The Medical Research Council in the Gambia has put in place strong measures to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality during both COVID-19 preparedness and response processes. The centre said its communication on case management and test results is carefully designed to protect the identity of any persons receiving support from[Read More…]
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Guinea To Suffer Internet Blackouts Ahead Of Vote
Guinea’s internet and phone call services are set to be disrupted over the weekend as the country holds two key polls, telecommunications company Guinean Broadband (Guilab) has announced. The firm said the disruption would be caused by planned maintenance work to undersea cables that would affect the whole region, not[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Gambia Closes Borders
The Gambia is closing its land border and airspace for 21 days to help combat the spread of the Coronavirus. The closure comes into effect at midnight this coming Monday and will not affect essential services, such as movement of security personnel, foodstuff, medical services, related items and equipment between[Read More…]
Samsudeen Sarr: Gambia Urgently Needs D7 Million Paid To ECOMIG To Fight The Coronavirus Pandemic
I just finished watching another interview given by the Gambia Defense Minister Honorable Shiekh Omar Faye to the Fatu Network where he clarified what can be accepted as the official reason for removing Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Masaneh Kinteh from office. I must commend Mr. Omar Waly for[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow:First Lady’s Serve As Comforter-in-Chief In Times Of Hopelessness And Uncertainty
During one of the saddest moments of any nation’ s history, the spirit and strength of the First Lady’s actions and image are forever etched in all of the hearts and minds of the citizens during times of uncertainty. We require people to be able to stand in empathy and[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Gambia’s Coronovirus Fight: Humans Are Dispensable
Looking at what has happened in China and now Italy, human beings must begin to realize that we are incredibly insignificant in the grand scheme of things. However advanced in thinking, culture, or science, we must realize that in a battle against other pathogens of nature, however insignificant in size,[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Hunt For Escaped Quarantine Passengers Underway In Gambia
Authorities in the Gambia are trying to trace 14 people who walked out of a local hotel where they were being quarantined. The passengers arrived in the country Wednesday from the United Kingdom on a Gambia flight and were immediately put on quarantine at the Golden Beach Hotel. Momodou Njai,[Read More…]
Samsudeen Sarr: Barrow Ought To Explain The Sacking Of CDS Kinteh
Having been inundated with series of questions from various sources interested in my opinion over the recent replacement of the Gambia’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Masaneh Kinteh with his deputy General Yankuba Drammeh and having given the incident the thorough analysis it deserved, I now feel somewhat comfortable[Read More…]
Coronavirus: ‘No Evidence Of Link To Temperature’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said there is as yet no evidence that the spread of coronavirus is reduced in Africa because of the higher temperatures there. The virus has so far multiplied more slowly in Africa than in Asia or Europe, but 34 African countries have now reported[Read More…]
South Africa Enacts Regulations Criminalizing ‘Disinformation’ On Coronavirus Outbreak
The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern over newly passed regulations in South Africa that criminalize disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and could potentially prompt other countries to adopt more repressive rules and censorship against the press. The South African government enacted new regulations, which CPJ reviewed, criminalizing statements intended[Read More…]
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