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lorribe
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 Posted - 30 Jun 2007 : 11:47:20
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| No no mention of holidays or visits to uk. Talk of me visiting the gambia, no offer of finding me accomodation in 'a nice house'. Anyway a hotel would be my option. Believe me dont need to visit the Gambia for sex, hey its available everywhere dont ya know. Definately not my motive for a visit. So you think a holiday for him in my country good idea then? |
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lorribe
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Posted - 30 Jun 2007 : 11:54:57
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| An hey what is the whole ho thing happening. You obviously know everyone to be able to comment on our status as ho's. Tell you what next time your passing me by, come right up and introduce yourself, dont be shy. Welcome to my world Babylon. |
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Jun 2007 : 18:37:54
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Babylon, you have ALOT of anger to older women. Wonder why?
Inez, yes the sex is much better now I am older and not worried about getting pregnant or the kids waking up!!!  But I am quite a shy and self contained person. I dont even discuss my sex life with my best friends. Some people share the most intimate details. To me that is between the two people. PRIVATE. I respect that. |
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Drammehkangi
Sweden
40 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 01:12:11
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It is high time for authorities to take active stance on solving the problems of Bumsting and Sex tourism. Nevertheless, the video I saw on Seneweb is very misleading, intellectually dishonest and vey unethical. One asked if it was ethical to embark on such a campaign targeting a poverish nation like The Gambia? Why did they dopped the speakers voice (I sopposed they were speaking English?) to French?. If Seneweb is genuine about educating its audience about sex tourism, and I guess if the audience was for French speaking people, the original vocies on the film should be French, as it seem thats their target audience. I have mix feelings concerning purpose of the video.
Sex tourism is a problem in the whole the sub region. It is not an issolated or unique case for The Gambia. In the year 2000, ECPAT International carried out research situation of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in seven countries in West Africa. These countries were Senegal, Gambia, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Togo, Benin, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The research concluded that sex tourism is a problem throughout the region, and one that is on the increase. According to UNICEF Senegal, sex tourism has emerged as a new phenomenon in the country. Boy prostitution is said to be on the increase, and children of both sexes harass tourists in the bid to lure clients. So, I wonder, why the film was not done in Senegal instead of The Gambia? Yes, Sex tourism is a serious problem in The Gambia too, where European women/men are seeking sex with underage boys/girls, so called bumsters or beachboys.
Certainly, Senegal and The Gambia has the potential for a better regional cooperation by expanding economic opportunities through working together. The French media has written some damaging articles about sex tourism in Senegal. In January 2007, the Paris Daily “Le Mondé compared Dakar’s Coast with Bangkok, and the Dakar Daily “Wal Fadjar has argued that the French media was on a negative campaign about Senegal which eventually cause the decline in visitor numbers.Showing a video about sex tourism in The Gambia will do equal damage to Senegal on their marketing innitiatives, and will not help either in trying to differentiate the destination.
In the tourism sector, fortunately, there are many synergies and economies that can forster such- from educating and training to marketing and promotion. We have the same product, shares a lot in common, therefore anything damaging for The Gambia "Intangiblly" is damaging for Senegal. So we better cooperate to strenghten our economies, than helping these intruders to further strenghten the ambitions of "allinclusive" multinationals, who are the real causes of all these mess.
Look at other places in the world!!! For instance, Asia Cooperation Dialogue and Thai minister of foreign affairs, said that "Asian countries and regions should take advantage of the diversity in natural environments and cultural heritage to cooperate over regional tourism". He also held that the forum mechanism would help promote Asian tourism as a whole. Bangladesh, Bhutan, the eastern states of India, and Nepal has set up a Technical Working Group that will build upon and add value to the national agendas of existing tourism patterns and the future tourism development issues. Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean (Rim Association for Regional Cooperation) aims to facilitate trade and investment in the region.“Regional cooperation is a key to help meet the Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty and promoting growth and equality,” (UN).
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 10:26:33
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| you mentioned regional cooperation, west africa not for a long time. secondly the government can stop it, but it is bringing in revenue. take it off the streets. |
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Drammehkangi
Sweden
40 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 17:43:09
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| What is bringing in revenue? |
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toubab1020
12314 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 18:27:29
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Originally posted by Drammehkangi
What is bringing in revenue?
The topic heading explains all |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Drammehkangi
Sweden
40 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 18:48:00
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Can you tell us?
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 19:18:12
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| look at the bars/hotels/taxis that cater for tourists it is a revenue, but it wuld be nice if they closed down some of the nastier clubs, motels. When the bumsters come looking for "friends" they find them, and are taken for food and drinks, it is a business. Some restaurants now their target audience. Look at Wow club. |
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Drammehkangi
Sweden
40 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 19:50:51
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Oh yes, really!! Definately, Bumster can be very resourcesful. What they actually add to the tourism economic system far over weights its detrimental affects. The problem is authorities do not want admit that, and have place draculian laws to stop the bumsters.With the comming of Asset, they are working on, and have succeeded in many aspects of the bumster problem. However, there still remain unsolved problems. For instance, there is a conflict of interest between the official tourist guides (who were bumsters) and the ground tour operators. The official tourist guides were trained on the bases to act as information and sales persons, but they are getting out of that role by assumming the role of the ground handler, selling their own trips. I am sure they can make difference, but things have to be regulated better, so that their permission to operate in the business honourablly does not cause the other party a hovoc.
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turk
USA
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Posted - 25 Jul 2007 : 22:17:19
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What is the net benefit of tourism money and social problems it brings. I never liked tourism as a sector a nation rely on. Especially in Gambia.
Gambian government must act on it. |
diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 25 Jul 2007 : 22:23:21
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quote:
Originally posted by turk
What is the net benefit of tourism money and social problem and national dignity. I never liked tourism as a sector a nation rely on.
I cannot agree more. Its a sector that a nation has very little controls over and volatile. To survive we must encourage other productive sectors which add value and create more jobs. Fishing is under utilised for example.
Building canneries will creat jobs for youths, reduce imports and a favourable balance of payment etc. |
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 25 Jul 2007 : 23:59:43
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Kons..."Fishing is under utilised for example",the fact is that fishing is very well utilised,but not by Gambians,there are many big fishing boats that take Gambia's fish (and of course pay the Government for the privilage)this brings in money thats true,but it also depletes the fish stocks and makes local fishermen to have a hard time finding good catches,the law of supply and demand takes over less fish available prices of fish higher, more problems for the average Gambian! Canneries fine, who is going to make the capital expendature,the government,I doubt it,here again the people from other countries may consider the investment.Employ more Gambian youths,maybe,but there would have to be a great many Attaya breaks before they would consider hard production work. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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