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"M. Gassama" <[log in to unmask]>
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You're welcome. Thanks for bringing another enriching perspective. Have 
a good weekend.
Buharry.

----Original Message----
From: [log in to unmask]
Date: 2011-05-06 21:56 
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subj: Re: Buharry  thanks for streaming these videos

Buharry,
Thanks for re-sending the links. I did not get to watch the videos the
first time around.  It is clear from the presentation that they will 
be
displacing ITC facilities at Kerr Seringe and the forest in question is
Bijilo Forest Park a major bird-watching and wildlife viewing site.

Although I am not qualified to say much about economic viability of the
project, I am a little surprised that they would chose to locate it 
next
to the forest park.   Bijilo Forest Park is a gazetted National Forest
Park designated for Forest and Wildlife protection since early 1950s.
Unfortunately, it is one of three remnant forest patches Abuko Nature
Reserve and Salagi Forest the other two, left between Brufut and 
Banjul.
Since 1982, the park was actively managed as a wildlife sanctuary and
birdwatching place for the tourist. Despite its small size (40 ha)
compared to Abuko Nature Reserve (100+ha) the park has vibrant monkey
and bird population.

Forest Regulation and legislation aside, I do not believe there is room
for both wildlife and the many people the development is hoping to
attract. Increased human presence within the park will surely degrade
the habitat and increase wildlife-human conflict. Monkeys are creative
and adaptive species and could easily resort to scavenging or stealin
when there is easy food supply. Both the monkeys and many birds are
woodland species and as such would not survive the kind of encroachment
being proposed.

I know there may be compelling economic reasons for project but it
should not be at the expense of the only remaining coastal forest park
in Kombo.

Malanding




On 5/6/2011 12:37 PM, M. Gassama wrote:
> Hi Haruna!
> Find below the links to the videos. They are too long for Youtube,
> but
> you can embed them using the links.
>
> http://www.raaki.org/grts/21st.swf>
> http://www.raaki.net/grts/21st.swf> Have a good weekend.
> Buharry.
>
>
>
> ----Original Message----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Date: 2011-05-06 18:11
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Subj: Re: Buharry and JDAM - [&gt;-&lt;] KIND 
ATT&#39;N: Friends of
> Hassan Touray
>
>
>   JDAM and Buharry,
>
> Buharry: I wish to seek your permission and assistance to embed the
> Raaki video of the QGIG presentation on the Bijilo Forest Project. I
> do
> not see an embed code on the video. Is it on Youtube already? Please
> help.
>
> JDAM:
> Thank you for sharing. I am putting together a montage on the 
recently
> unveiled QGIG (Saudi King's investment in Islam) development called
> the
> Bijilo Forest Project (www.thegdp.org,Lighthouse,TheLighthouse
> Herald). I would appreciate it if you could kindly put together legal
> summaries regarding The Alimenta, Baba Jobe (YDE), and
> Jack Faal
> matters, and a summary of the extortion involved in the 
Hassan Touray
> Affair. I will weave them in with due credit.
>
> I do understand the religious undertones (Islamic Summit) of the
> Bijilo
> Forest Development but the article will suggest that even Islam does
> not desire to associate with such a convenient muslim as Yahya.
> Hopefully the Saudi government will come to realize how
> counterproductive this investment is to the fortunes of Islam and the
> good name of the Islamic summit.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
>
>
>
>   Haruna.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lamin Darbo<[log in to unmask]>
> To: GAMBIA-L<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Fri, May 6, 2011 4:23 am
> Subject: Re: [>-<] KIND ATT'N: Friends of Hassan Touray
>
>
>
>
> "Frivolous charge" Ginny? I agree, but then Her Lordship disagrees
> with
> both of us, and the overwhelming majority of G-Post members.
>
> As indicated in the writeup forwarded by George, this is clearly a
> commercial dispute, and it must not be resolved in the criminal
> courts.
> This is not to rule out all criminal accountability, but it is hard 
to
> see how that should be the Gambia Government's first port of call.
>
> However, there are precedents and we should, to a degree, be fearful
> for what awaits Hassan Touray and his at-large co-accused. Although
> the
> ultimate outcome for previous cases with international dimensions, e.
> g., Alamenta, was good for the accused, the domestic cases resulted 
in
> real travesties. I am thinking here about the Baba Jobe case, and the
> relatively recent saga  involving Dr Jack Faal. The first G-Poster to
> tell us the ultimate outcome in the Jack Faal affair gets a donation
> to
> US$5 to his/her opposition party of choice.
>
> I think "frivolous", in relationship to legal proceedings, is a rule
> of
> law concept. When a case, civil, or, criminal,  with high political
> dimensions comes before a Gambian court, there must exist serious
> conscience and courage on the bench for an edifying outcome.
>
> Freedom Newspaper suggests Hassan Touray thinks his people can come 
up
> with the money for the outrageous US$1m+ bail bond. I am unsure about
> the wisdom of committing to such an apparently unconstitutional bail
> condition. Should Hassan disappear, even through no choice of his, 
the
> Government may proceed to forfeit the bail. Can you appreciate the
> potential duality of loss here?  I guess Her Lordship is covering
> herself by effectively ensuring no bail is granted.
>
> In The Gambia of Professor Nasiru Deen, "frivolous" can be extremely
> costly.
>
> And so like YJ on a tangential matter, I am also "puzzled"
>
>
>
>
>
> LJDarbo
>
>
>
>
> --- On Fri, 6/5/11, Ginny Quick<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>
>
> From: Ginny Quick<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [>-<] KIND ATT'N: Friends of Hassan Touray
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, 6 May, 2011, 1:28
>
>
> [ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by "Ginny Quick"
> <[log in to unmask]>  ]
>
>
> Greetings all, OK, am I understanding this correctly?  Pristine
> Consulting enters into a contract with the Gambian government, and
> then
> when the company seeks payment from the government for the said
> company's services, the government first begins arresting and
> intimidating the employees of said company, and then arrests the head
> of the company and brings up frivolous charges against him?  Is this
> all because the government doesn't want to pay the money they agreed
> to
> in the contract?  Or am I somehow missing something here?
>
> If this is the case, then it seems that the Gambian government has
> really sunk to another low here.  I mean, my goodness, just pay the
> guy/company his money and move on.
>
> Ginny
>
>
>
>
>
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