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Gambian-American couple return to origin, ready to invest

Feb 24, 2023, 1:17 PM

In an effort to contribute to national development in music and other sectors,
Lucky Smoothstone, commonly known as Ebrima Amadou Jallow, and his wife
Anita Joyce, and her Gambian name, Fatima Taal Jallow, has return to their origin
of land The Gambia in order to contribute their quota to national development.

 

Speaking to journalists recently, the couple said they are fully funded to start

operating the school which they said would be free of charge for Gambian

children who want to study, and has unveiled plan to invest in the nation’s music

and culture industry.

The couple decided to finally migrate from the United States to the country,

which they said since landing in the country, they have been supporting Gambians

with financial support.

Anita Joyce, known as Fatima Taal Jallow, said we’re here to do music to develop

talent in order to convey a message, adding that the investments they have

started is to build school”

She added: “We already have the land and have made the connection especially

in the US for funds.

We are very interested in tourism and we know that The Gambia is the tourist

hub of Africa.

We are planning a huge conference for all of the African Diasporas who are

interested in coming to The Gambia, she said.

“We are in the farmers land. This is the land that a lot of people don’t realize

because they have been here for long, adding that you don’t own seeds in the

United States, so we are here with natural fruits,” Fatima explained.

The whole album is for our consciousness and now we celebrate as brothers and

cousins together and we start the celebration last year July 27 and the aim is to

unite people, Ebrima Amadou Jallow told journalists.

Sulayman Manneh, a native of Kargton and also in charge of Folonko Park who

highlighted the history of Kombo said the removal of Kombo developed hatred to

many people.

He explained that hatre has been removed from tribal factors, mentioning the

Binunkas and the Marrows as the first settlers in the Kombos.