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KYRGYZSTAN: Community kindergartens fill pre-school education gap

BATKEN Thursday, September 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Five-year-old Yrysbek has been going to the Liliya community kindergarten in Boz-Adyr village for the past several months. "We play here, watch TV and teachers tell us stories. I like it here," he said. Yrysbek's parents have been working in Moscow plastering at construction sites for past few years. "There is no work in our village; that's why my son and my daughter-in-law had to leave to earn money in Russia. Besides Yrysbek, I am bringing up...

Let’s Put an End to Negative Stories

Howdisheartening to once again be reading a negative story with regard to Gambianyouths and Europe. The latest bad news tells us that 49 Gambian youths havebeen deported from the Kingdom of Spain in recent days. The scourge of illegalmigration continues to plague this nation and we are obviously not doing enoughto stop it. We must redouble our efforts to tackle the root causes. It appearsthat many of our young people are under the impression that the illegal way isthe only way to get to Europe....

We Must Help Those Who Cannot Afford to Wait

How terrible it is for both the authors of the stories and those who have to read them on a regular basis. We are referring to what seems like the increasing number of cries for help that the journalists of all Gambian newspapers write and readers read which are seeking monetary aid to travel overseas for medical treatment. The process is a difficult one to say the least and the costs involved are simply beyond the means of most people. There are a number of issues which must be addressed....

Poems for publication

Editor, I was wondering if I wrote stories or poems could they be published in your newspaper? thanks for your time Ayisha Cham Editor note, We will be happy to consider publishing them Ayisha. Just send them in!

LOVE LINES - If you leave me I will kill myself

Lovelines I am going out with a woman I do not love. I know that I will not marry her but I am still hanging-out with her because of sex and money that I am getting from her. Moreover, I don’t want to break her heart by leaving her because she always tells me that if I leave her, she will kill herself. So can I keep on using her or quit? Dr Ray I will not reserve my comments because you will still break her heart so far you do not love this woman except her honey...

Seattle to Italy

Elizabeth and Paul first met at a local coffeehouse in Seattle, Washington. It was instant attraction. Because Elizabeth had lost her husband after a long illness less than 2 years before, she was very cautious about any relationship. She wasnt over losing her husband-actually she believed that she might never really be over it because they had a wonderful marriage that had lasted over 25 years. She had started dating casually, but that was just for companionship and friendship. But Paul was...

Paglia’s Story

I was a thief and a hero: an odd mix of criminal and nobility... Usually kind and courteous - fiercely loyal to those close to me. I was pretty handy with a dagger and steadily becoming more and more ruthless when it came to correcting what I would call attitude problems in those young upstarts who seemed to be flooding the lands of late. He was a complete rogue. I dare say his dagger skills needed a lot of polish but I secretly admired his boldness. Still he was obnoxious and usually drunk and...

Thinking of You

Sophies face faded into the gray winter light of the sitting room. She dozed in the armchair that Joe had bought for her on their fortieth anniversary. The room was warm and quiet. Outside it was snowing lightly. At a quarter past one the mailman turned the corner onto Allen Street. He was behind on his route, not because of the snow, but because it was Valentines Day and there was more mail than usual. He passed Sophies house without looking up. Twenty minutes later he climbed back into his...

Keep On Singing

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommys tummy. The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen, an active member of the Panther Creek United Methodist Church in Morristown, Tennessee. Then the labor pains come. Every five minutes, every minute. But...

Life Together

One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyers office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.... This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over yrs of marriage nothing ever seems to go right. They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, theres nothing else the old couple...