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Elections may still be more than a year away in The Gambia but President Adama Barrow’s new National People’s Party is facing a crucial bye-election test for the vacant Niamina West constituency seat on November 7.
There will be a month-long interruption to ferry services between the Gambian capital Banjul and the riverside town of Barra as landing bridges on both banks are installed, APA can report on Tuesday.
The Gambia government has relaxed health safety regulations against the spread of the coronavirus, declaring the opening of public places including hotels, bars, restaurants, museums, and gymnasia throughout country on Thursday.
Gambian schools are set to reopen later this week seven months after an outbreak of the coronavirus prompted the government to shut down all learning institutions across the country.
President Adama Barrow on Thursday appointed Mr. Bakary Jammeh as his country’s new Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment, twenty-four hours after his predecessor was sacked by the Gambian leader.
Gambia’s president Adama Barrow has sacked ministers of Trade Industry and Regional Integration, and Youth and Sports, appointing their replacements on Wednesday.
This is general shock and outrage in The Gambia after parliamentarians failed to back a proposed draft constitution that would have replaced the one which has been in force since 1997, APA can report on Wednesday.
An unrelenting wave of coronavirus cases in The Gambia has prompted the introduction of a night-time curfew, the first since emergency restrictions came into force, APA can report on Friday.
From a solitary case in March, Gambia’s coronavirus infections have morphed into a torrent over a five-month period, statistics from the country’s health officials seem to suggest.
Gambian vice-president Dr. Isatou Touray has tested positive for coronavirus, prompting President Adama Barrow to go into self-isolation, a statement from his office revealed on Wednesday.