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black orchid
United Kingdom
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02 Apr 2009 : 19:08:14
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Oh my God..cant we say anything now!? I am guilty of sedition Im sure.
Quite scared of returning to Gambia!
Of course I will return....but if Im arrested I hope everyone on Bantaba will protest and get me released! |
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Lily
United Kingdom
422 Posts |
Posted - 02 Apr 2009 : 20:00:56
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 02 Apr 2009 : 20:56:00
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Lily, don't worry - the guy turned out to be Dutch  .
Anyway, be careful and smile at the police  . You too, Bev - because if i were you i wouldn't put my hope on your Bantaba friends, most of them have a bad reputation themselves because of what they write here (well, perhaps Turk could be of some help but then again maybe not because he calls himself 'the devil's advocate  ). |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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snuggels
960 Posts |
Posted - 02 Apr 2009 : 21:55:39
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turk
USA
3356 Posts |
Posted - 02 Apr 2009 : 22:22:23
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bev
I say listen what advise anna provided for you. You go there, enjoy your holiday. Do your charity work. Be positive. Let Gambians in Gambia deal with the Gambian politics.
If you want to change Gambia and improve standards, what is better way than what you are doing with the nursery?
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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Formby
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 03:34:50
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For all the years I've been going to Gambia I've seen people worried about these police checks. It's normal to get out of your car when asked and just hand over 5, or just pass it out of the window. I tried to argue with them one time, and was told in no uncertain terms by a very trusted friend to shut up. It's a worrying turn when someone who was probably being nothing more than mildly obnoxious is charged with sedition.
Mind you, information control is the new world order. There have been anti-capitalist demonstrations in London yesterday and you'd be astonished at the disparity between indy and mainstream reporting. Someone died. The mainstream media had lines in all the popular press as soon as they could this morning blaming it on 'the unruly mob' whereas information coming from indymedia sources tell it a bit different.
It might not seem like the same thing but it's all part of a continuum. |
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