Government announced that it will declare a lockdown on 8 March 2021 due to the surge of the coronavirus pandemic in the country but Darboe said that is too long a period to wait.
Darboe urged government to immediately declare a lockdown, saying the longer government waits, the more the virus has the opportunity to spread extensively.
He made these remarks last Thursday while delivering his Independence message.
He further said that he sees no justification in declaring a lockdown on 8 March 2021 when the virus is already spreading in the country.
According to him, a UDP government would have taken a responsible decision to order an immediate lockdown.
He stated that the UDP leadership has been monitoring progress of the Covid-19 surge in the country and has decided to postpone their grand fundraising event until 22 May.
In a Statement released yesterday morning, the NGO Peace Hub The Gambia expressed concern with the rising trends of hate speech in the media and across public platforms. The NGO considers these as “a major threat” to the country’s national peace and security as December 4th nears.
The passport scandal on Tuesday suffered setback as State Counsel Patrick Gomez applied for an adjournment to enable them review the case.
Buba Sanyang, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Lands and Regional Governments has been accused of “nepotism” in a land dispute between the Sanno Kunda and Bojang Kunda families of Brufut in Kombo North District, West Coast Region (WCR).
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) announced the resumption of grade 9 classes on Wednesday 24 June 2020, four months after closure due to covid-19 pandemic.
