This further declaration shall last for a period of twenty-one days pursuant to section 34(2), with effect from today 10th June 2020.
Therefore, all the Emergency Regulations issued under the Emergency Powers Act shall continue to apply during the period of the state of public emergency.
Signed:
Ebrima G.Sankareh
The Gambia Government Spokesperson
Press release
Kuloro, Kombo East, June 28, 2020: Kombo East Youth and Children Development Alliance (KEYCDA) express our utter dismay and condemnation of the unlawful dismissal of Mr. Lamin Darboe, from his position as Executive Director of the National Youth Council of The Gambia.
Fabakary Tobong Jatta, the interim leader of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has accusd Adama Barrow’s government of selling Yahya Jammeh’s properties clandestinely and at give-away-price to themselves.
During a presentation on Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) quarterly media briefing on Friday 23 July 2021 at the central medical store in Kotu, Seyfo Singateh, the senior programme officer, NCD, revealed that in 2018 Gambia had recorded 16,000 deaths on NCDs.
Kumba Sanyang (not her real name) was just 22 when she was picked up by PIU in May 2016. She spent 11 days in PIU detention while on trial. While in custody, her body suffered violations ranging from consistent buttocks slapping by men at the barracks to beatings with hosepipe, and making her clean the entire barracks, sweep the campus environment and wash their bowls every morning.
