United Democratic Party

New York City, U.S.A. Branch

P. O. Box 500

Bronx, NY 10453

udp_nyc@yahoo.com

To Mr. Swaebou Conateh

Editor and Publisher

The Gambia News and Report Magazine

Sere kunda, K. M. C.

The Gambia, West Africa

Email: swaebouconateh@hotmail.com

PH: 220 778-6920

January 5, 2008

Re: Awarding a man of the year, 2007 to President Yahya Jammeh:

We the members of the United Democratic Party {UDP} New York, U.S.A. Branch strongly object to your Magazine’s decision to award a MAN OF THE YEAR, 2007 to President Yahya Jammeh of the Republic of The Gambia.Mr. Conateh, you are a living witness since day one of the so call July 22, revolution of AFPRC Junta now transformed to APRC which is regarded as a carbon copy how they have failed every single Gambia except those who want to play hypocrisy. Many Gambians whose aspirations were to see an improvement in the social, economical and political conditions in The Gambia continued to suffer from the dictatorial, terror and oppressive Mr. Jammeh’s regime.

President Wade spends 78000 Euros organising demonstrations in Belgium to defend Africa!

Theme:-President Wade of Senegal disburses 50 Million CFA towards the organization of a campaign against the EU-Africa Partnership's package.

(Translated version from Freedomnewspaper's Translation Bureau-January 5th 2008-source seneweb.com).

The objective of the forthcoming demonstrations, as it was reported on the journal,"quotidien"(daily) paper, is meant to regroup 3000 demonstrators right in front of the European Union's premises this coming January 11th. 1050 of these demonstrators will be coming from Paris and its suburbs, whereas the others will be traveling from Toulouse,Bordeaux,Marseille,the provincial border towns near Belgium and other countries within Europe, that is to say, Portugal, Italy and indeed from areas in Belgium itself.

Altogether these arrangements it will cost 78000 Euros, which is equivalent to 51 Million,164 thousand and 646 cfa francs. Transportation alone will cost 39000 euros meant to hire 21 buses which will be departing from the area of Paris. The deposit in question has already been presented to "societe Paris de voyage"(a travel agency taking care of the said travel arrangements). On the other hand payments towards the transportation arrangements for demonstrators coming from other locations is already in the making.

Gambia Farmers To Sell Their Groundnuts In Senegal In Protest!!!

By Karafa Badjie, Banjul

As frustrations and hopelessness gripped Gambian farmers regarding the slow pace of this year’s groundnut trade seasons, farmers in Farafenni, Kaur and other border villages have threatened to sell their nuts to neighboring Senegal if the current trend persists. The aggrieved farmers have expressed total dissatisfaction over the way the trade season is being handled. The farmers said they have started consulting local buyers in Senegal to market their produce. They said Senegal’s groundnut prices was more lucrative than the current price set by Government.

MFDC Recruits Gambian Ex- Soldiers- Reveals A Top Gambian Military Official!!

New Recruits Paid $ 300 dollars Per Month

Disturbing Revelations Engulfed Gambian Presidency

By Justice Sam, Banjul

Retired Gambian soldiers are being recruited into the MFDC rebel faction, the Freedom Newspaper can reveal. The former soldiers were said to have joined the MFDC due to lack of job and other fringe benefits. The said rebel group is led by Salieu Sarjo. Authoritative sources close to the office of the President said the former soldiers fight alongside with the MFDC rebels. Most of the recruited soldiers were said to be Jollas. They shared the same ethnic grouping with President Jammeh. Sources close to the Presidency said these former Gambian soldiers now turned MFDC fighters often run secret missions for the MFDC. They surveyed certain Government instillations in Casamance and some localities before launching attacks. The MFDC paid these soldiers a salary of $300 dollars per month, with free housing and motorcade, according to these sources who spoke to us on condition of strict anonymity. It’s unclear if the authorities in Banjul are privy to such secret recruitment of former soldiers, sources said the said soldiers were issued with MFDC official Identity Card. They brandished the said IDS in pubs and other public places.