“The general public especially residents of Tintinba, Bukok, Kanfenda Kanilai, Sanghajorr, Bwiam and other satellite villages are urged not to panic but cautioned to avoid the designated areas on the above mentioned dates,” the release stated.
“This is part of our collective responsibility to ensure that safety is achieved during the days of the exercise. It is important to note that the lives saved from such endeavor may be yours, a relative’s or even a fellow citizen’s. Saving lives is the primal objective therefore, kindly help us prevent an accident by carrying forth the subject in question as many times as possible,” according to the release.
Haruna Jallow, second assistant director for Sami and Niani Development Organisation (SANDO) has called on government to reopen the rural weekly markets (lumos) as the urban markets are opened to relax the covid-19 restriction measures.
The United Nations special representative of the secretary general for West Africa and the Sahel, and head of UNOWAS, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, on Friday 26 February 2021 praised Foreign Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara for the great job he is rendering to the country and urged him to continue doing so.
Foreign partners who were extremely instrumental in supporting The Gambia during both its transitional period as well as after the departure of former dictator Yahya Jammeh have commended the ‘‘transparent and diligent work’’ of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). However, they are extremely cautious over ‘‘sinister efforts to undermine the core process of the Commission.’’
The Public is hereby informed that the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, in line with The Gambia government’s policy of mitigating the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on lives and livelihood, has made the biggest ever reduction of the domestic retail prices of fuel in The Gambia.
