>From: "B. Sillah" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Appreciate all concerns for our safety >Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:27:26 -0400 > >Hamadi: > >This is terrible news. I know Karamo Treara (Baba Karamo) very well, >he'd >been living in New York for years now. He is from Dippa Kunda, a >younger >brother of Almamy Treara. My condolences to his family. > >A friend told me that it was announced back home that he was indeed >a >casualty but I was waiting for confirmation and I haven't seen any >of >reports others mentioned. > >Regards >Baboucarr Sillah > > >>From: Hamadi Banna <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Appreciate all concerns for our safety >>Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:40:01 -0500 >> >>Sidi, >> >>Actually, I've read a flyer on Karamo Terera, which says that he's >>a >>Gambian, who once worked for the Cooperative Department and later >>beacame a >>teacher before coming to the US. >> >>He was, according to the same flyer, working at Fiduciary Trust as >>a >>computer technician. The information provided concluded that Mr. >>Terera >>called his friends in NYC just after the first plane hit the WTC, >>and that >>was the last time they heard from him. >> >>I'm also aware that there is a Terera family residing in the >>Greater Banjul >>Area. I'm sure there're some list members who can ascertain this. >> >>As for the other person allegedly involved in the casualties, >>unconfirmed >>reports say that he is a native of Gambissara village in the URD >>and that >>he >>was a security guard in one of the businesses that occupied the >>WTC. >> >>It's however disappointing that I don't find Gambia on the list of >>countries >>that have lost their nationals in the tragic incidents of September >>11. >> >>I hope this would help to clarify the issue. >> >>Hamadi. >> >> >>>From: Sidi Sanneh <[log in to unmask]> >>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >>><[log in to unmask]> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: Re: Appreciate all concerns for our safety >>>Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:45:21 -0500 >>> >>>Isatou: Thanks for your concern. I was able to get in touch with >>>my >>>daughter after some anxious moments. Mini Loum volunteered to call >>>her >>>when >>>communication proved difficult from this end. Thanks, Mini. May >>>Allah >>>protect us all and give strength to those whose loved ones have >>>been the >>>victims of this heinous and cowardly acts of terror. >>> >>>Saul: It is indeed important to check if there were any missing >>>Gambians. >>>I >>>was informed by a neighbour that she saw family members of one Mr. >>>Jawara >>>on CNN who might be Gambian, but this has not been independently >>>confirmed. >>>I know that the Senegalese Government has been frantically >>>checking with >>>families who have relatives in the NYC area to confirm any missing >>>Senegalese nationals. I hope that the G >>>ambian Embassy in the US is doing >>>likewise. Regarding Karamo Trerra, his picture was displayed last >>>week on >>>CNN by his sister-in-law. His name suggests that he is one of us; >>>either >>>Gambian, Senegalese, Cape Verdian or Guinea-Bissau national. >>> >>>Jabou: Our prayers also go to all muslims in the US who are being >>>targeted >>>by hate mongers, who are no different from those responsible for >>>the >>>terrorist attacks on innocent people in the WTC and Pentagon. >>>Sidi Sanneh >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >>>Gambia-L >>>Web interface at: >>>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >>>You may also send subscription requests to >>>[log in to unmask] >>>if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to >>>write >>>your >>>full name and e-mail address. >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >>Gambia-L >>Web interface at: >>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >>You may also send subscription requests to >>[log in to unmask] >>if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to >>write your >>full name and e-mail address. >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L >Web interface at: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to >write your full name and e-mail address. >----------------------------------------------------------------------------