(JollofNews) – Twenty-one people died when a boat capsized in a Senegal delta region popular with tourists, firefighters told AFP on Tuesday, adding that the vast majority who lost their lives were women. The incident occurred on Monday night, with the traditional flat-bottomed boat overturning off Bettenty, an island area[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Gambia: Is The Government Planning To Shut Down Edward Francis Small Hospital
(JollofNews) -As Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) is the main referral hospital of the country, which receives critical patients from the other health facilities in the country and also being a place where doctors and other health workers are expected to be trained on the best standards of patient[Read More…]
Gambia: President Barrow Calls For More Insurance Coverage
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has reiterated the need to sensitize Africans and Gambian in particular about the importance of insurance. Speaking at a meeting with board members and commissioners of the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) at his office in Fajara, Mr Barrow said insurers[Read More…]