Speaking at the presentation, Vice President Gora Jah said the token was meant to support the taskforce committee in their sensitisation of communities within the region on the global health-threatening disease, covid-19.
“We made the donation to strengthen the relationship between Senegal and The Gambia and we as a community is also part of The Gambia hence, we are living in the country,” he said.
Governor Bakary K. Sanyang said the Senegalese community has been contributing their part in the development of the region since inception, noting that whenever a need arises in the region, the Senegalese community always gives support to show the strong relationship between Senegal and Gambia.
He urged the general public to observe the presidential declaration on the ban of public gathering in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Deputy Governor Musa B. Susso said the donation has described a real commitment between The Gambia and Senegal. “This demonstrates that we are not fighting this disease alone, and it shows that Gambia and Senegal are all one family,” he said.
Mr. Susso called Gambian’s living in Senegal to also follow the foot-steps of the Senegalese community living in The Gambia in doing things in Senegal to cement the relationship between the two countries.
Qatari philanthropists last week donated food items and cash to the community of Jarra Pakalinding in the Lower River Region (LRR) as part of their support to families during the state of public health emergency in The Gambia due to coronavirus pandemic.
Natives Essau living in the Diaspora in collaboration with Essau Village Development Committee, Sunday handed over 114 bags of 25kg rice to vulnerable families in the community.
Jurarim Organisation for Youth Excellence (JOYE); a US-based nonprofit organization operating in the provision of learning environment for underprivileged children in The Gambia, over the weekend supported its sponsored students and volunteers in North Bank, West Coast and Central River Regions with 50kg bag of rice, 10kg sugar and 5 litters cooking oil each.
A framework agreement for the development and implementation of a four star hotel in The Gambia was on Wednesday signed between The Gambia Tourism Board and the National Center For Arts and Culture (NCAC). The agreement paves the way for GTBoard to build a four star hotel in Barra, North Bank Region.
United Kingdom branch of Ansarudeen Foundation in collaboration with Jamiyatul Nasrul Fayda in The Gambia has recently donated food aid to 41 families. The items include bags of rice and sugar, cooking oil, and onion, amounting 71, 135 Dalasi.
Officials of the Ministry of Health have yesterday confirmed to The Point that an 86-year-old Gambian has contracted the coronavirus.
As part of its Covid-19 mitigation efforts in Wuli, Beakanyang in collaboration with partners such as Kaira Kafo on Sunday donated food packages to vulnerable households in Wuli Barrow Kunda.
