Use what talent you possess; the woods would have been silent if only larks and nightingales were allowed to sing there. Listen to the cacophony and you would realise it is as melodious and musical as it is rancorous. I have no sweet voice but I would sing, even if[Read More…]
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Alagi Yorro Jallow: President Barrow’s Coronavirus Speech Is Inherently Flawed
President Adama Barrow’s speech to the nation Friday evening on the coronavirus outbreak threat was impressive and, in many ways, and reassuring. He got few critical things deeply flawed, and it omitted measures to provide relief to businesses and individuals hit by the impact of coronavirus outbreak on the faltering[Read More…]
Samsudeen Sarr: Open Letter To President Adama Barrow
Your Excellency, this letter is an attempt to share my opinion as a piece of advice to you on among other things what I think might be helpful in dealing with this Coronavirus Pandemic wrecking havoc in the world with no definitive timeline on when it will all be over.[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Coronavirus: Living In Perilous Times (Part II)
Who Is the Gambia’s, Coronavirus Czar? Why Is President Barrow So Chilling In A Quiet ‘Social & Physical Distancing’? The enemy is here, and our fears are valid. Few of us in our lifetimes have ever confronted this frightening worldwide fulminating peril. We do not think any of us[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Gambia’s President Orders Price Freeze On Basic Commodities
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has promulgated the Essential Commodities Emergency Power Regulations (2020) to stop retailers from increasing the price of basic commodities Under these powers, the wholesale and retail prices of all essential commodities will be frozen to the prices they[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh:Cushioning Poor And The Vulnerable Against The Adverse Effects Of Covid-19- An uppermost priority
It is as clear as day that the adverse impact of Covid-19 on the economy and livelihood of people would be catastrophic. Business, in many countries, have come to a halt. The economies taking a downward spiral. Men and women either out of work or can’t work. There is downsizing[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Gambia Records Third Case
A third person in the Gambia has tested positive of coronavirus. Authorities said an unnamed male who travelled to the country from France on 17th March and was living in the Upper River Region of the country tested positive of the disease on Monday. The male was said to have[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Living In Perilous Times (Part 1)
These are perilous times we are living. It is perilous to too profoundly. Our humanity and our condition are becoming perilous. We lead now in all perilous ventures. We should all be careful and keep to informed instructions. Coronavirus is real. It killed more than one person per hour in[Read More…]
IMF Approves Over US$47 million Credit For Gambia
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a thirty-nine-month Extended Credit Facility arrangement for the Gambia in the amount of SDR35 million (about US$47.1 million, or 56.3 percent of the Gambia’s quota in the Fund) today. The ECF-supported program aims to anchor macroeconomic stability and progress on[Read More…]
Coronavirus: 3 MRC Staff In Self-Isolation After Contact With Late Islamic Preacher
Three staff members of the Medical Research Council at the Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital (BMCHH) are in self-isolation after coming into contact with an Islamic preacher who died of the coronavirus. The unnamed 70-year-old Islamic preacher arrived in the Gambia from Senegal on 13th March and was residing[Read More…]
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