Birth registration officers have been turning away applicants who could not support their claim of Gambian citizenship with any other document than voter’s card, sources hinted JollofNews. Applicants without any other documents other than voter’s card have been reportedly showing up at registration centres. Sources revealed that most of these[Read More…]
Health
Fuel And Dampening Morale ‘Hamper’ Surveillance As Children Die Of Rare Condition
(JollofNews) – Lack of fuel and demand for allowances by health staff have been reportedly hampering the surveillance activities on a rare condition currently killing children in The Gambia. The outbreak has reportedly killed 28 children with most of the deaths recorded in the Upper River Region. Western Health Region[Read More…]
GPS Sgt. Stuck In Dakar In Battle Between Life And Death
Sergeant Tida Manneh of the Gambia Prisons Services (GPS) is currently stuck in a Dakar hospital in a battle between life and death. Ms. Manneh joined the prisons services in 2011 and rose through the ranks to sergeant. However, in the last few months she started showing signs of a[Read More…]