The Minister of Finance, Mambury Njie has told lawmakers that the D500 million Covid-19 emergency fund is available and ready for disbursement. Speaking at the National Assembly during the debate on the extension of state of emergency, Minister Njie however clarified “The entire D500 million is for health and the[Read More…]

The World Bank has approved a $10 million grant from the International Development Association for The Gambia to help contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The support comes as Gambia seeks support from the international community through UN agencies in Banjul to adequately control the spread of the virus in the country.[Read More…]

Health authorities in the Gambia have diagnosed a fourth patient with coronavirus. The unnamed 50-year-old male is said to have travelled to the country from France via Morocco on 15th March. He is said to have been on the same Royal Air Maroc Flight Number 8579 with the country’s first[Read More…]