Gains on the transport “war turf” are reversing in favour of the Gambia government as some commercial drivers in several parts of the Greater Banjul Area ( GBA) begun to ignore the call for a sustained general strike. The government and the General Transport Union (GTU) have been stubbornly maintaining[Read More…]
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GTSC Moves Into High Gear As Transport Union Holds Sit-Down Strike
As the country’s transport sector faced major disruptions, the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC) unleashed its fleet of buses and minibuses to contain the devastating impacts of Monday’s sit-down strike. “I am on my fifth trip to Bakau,” GTSC driver Mbackeh Suwareh told JollofNews as he was ready to set[Read More…]
Roads In Brikamaba, Farafenni Virtually Deserted
Roads in the provincial towns of Farafenni and Brikamaba have been virtually deserted as commercial drivers observe the general strike called by the GTU. Details later…