Mr. Oremi Joiner has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation, while Mr Bai Ibrahim Cham, Director General of GAMWORKS was appointed as Chairperson of the National Roads Authority (NRA).
The President has also appointed Ms Fatou Jaw Manneh as Honorary Adviser on Strategic Communications, Development and Emerging Social Issues.
All the appointments take immediate effect.
Mai Ahmad Fatty, leader of the Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) has urged the Gambia government to look into the welfare of the frontline workers most especially public health officers and those under quarantine.
Director of Health Promotions and Education has confirmed full functionality of Covid-19 toll free number following reports and fury over it not being answered when called.
Following concerns expressed about reports of testing and quarantine of Africans including Gambian nationals to forestall covid-19 in Guangzhou, China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, through its Embassy in Beijing conducted enquiries about the situation and received the following update:
Gambia International Airlines (GIA) has already registered over 314 pilgrims when Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend it is limiting the 2021 Hajj to only 60,000 of its residents.
