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REMEMBRANCE OF BASSE CHRISTMAS
01/04/2011 18:08
The author takes us on a tour of the past: the carnival atmosphere of Christmas celebration in Basse. This time of the year, many moons ago, Basse would be caught in a Christmas fever. Everyone would be in a festive mood. It was a time to have fun and to engage one another in...
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PERFORMING THE HAJJ: A PERSONAL REFLECTION (PART I)
12/24/2010 23:16
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Last year, the author fulfilled one of Islam's core obligations of performing the Hajj in the Holy City of Mecca. He writes about his experiences of both the preparatory and the perfunctory stages of the Hajj.
Alh. Sellou and wife Ms. Asmaw Jallow
By Mamadou...
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A MEMORABLE HOMECOMING (PART 3)
11/25/2010 10:45
November 25th, 2010
In this third and final recounting of his first Africa trip with his little cousin Mariama Jallow to The Gambia and Guinea in 2009, the author waxes on the town of Basse and the importance of family ties.
Of Town and Family
By Amadou...
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Appreciation (Musa Jallow)
10/25/2010 10:45
Musa Kunadi Jallow: Native Son
He was the quintessential Basserian. Even though his teaching stint took him to near and far places, Musa Kunadi Jallow never left his roots. Basse was his base. He contributed immensely to the town's public life. His imprints were everywhere.
By Cherno...
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Basse Trip: Pleasant and Enoyable
10/01/2010 20:59
October 1st, 2010
By Pa Samba Johm
The author recounts his recent trip to Basse. He writes a general overview of the town.
I must start by thanking God for guiding me through my recent trip to Basse. It was, like my previous ones, a very pleasant and enjoyable trip. Basse has always been...
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Remembering Dawda Nyang
09/01/2010 18:59
September 1st, 2010
Mr. Cool: Dawda (Dave Nyang) in 2006. Photo/Ousman Kamara
'I Will Miss Him'
By MB Krubally
Tuesday, August 10, 2010, will be a day I will never forget as long as I live. Admittedly, my life changed in some way that day. Losing a close friend at such a young age has...
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2010 Basse Super Cup Sponsored by BA
08/01/2010 18:14
August 1st, 2010
Dawda Sankareh, BA’s Project Manager/Basse Rep
I have the singular honor and pleasure to inform all of you about the achievements and changes that BA have make in Basse due to the Super Cup tournament sponsored by BA. The Super Cup has integrated all...
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Handing Over Ceremony of BA-Sponsored Trophies
08/01/2010 18:07
Report on the handing over ceremony of 2 trophies, 4 footballs and cash price of D8000 donated by Basse Association to Basse Sports Committee on the 22nd June, 2010 at the Governor’s Office at 10:00am
By Dawda Sankareh
Present were:
Omar Khan - Governor URR
Mamadou Salieu Jallow - Deputy...
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2010 Basse Super Cup Sponsored By BA
08/01/2010 18:05
August 1st, 2010
Dawda Sankareh, BA’s Project Manager/Basse Rep
I have the singular honor and pleasure to inform all of you about the achievements and changes that BA have make in Basse due to the Super Cup tournament sponsored by BA. The Super Cup has integrated all the...
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Essay/the 2010 South Africa World Cup
06/07/2010 15:50
June 7th, 2010
The 2010 World Cup is almost here. For hosting the tournament, Africa has much to celebrate. It underscores the world's recognition in Africa's steady progress in the game of football. It is a long way from when Africa barely knew what the sport was or from its meager number of...
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Basse History Debated
Editorial
10/11/2009 13:56
The Past Explained
Sometimes, in the silence of your own solitude, you find yourself lost in picturesque thoughts, in wonderland. Your mind is talking to itself. Imaginations are running aplenty. If you have a fondness for nostalgia, then you cruise down memory lane, reflecting on, say, childhood,...
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Basse: A History Buried in Syllables
10/11/2009 13:49
By Ebrima Kamara
"Deficiency in our languages has effects beyond not being able to speak them; it affects our sense of history, our sense of reality and our worldview in general." - Ebrima Kamara
Please allow me to say a word concerning the depiction of the history of Basse, which has...
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Response
10/11/2009 13:40
By Cherno Baba Jallow
I guess now we are all agreed that this debate has gotten really interesting. I am sure it has been a learning experience, at least for some of us keen about history and the historical. But lest the importance and purpose of this debate collapse in a constellation of...
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Response
10/11/2009 13:23
By Momodou Baldeh
It seems you’ve succeeded in igniting an interesting debate between Cherno Baba Jallow and me. I would like to respond to some of the questions and observations he raised in his last posting.
He is right that I’ve never come across a Samba Sowe throughout my research...
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Who Founded Basse?
10/11/2009 13:21
Since this is a website for and about Basse, we thought it fitting to publish the debate on Basse history first carried by the Gainako newspaper in 2007. The edited versions have been reprinted here with the expressed permission of Gainako and the participants.
By Cherno Baba...
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The town is a major trading center.
The main highway into town.
School kids playing at the newly established SOS Children's Village
Basse Car Park