Let us face it. A fiasco in the making? When caught in a fight between a weak presidency and the National Assembly, that play the majority or ‘tyranny of numbers’ politics, with weak independent institutions and a crippled economy, in the middle of a pandemic-instigated economic tailspin. It would be[Read More…]
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Coronavirus: Gambia Goes Into Lockdown
Lockdown restrictions have been imposed in the Gambia due to an alarming surge of coronavirus in the country, President Adama Barrow has announced. A night curfew has been imposed in all parts of the country from 22:00 hrs to 05:00 hrs and violators face a D5,000 fine. Only persons on[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Another Gambian Minister Tests Positive
Another Gambian minister has today tested positive for coronavirus. Fatou Kinteh, minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare, is the latest minister to be sidelined by the disease. Several other senior government officials including Vice-president Dr Isatou Touray, Finance minister Mambureh Njie, Petroleum and Energy minister Fafa Sanyang and Agriculture[Read More…]

