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GAMBIA: POPULATION OF THE GAMBIA INCREASES TO 2.4 MILLION
In its preliminary report on the 2024 population and housing census, released on Wednesday, the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) revealed that the country's...
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GAMBIA: SENELEC IS OWED OVER D100 MILLION BY GAMBIA GOVERNMENT
According to Nani Juwara, the minister of petroleum for the Gambia, Senelec is currently owed CFA10 billion, or almost 1.2 million Dalasi, for energy...
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GAMBIA: CANDIDATES TO LEAD COMMONWEALTH URGE REPARATION FOR SLAVERY AND COLONIALISM
The three candidates to be the next secretary general of the Commonwealth have called for reparations for countries that were affected by slavery and...
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GAMBIA: GAMBIA GOVERNMENT OWES SENELEC MORE THAN 10 BILLION CFA FOR UNPAID BILLS
The National Assembly was notified on Wednesday by Hon. Nani Juwara, Minister of Petroleum and Energy, that the Gambian government owes Senegal's energy provider,...
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GAMBIA: ECONOMIC REALITY VERSUS THE CENTRAL BANK
You may have noticed a few weeks ago that the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) issued a press release. The specific press release came from the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC)...
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GAMBIA: A MINIMUM FINE OF D50,000 IS IMPOSED ON OFFENDERS FOR FALSE PUBLICATION AND BROADCASTING
National Assembly members have decided to keep Clause 154 of the Criminal Offences Bill 2020 under review. People found guilty of false publication or...
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GAMBIA: A NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT ANNOUNCES ITS VISION FOR 2026 UNDER THE NAME NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE
On Sunday, the National Alliance For Change, a new political movement, was unveiled at the Semega Janneh Hall in Serekunda East Park.
Lawyer Assan Martin,...
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GAMBIA: MANJAI RESIDENTS VOICE GROWING FRUSTRATION WITH NAWEC OVER UNRELIABLE ELECTRICITY
Manjai's residents are getting quite worried about the ongoing problem of unstable electricity. They have struggled with an unstable power supply because of a malfunctioning...
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GAMBIA: EXPLAINING THE EXPLANATORY NOTES 5
Still on the review of the Explanatory Notes to the Barrow Papers 2024…
Three areas worthy of attention concern the presidency. They reflect the primary...
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GAMBIA: THE CANDIDATURE OF GAMBIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER MOMODOU TANGARA FOR THE ROLE OF COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL
Although I do not keep up with the organisation's activities as perhaps I should, the matter of our fellow citizens being presented as candidates...
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GAMBIA: EXPIRED FOOD IN LOCAL SUPERMARKET – DR. OUSMAN GAJIGO
Gambians have frequently expressed concerns on social media about the circulation of expired food items in the country’s markets.
Several incidents involving viral photos and...
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GAMBIA: Explaining the explanatory notes 4
Still on the review of the Explanatory Notes to the Barrow Papers 2024…
On assets declaration or disclosure, the attempt to legitimize and cover up...
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GAMBIA: FORMER PS OF MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM TESTIFIES ON FUEL SAGA INVESTIGATIONS
Former Permanent Secretary Amie Njie of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy testified before the Joint Committee on Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC)...
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GAMBIA: THE GAMBIA GOVERNMENT DIGITALLY STAMPS EXCISABLE GOODS
Press Release Dated: 5th September, 2024
Consistent with its policy of enhancing tax assessment, transparency and compliance, The Gambia Government through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs...
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GAMBIA: EXPLAINING THE EXPLANATORY NOTES 3
Still on the review of the Explanatory Notes to the Barrow Papers 2024…
In Section 81(3) of the 2020 Draft, before the President appoints IBEC...
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GAMBIA: EXPLAINING THE EXPLANATORY NOTES 2
Still on the review of the Explanatory Notes to the Barrow Papers 2024…
The deletions, additions and modifications made to the provisions of the 2020...