The idea is to prevent bumsters from disturbing tourists. But the government should also strengthen them in terms of training. The number trained as tourist guards compared to the number of students that are graduating every year, is too small. What I think they should do is to train them in different skills so that they will have something at the end of the day or involve themselves in what so ever gainful employment. Some people said it is unemployed young people on the beach who take that name by themselves so that they can make friends with tourists.
Most people associate bumsterism with bad elements.
To me bumsters are young people who specialize in making friends with tourists for one reason or the other. If you talk to some of these bumsters they will tell you that they prefer people to call them chanters. They are blessing in one hand and a curse on the other hand. This is because you have different types of bumsters. Some bumsters are there to make friends with the tourists by showing them local places and to explain to them deeply the positive things about being Gambian.