(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia will this evening travel on an official visit to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana. During the visit, which will be his fourth overseas travel since he assumed office in January, Mr Barrow will hold discussions with his fellow head of states aimed at strengthening[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: Travel Clearance For Public Officers Undermines Effective Management
(JollofNews) – I wish to join Mr. Ernest Mendy of the Gambia Revenue Authority to request Pres. Adama Barrow to withdraw the decision to maintain ‘Travel Clearance’ for public officials. During the dictatorial regime of Yaya Jammeh this practice was introduced so that public officers of a certain rank would[Read More…]
ECOWAS Threatens Sanctions In G/Bissau Amid Political Impasse
(JollofNews) – West African regional bloc ECOWAS said on Tuesday it was ready to impose targeted sanctions against those it deems responsible for blocking the implementation of a deal to resolve a political crisis in Guinea-Bissau. The former Portuguese colony’s parliament has not sat in over a year amid a[Read More…]