Baa Saja,
What are these:
" I am just hearing about this for the first time even though I am an
active Gambian as far as
politics and current affairs are concerned";
" As a journalist you need to interrogate every information that comes
your way before sharing
with your readers."
I suppose you have just returned to town from Bureng!
What!!!!!!
Omar Joof.
>From: Alieu Darboe <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED
>FOLLOWING SHOOTING INCIDENT
>Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:31:15 -0000
>
>Pa Ndery and All of you on the L,
>
>The story said to have been reported by Le Soleil has no truth in it as far
>as I know. I am just hearing about this for the first time even though I am
>an active Gambian as far as politics and current affairs are concerned.
>
>Pa, I have advised you previously that seek confirmation before you
>circulate stuff by other news providers. You are a Gambian what stopped you
>from re-confirming this story.NO SUCH THING HAS HAPPENED HERE IN THE
>GAMBIA, NO DEMONSTRATTION,NO SHOOTING,NO DEATHS AND NO INJURIES. You can
>even try confirming some stories through your younger brother, who is also
>trying here as a newspaper reporter, or use other sources. As a journalist,
>you need to interrogate every information that comes your way, before
>sharing with your readers.
>
>Finally, I want to commend you for your other postings that are immensely
>useful, and great news for me.And I have no reason to believe what you
>posted was malicious.
>
>GRACIAS
>
>Alieu Badara
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pa Nderry M'bai
>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:57 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING SHOOTING
>INCIDENT
>
>NEWS
>TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING SHOOTING INCIDENT IN
>THE GAMBIA
>BY STAFF WRITER
>
>
>
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>
>September 14, 2005
>At least two people were confirmed death, six others critically injured on
>Sunday in Kanifing following attempts by Gambia's police to disperse
>demonstrators, who protested the exorbitant ferry tariffs introduced by The
>Gambian government, a Senegalese prominent newspaper called Lesoleil
>reported on Tuesday.
>
>According to reports reaching the ALLGAMBIAN online newspaper, the
>demonstrators were handled with an iron hand by Gambia's police, which
>resulted the deaths of two Gambians and six others critically injured.
>
>A lead story carried by the Lesolei Newspaper says, the protesters who were
>victims of police brutality and heavy handedness demanded that the much
>talked about exorbitant ferry Tariffs, which provoked The Gambia/Senegalese
>border crisis be reduced in the interest of sub-regional trade.
>
>The paper reported that a Gambian student and a carpenter died during the
>confrontation, which also left ten Gambian police officers slightly
>injured.
>
>"Shortly after the fracas, The Gambia's police reportedly went ahead
>arresting demonstrators, who were said to be simply calling for the
>reduction of tariffs at the ferries. They also called for free movement of
>goods and people, as was gathered by the correspondent of APS "Agent Presse
>Senegalese" news network" the Lesoleil reported.
>
>According to sources quoted by the Lesoleil Newspaper, on August 19Th, the
>inhabitants of Basse, a border town which is situated 12 killometers on the
>east side of Welligara Senegal, also demonstrated calling for the
>"normalisation of transportation" between Senegal and The Gambia.
>
>"The Gambian population in the following towns that are bordering with
>Senegal-Bansang, Brikama, Soma, Basse, etc had postponed their own side of
>the demonstration in observance of The Zambia/Senegal football match, that
>took place on September 3, 2005. They have promised to remain in solidarity
>with the demonstrators until all tariffs are normalised." the paper
>intimated.
>
>Meanwhile, according to the paper, local Imams in the area have appealed
>for
>calm. They urged the demonstrators to remain calm, while urging The Gambian
>authorities to reestablish dialogue with Senegal, in order to find a
>lasting
>solution to the month long border crisis between the two countries. Reports
>say tiny Gambia had been paralysed economically by the border impasse, as
>the country was said to have witnessed a dramatic reduction on ferry
>revenue
>collections. Neighbouring Senegal had insisted that it will not settle for
>anything other than ferry tariff reduction. The border impasse still
>remained unchanged.
>
>The Gambian government had not yet reacted to the said story, which is a
>subject of discussion in the streets of Senegal. The ALLGAMBIAN online
>newspaper, received numerous mails from concerned Gambians Tuesday, urging
>us to investigate the Sunday shootings, which reportedly left two people
>dead and six others critically injured. Following this tip off, we embarked
>on a vigorous investigations to ascertain the veracity of the story. While
>local sources confirmed hearing such reports, Senegal's Lesoleil Newspaper
>in a story confirmed the said shooting did indeed took place in The Gambia.
>
>Below is the unedited story of the Lesoleil Newspaper on The Gambian
>shooting incident.
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>
>
>GAMBIE : Manifestations pour la baisse des tarifs du bac : deux morts et
>six
>blessés gambiens
>
>Des manifestations réprimées par la Police gambienne ont fait deux morts et
>six blessés graves, dimanche dans les villes de Sérécounda et de Kanifing
>où
>plusieurs personnes réclamaient la baisse des tarifs du bac de Farafégné.
>
>Selon des sources proches de la Police frontalière sénégalaise à Kolda
>(Sud), un étudiant et un menuisier ont trouvé la mort dans les
>affrontements
>avec la Police gambienne dont une dizaine de ses éléments ont été
>légèrement
>blessés.
>
>La Police a, en plus, procédé à des arrestations parmi les manifestants
>qui,
>outre le retour aux anciens tarifs du bac, réclament la circulation sans
>entrave des personnes et des biens, a appris le correspondant de l'Aps à
>Kolda auprès des mêmes sources.
>
>Le 19 août dernier, les habitants de Bassé, une ville frontalière à 12 km à
>l'est de Vélingara (Sénégal) avaient manifesté pour réclamer « la
>normalisation » du transport entre le Sénégal et la Gambie.
>
>Les populations gambiennes des villes frontalières au Sénégal (Bansa,
>Birkama, Soma, Bassé, etc.) qui avaient reporté leur marche à cause du
>match
>Zambie-Sénégal du 3 septembre dernier, promettent de remettre ça jusqu'à
>obtenir le retour aux anciens tarifs du bac.
>
>Les imams, face à cette situation, sont montés au créneau en appelant les
>populations au calme et aux autorités gambiennes à rétablir le dialogue
>avec
>leurs homologues sénégalaises pour un règlement du problème, selon une
>source sûre jointe au téléphone par le correspondant de l'Aps.
>
>
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