GAMBIAN WILL never FORGET the three million yankee dollars . Just you remember that. Mbye Sey --- Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > OK, since when has a trans-border trade dispute > between two sovereign nations end up with an > egotistical ultimatum- dig a tunnel under your river > or else...Who the hell does Master Wade think he is > ? Never mind; the old vulture is growing senile. I > know for a fact that he shall meet his match in a > much younger and dynamic leader in Yaya Jammeh. > Senegal is callously rooting for its own interests. > Let us pray that the Gambians are not stupid enough > to ignore their own national interests for the sake > of some meager reexport trade benefits. > > Ferries, tunnels, and bridges are all vital > infrastructure for the socio-economic development > of the Gambia. However, this should be a Gambia > government initiative of attracting investment > capital to finance such projects. This national > responsibility should never be mortgaged or > outsourced to the damn Senegalese. > > To hell with Laye N'jumboor! > > > > Ebou Jallow > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > Written by Freddy Jammeh- Daily Observer > > Tuesday, 20 September 2005 > > > Abdoulaye Wade, the Senegalese president, has > stipulated conditions for undoing the long-drawn-out > border stalemate between Senegal and The Gambia. > The president, who has just returned from the UN > General Assembly, said the solution to the border > standoff should be discussed by both governments > through frank and direct talks on an agenda > comprising four main items. > The four-point agenda include constructing the Bamba > Tenda-Yelli Tenda Bridge, agreeing on a consensus > ferry tariffs, allowing Senegalese-owned ferries to > ply the route, and allowing Senegal to dig a tunnel > under the River Gambia. > According to him, the Bamba Tenda-Yelli Tenda Bridge > is an old project that was agreed upon a long time > ago. “Also the Chinese government has already agreed > to fund the tunnel project. I agree that The Gambia > and Senegal are two independent and sovereign > countries. However, it is in the interest of our two > governments to discuss these issues as any decision > taken in this regard affects people of the two > countries,’’ Wade said. The Senegalese president > finally said his government is ready for dialogue > with the Gambian authorities on all the issues that > could help to end the border blockade. Wade > emphasised that The Gambia and Senegal are > obligated to live harmoniously together and as such > they should develop a healthy relationship. > > Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 September 2005 ) > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of > postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface > at: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > To contact the List Management, please send an > e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > Let modesty be the rule of observance. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤