garba Jahumpa to Dominic Mendy. Jammeh sacked Interior Minister Captain Lamin Bajo and replaced him with Retired Major Momodou Bojang. He also sacked Amina Faal Sonko, the youth and sports minister and scrapped that job. Civil Service Minister Mustapha Wadda also goes. Former vice-president Edward Singateh takes the new post of Secretary of State in the president's office, with responsibility for the National Assembly, the civil service, fisheries and natural resources. Singateh, a retired army captain and one of the young officers who staged the 1994 coup with Jammeh, was responsible for defence in the last administration. Jammeh now holds that post. Political analysts said Singateh would effectively remain vice-president but could not be formally named as such because of a constitutional requirement that the holder be at least 31. Jammeh toppled the elected government of Gambia's independence leader Sir Dawda Jawara, now exiled in Britain. Jammeh's party won a commanding majority in parliamentary polls in January. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 01:39:24 -0500 (EST) From: ABALM@aol.com To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu Subject: Tobaski Message-ID: <970309013923_-2075286533@emout06.mail.aol.com> Hi everybody ! Could somebody please inform me of the exact date of Tobaski, is it March 20. ? Please reply as soon as possible. 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