The Gambia is set to hold a population and housing census in April 2023, the country’s chief statistician Nyakassi Sanyang said in a statement on Monday. Under the slogan “Everyone Counts, Get Counted”, the exercise in mainland Africa’s smallest country will be conducted in partnership with the country’s development partners,[Read More…]
Year: 2022
But Prexy Barrow The Councils Claim You’re The One Undermining Them
President Adama Barrow’s government is consistently being criticized in the local government community for still refusing to adhere to the Local Government Act, mandating it to give budgetary support to local authorities. According to the Act, 20 per cent of the councils’ budget shall be financed by the central government.[Read More…]
Gambia: The Trumpet Editor Under Interrogation At Police HQ
The editor-in-chief of The Trumpet newspaper Fabakary B. Ceesay is currently at the police HQ in Banjul, the police spokesperson Cadet ASP Binta Njie confirmed. According to the police mouthpiece, Mr. Ceesay is being questioned but could not give details.