Governments in the civilised world gauge their achievements through the barometer of job creation, improvements in the health outcomes, effective provision of social services, poverty reduction, infrastructure development among many other scorecards. The NPP administration is still unable to find a durable solution to the truculent irregular migration issue, despite[Read More…]
Tag: Backway
The Back-Way Syndrome – A Possible Jinack Connection
Despite attempts by the government to convince Gambians that the irregular migration (the ‘back-way’) syndrome has been on the decline, it is quite evident that it has instead recently become even more regular and deadly, with so many young lives perishing virtually on a weekly basis while travelling in rickety[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Urges Calm Over Unverified Migrant Death Reports
The Gambian government on Monday urged the public to remain calm amid widespread social media reports claiming that nearly 200 migrants have died at sea, while also pushing back against criticism of its employment record and migration narrative. Speaking at a high-level end-of-year press conference held at the Sir Dawda[Read More…]
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