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Momodou
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 Posted - 09 Feb 2012 : 14:54:29
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Lamin Lodge closed down
By Musa Ndow
Thursday, February 09, 2012
The Gambia Tourism Board (GTB) last Monday temporally closed down Lamin Lodge ‘for failing to regularise its’ status and for not meeting the set standards in structure and service delivery’.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 09 Feb 2012 : 18:44:04
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| Momodou,I "read more" link and I was flabbergasted, why? because in my experience I have never heard of such strong sensible action being taken by any organ of the Gambian administration,who had initially dealt with the problem in a sympathetic way and given those responsible every chance to rectify problems that were considered serious in a place designed for the enjoyment of tourists.I was simply amazed,we in the western world often complain about the nanny state and excessive use of health and safety legislation that is often taken to silly lengths in the EU zone,but as MOST people know such issues are not often placed highly on the agenda of countries in Africa.In this case well done Gambia,I wonder if it could have anything to do with the recent EU grants ? |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 09 Feb 2012 : 19:21:06
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| Safety at sea is very important. Operators of these canoes and boats should learn basic rules and be official certified to carry passengers. It’s about people's lives and I hope this safety precaution is not only the tourist sector they want to enforce the rules on. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 09 Feb 2012 : 22:28:55
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I agree,this is an excellent expansion of NECESSARY health and Safety in Gambia,MOST "Gambian captains" that I know of are good men who have known the sea all their lives and been taught to be "captains" by their fathers,all very good but many fail to recognise the dangers of the sea together with good maintenance of their craft and how in some cases they can avoid unnecessary dangers ,some time ago I traveled to Guinee Bissau,before the river crossing at Engore (no bridge built at that time ),the usual problem of "Mechanical breakdown" had befallen the authorised ferry,the only way to cross the river was by 20 seater fishing canoes owned by the local boatmen,so I took that together with other passengers and locals with a goat ,chickens and baskets of Cashew nuts.When the canoe was filled to capacity off we traveled across the river ,paid our fare,
I noticed that the canoe was leaking quite badly,this continued and in the middle of the river the outboard motor surcomed to "mechanical breakdown" and stopped,bearing in mind that the canoe still continued leaking and had filled with 10inches of water (OK 50mm  and we were being pulled by strong currents well off course by this time the "captain" tried in vain to start the engine again without success,Hmmmmmmm I thought,this is not good the locals were also somewhat concerned and started shouting and STANDING up rocking the canoe,the Captain realised his predicament and started waving rapidly to fellow fishermen who were waiting for more passengers on the bank we had previously left,luckily they assessed the situation quite quickly and one set off in our direction ,the water in the boat was getting deeper,shouting increased,anyway,the rescue canoe at last pulled alongside and lashed our sinking craft alongside with rope and pulled us to shore which was now some distance away as we had drifted some way off course before he arrived,everybody scrambled ashore and we were all OK and alive although a little wet around the rear and bottoms of our legs
This is a true story, yes even toubabs have problems.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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snuggels
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Posted - 10 Feb 2012 : 00:18:18
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| I think Lamin Lodge is one of the few great places for tourists to visit in Gambia So lets hope its not to long to do the work to get it up and running again |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 10 Feb 2012 : 00:56:18
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Snuggles, I agree but the state of things there must have been pretty bad or perhaps the owners have annoyed somebody  I havn't visited for years,so I don't really know, one thing that I do remember was seeing those mud skippers (a type of fish thing) on their site.
A U tube video of Lamin Lodge some years ago 2009
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Originally posted by snuggels
I think Lamin Lodge is one of the few great places for tourists to visit in Gambia So lets hope its not to long to do the work to get it up and running again
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Edited by - toubab1020 on 10 Feb 2012 01:02:47 |
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