25 years a visitor. 11 years a resident. Forever a foreigner.
Wellingara, The Gambia
Joined February 2017
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"Men, Trim Your Wives' Nests"!
Kenya's The Nairobian on the "Black Forest".
I think I prefer Gambian newspapers...
My eleventh Christmas here is notable for the unusual anti-Christmas sentiment among local children, very different from past years.
Local darrers it seems are this year actively telling the children Christmas is a bad thing.
Germany bans UK tourists as Omicron crisis spirals out of control.
theguardian.com/world/2021/d…
Netherlands will lockdown over Christmas. Bye, bye Dutch tourists.
It looks likely UK will lockdown from December 26.
Another catastrophic tourist season looms for The Gambia.
france24.com/en/europe/20211…
Man, 51, jailed for life for raping foster daughter, 14.
standard.gm/man-51-jailed-fo…
Mark Williams retweeted
As the new #COVID19 spread fast across the globe, you are reminded to adhere to covid19 protocols.
The fight against covid19 isn’t over and you are a critical stakeholder in its containment.
#BMCHH220
#Gambia
#MondayMotivation
CBG Governor says current commodity price surge in the country to the “the structural bottlenecks at the Banjul Ports”.
Yet the port is the same size as last year when prices were not as high.
standard.gm/cbg-governor-exp…
Mark Williams retweeted
BREAKING: NCDC confirms two cases of Omicron variant in Nigeria punchng.com/breaking-ncdc-co…
Floods, sewage and crocodiles: the crisis of the Gambia’s sinking city.
theguardian.com/global-devel…
The next Gambian government might want to keep this in mind as it cosies up to foreign capital.
Uganda set to lose its only international airport to China for failing to repay loan.
newsin.asia/uganda-set-to-lo…
UK - Face masks will be compulsory in shops and on public transport from next week - and tough measures are being introduced for EVERYONE coming into UK.
How long before European tourists bring the Omicron variant here?
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…
9.4 million people are ‘living their worst nightmare’ in northern Ethiopia due to ongoing conflict.
"A famine has not been declared in Ethiopia but...we are running out of words really to capture exactly the situation that is unfolding before our eyes."
news.un.org/en/story/2021/11…
Mark Williams retweeted
1 in 4 children in Africa live in conflict zones. Of 12 countries at extreme risk of increased school dropouts, apart from Afghanistan, Pakistan & Yemen, the rest are African countries, including Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Chad & Niger ipsnews.net/2021/11/ongoing-…
Unicef reveals over 50,000 Gambian children out of primary school in 2021.
But for those in school, how many are benefitting? As a sponsor I ensure my students have the books they need, but many Grade 4, 5 and 6 students cannot read at Grade 1 level.
standard.gm/unicef-reveals-o…
EU suspends all flights to southern Africa over omicron Covid variant fears as virus reaches Belgium.
Morocco blocks flights from France.
Gambia looks the other way.
telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…
Mark Williams retweeted
Mark, we’ve taken it as a personal responsibility to make sure rape & other sexual offenses are given the required coverage. As an editor of the paper, at one time, I was even reaching out magistrates in lower courts to draw my attention to such cases. Am glad you noticed it
"Man in court for abusing 3-year-old girl."
Why is it that only The Standard, among Gambian newspapers, regularly reports on child abuse cases such as this?
18 out of 20 most recent reports on child abuse in Gambia were carried only by @standardgambia.
standard.gm/man-in-court-for…
"Man in court for abusing 3-year-old girl."
Why is it that only The Standard, among Gambian newspapers, regularly reports on child abuse cases such as this?
18 out of 20 most recent reports on child abuse in Gambia were carried only by @standardgambia.
standard.gm/man-in-court-for…
Mark Williams retweeted
Every child has the right to a life free from #Polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
The best way to protect children and stop the spread of the poliovirus is to vaccinate all children.
#EndPolio #VaccinesWork
Austria, Europe: Anyone over the age of 12 who has not been double-jabbed is now only allowed to leave their homes for work, school, exercise and buying essential supplies.
Europe is now the epicentre of the Pandemic Y2.
news.sky.com/story/covid-19-…
German coronavirus infections hit new high, tighter measures planned.
Europe is now the epicentre of the Pandemic Y2.
reuters.com/world/europe/ger…
