The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) in a memorandum to teachers in all public schools and the public said on the balance of evidence they received feedback from their members that teachers in all affected regions have now been paid their Covid-19 allowances.
However, GTU advised teachers to draw the attention of their respective regional chairpersons or the Office of the General Secretary for redress in case of any omissions.
With the development, GTU General Secretary Marie Antoinette Corr, said the industrial action sanctioned earlier has been revoked effective Tuesday 15th February 2022. She therefore requested teachers to return to work with immediate effect and continue doing their best.
The Union thanked the public for their understanding and called on all stakeholders to work with them to avert the reoccurrence of such in the future.
The Union also renewed its commitment and resolve in safeguarding its principles and commitment to pupils/students, the profession and society at large.
It concluded by thanking government and the general membership in particular, for their cooperation and support throughout the specific journey.
Speaking to L'Express in an exclusive interview on a wide range of issues, Senegal's President Macky Sall, who is also the president of the African Union, said opposition Ousmane Sonko's fate would have been long resolved if Senegal were not a true democracy when quizzed on accusations that he intends to exclude Sonko from next year's presidential race.
Gambia For All (GFA) party in a press release yesterday underlined that it expects more transparency from government and continues to express the need for transparency and accountability in the use of funds for covid-19.
Seedy Sheriff Ceesay, the flag bearer for the National People’s Party (NPP) for Brikama Area Council (BAC) chairmanship in the April-May Local Government Elections, has expressed his readiness to transform West Coast to a modern region and make it the silicon value of The Gambia.
Eight rooms were burnt to ashes in Lamin Koto Jabbi Kunda when fire engulfed the compound in Sami District, Central River Region (CRR) North of The Gambia. It was reported that the fire was caused by an electric spark.
