BARELY ONE WEEK AFTER inaugurating the first and only bridge in the Central River Region, in which President Jammeh cut the ribbon thus landing his name in the history books. I traveled returned to this settlement that I had criss crossed several times during my his high shool days.
I'm also a native of the district, I grew up hearing fairy tales that a bridge is almost impossible to be built there; that a dragon had frustrated several attempts before.
The late Cherno Baldeh, Chief of Lower Fulladu West made frantic efforts in 1925 to connect Sankulay Kunda and Janjang Bureh - two communities that have long been separated by the river Gambia by putting phum palm sticks for passerby to walk to the other end.
Now during my recent trip there to capture a special feature for the Gambian television, I could not help but imagine how it was like many many years ago, when the passengers had to rely on a ferry to cross to the other side of the river.
Watch out for this special feature on Gambia Television on Saturday 24th July 2010 @ 21.00 hrs and Sunday 25 July @ 14.oo hrs.
I'm also a native of the district, I grew up hearing fairy tales that a bridge is almost impossible to be built there; that a dragon had frustrated several attempts before.
The late Cherno Baldeh, Chief of Lower Fulladu West made frantic efforts in 1925 to connect Sankulay Kunda and Janjang Bureh - two communities that have long been separated by the river Gambia by putting phum palm sticks for passerby to walk to the other end.
Now during my recent trip there to capture a special feature for the Gambian television, I could not help but imagine how it was like many many years ago, when the passengers had to rely on a ferry to cross to the other side of the river.
Watch out for this special feature on Gambia Television on Saturday 24th July 2010 @ 21.00 hrs and Sunday 25 July @ 14.oo hrs.
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