Presidents Adama Barrow and Macky Sall have Tuesday used the platform of their joint press conference to clear the air regarding the energy deal between the two countries. Senegal’s electricity company SENELEC is exporting power to NAWEC under an agreement that has been criticised for being a ‘bad deal’ for the Gambia.[Read More…]
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Fears Of Major Disruption Mount As Doctors Go On Strike
Despite the clarification made by Information Minister Demba Ali Jawo indicating that statements reportedly attributed to the the country’s Health minister ‘were not accurate’, medical doctors last Thursday agreed to go ahead with a 48-hour strike action. The Health Minister, Saffie Lowe-Ceesay was quoted in local media as saying doctors are[Read More…]
Gambia Halts Salaries Of Over 3,000 Ghost Workers
The payment of salaries to thousands of ghost workers occupying various positions in the Gambia’s civil service has been stopped by new administration of President Adama Barrow, Demba Ali Jawo, minister of Information has revealed. Mr Jawo said an audit exercise carried by the administration to clean up the country’s[Read More…]
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