By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production make known to you The Gambia government’s new at the Airport which has come under strong criticism following the introduction of a new travel law, which imposes charges on air travellers arriving and departing from Banjul international airport.

According to Standard News paper, a leaked letter on social media suggested the Gambia Civil Aviation Authority has written to airlines flying into the country informing them of the new development dubbed, ‘Immigration Security System Levy’, at the Banjul International Airport.

The letter indicates that collection booths have been installed at the airport to ‘manually’ collect the levy from passengers – with each departing and arriving passenger required to pay $20 (D1,000).

“GCAA has no authority to impose any tax on citizens. The so-called security levy of $20 is a rip-off that must be resisted. Gambians are already paying high taxes as reflected on ticket prices. Why should GCAA add any more taxes? For what?” Madi Jobarteh, a rights activist wrote on his Facebook page.

Also speaking on the issue economist, Nyang Njie said the government has in effect made Leopold Sedar Senghor our main airport.

“There are many Gambians flying in and out of this airport due to the frequency of flights and ticket pricing. The recent tax levied on passengers at Banjul International Airport will be the beginning of the end for an airport that is neither competitive nor sustainable. Sad days ahead in Gambian aviation,” Njie stated on his Facebook page.

Source___Standard Newspaper

By Amie T. Camara

The news about AstraZeneca’s drug came on the same day that the company and others pledged to thoroughly vet any vaccine.

Afrinity Production unveil to you the News about pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca which just halted global trials of its coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday because of a serious and unexpected adverse reaction in a participant, the company said.

The trial’s halt, which was first reported by Stat News, will allow the British-Swedish company to conduct a safety review. How long the hold will last is unclear.

In a statement, the company described the halt as a “routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials, while it is investigated, ensuring we maintain the integrity of the trials.”

The news of AstraZeneca pausing its trial came the same day the company and eight other drugmakers made a joint pledge to “stand with science” on coronavirus vaccines, reaffirming that they would not move forward with such products before thoroughly vetting them for safety and efficacy.

Source___Reuters_World News

By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production brings to you President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement on Tuesday saying, Nigerian elites should judge his administration with fairness.

The Nigerian President was speaking at the closing of the first-year ministerial performance review retreat held in Abuja.

“I want the Nigerian elites, please encourage them, to judge us fairly,” Buhari said, arguing that his administration has done more for the country with less resources.

He said the average production of oil in the country, from 1999 to 2014, was 2.1 million barrels per day sold at an average price of $100.

“When we came, it collapsed to $37, $38 per barrel, you know it. And the militants were unleashed on the administration, and the production went down to half a million barrels per day.

“I want you to please reflect, what was the condition of the infrastructure then, in spite of those earnings. The roads, the rail is dead and there was no power, up till now no power; where does the money go?”

The Nigerian President said he was “doing my best” to fight corruption by “trying to follow the system” in contrast to his brief military regime in 1984 when he arbitrarily rounded up politicians, threw them in jail, and required them to prove their innocence.

Now “I’m being called ‘baba go slow’,” he said.

Source___Channels TV

By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production confirmed the killing of wanted Militia Leader Alias Gana, this is make known to us by Channels TV

Gadzama the Military leader revealed Gana was killed yesterday evening in a firefight with military personnel.

However, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said soldiers snatched Gana from a government convoy of repentant militants in Gboko.

Earlier on Tuesday, Gana, along with 172 militia boys, had reportedly surrendered amid traditional rulers, priests, and local government officials in Katsina-Ala local government in Benue.

They were on their way to Makurdi when they were intercepted by military officials, Ortom said.

In 2015, Gana was offered an amnesty but returned to his alleged criminal activities.

In 2017, the Nigerian police declared Gana wanted after he was alleged to have killed “several innocent persons”.

The Benue State Government, at the time, placed a N10 million naira bounty on him.

Source___Channels TV

Afrinity Production brings to you their exclusive interview with Alhagie Singhateh commonly known as Singhateh Rise, a Gambian musician and producer living in Norway.

Born and raised in Bansang in the Central River Division, he is 36 years old.

Singhateh have been in the music industry for more than a decade, precisely 13 years and have four albums in his name.

He works for himself as a musician an and independent artist and also work for other artist who wants his service as a producer and sound engineer.

His real life situation was inspired by the song he made for Gambia high school and Saint Agustine high school call the “Gam-saints reconciliation” in the late 2000´s, that is where his career as a musician started and that was what led him to where he is today.

According to Singhateh, music has been a passion for him ever since, “after graduating from high school I decided to kick off from there for it is one of the things I like the most,” he said.

“But likewise other artist I took music as a profession not just about singing , I build house as an entity and thats what lead to my early success in The Gambia and abroad”, he lamented.

After several tour in and out of The Gambia for 10 years, he decided to stay in Norway and he just completed his studies as a sound engineer from Noroff school of science and technology.

Asking what he dislike about the music world, he replied, “I am happy how technology has evolved and that helps lots of artist to get access to studio and make music compared to 10-15 years back. The only think I dislike about todays music most of them are too computarise and the quality lacks in most of them.”

Singhateh have worked with lots of artist both local and international , he said everyone has their own style but for the fact that Gambian don’t take ownership and celebrate people’s achievements makes it difficult for the artist to to compare themselves with the artist he want to compare himself with.

His goal at the moment is to work and make money and also take his bachelors degree next year as a sound engineer and in the future he want to build his record label where he will be signing and producing local and up coming artist.

When asked what he can’t live without, he replied “music, music, music.”

By Amie T. Camara

Arriving passengers in possession of valid COVID-19 negative certificates are exempted from mandatory quarantine in The Gambia.

The Gambia Government Spokesperson, Ebrima G. Sankareh elaborates: “first, one has to be an arriving passenger and second, must be in possession of the certificate showing negative COVID-19 test results confirmed at least seventy-two (72) hours before boarding flight(s) to Banjul International Airport.”
Anyone who arrives in The Gambia without fulfiling these pre-departure requirements will be subjected to the mandatory 14-day quarantine.

By:
Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu,
Senior Information Officer,
Department of Information Services of the Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure,
Focal Person for Strategic Communication and External Public Relations,
The Gambia National COVID-19 Response Coordination Secretariat.

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Afrinity Production brings to you their exclusive interview with one of four Bright Star Entertainer’s Buba A. Jallow who is currently studying at MDI. His comedy name is Pa furrmuss and sometimes call Papa jerry.

The young Gambian comedian is the Ex drama coordinator of the Serrekunda central. Training young volunteers on drama and ballet dance. And now working with Bright stars ent and Blaque magique.
Buba is 25 years of age and has joined the Bright Star Entertainment five years ago since it’s formation.

The Bright Star Entertainment consist of four young Gambians and Buba discloses to us of how a great and productive group it has been since they all learn from each other.

Buba is currently working as an entertainer with his team to play their role in national development with entertainment. Their recent video which was released few days ago addresses the electricity problems Gambia has been facing. Alternating between fighting for people’s needs and poking fun of NAWEC as a difficult balancing act but the comedians still nailed it.

When asked why comedy, Buba said “I choose comedy as a career to put smile on people’s faces and inspire the younger generation”.

Buba motivational drive comes from living with his Grandmother, who played a great role in his life. “She smiles at people and always willing offer help no matter how small she could do, and today I understand how key sharing and caring is,” said Buba.

Asking what he dislike about the entertainment world, he replied “less support and platforms are really not encouraging comedians.”

Buba want to pursue his education and be a better entertainer, to be the voice of the people with his team, has always been his greatest goal.

He disclose that, he cannot do without his irreplaceable family, friends, and fans both in the Gambia and the diaspora and especially his Bright star entertainers.

By Amie T. Camara

By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production unveil Trump administration’s redirection of $62 million still owed for this year’s dues to other health-related causes also under United Nations auspices, State Department officials announced on Wednesday.

Most of the redirected money will go to children’s immunization and influenza surveillance, officials said. But the United States Agency for International Development will continue with plans to give $68 million to the W.H.O. to support its work in Libya and Syria, and on polio eradication in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

American government employees working as technical advisers to the W.H.O. will be withdrawn, the officials said.

The W.H.O. declined to comment, other than to refer reporters to statements made when the administration announced its intent to withdraw. At the time, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the W.H.O., said the agency “regretted” Mr. Trump’s decision. “The United States of America has been a longstanding and generous friend to the W.H.O., and we hope it will continue to be so,” he said.

On July 7, the Trump administration formally notified António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, that the United States would withdraw from the W.H.O. on July 6, 2021.

U.N. members are obliged to give a year’s notice of withdrawal and to pay all dues owed. The United States, which has historically been the agency’s largest supporter, was assessed 22 percent of the agency’s budget, or about $120 million; it had already paid $58 million, officials said, when the notice of withdrawal was delivered.

Source___Reuters