What can $1.5 billion dollars do to the Gambia? Mortgage it. It would cost more than a third of our tax revenue and half our annual export earnings to pay interest on it. Spending $ 1.5 billion distance bridge between Banjul and Barra is 5.07 km and 2.74 nautical miles[Read More…]
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Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: I Support The Banjul-Barra Bridge
There cannot be any meaningful and durable social and economic progress or human development in the absence of necessary and relevant public infrastructure. Public infrastructure such as roads, bridges or drainage systems or services such as electricity, internet or waste management services are major drivers of any socioeconomic progress. Hence[Read More…]
Ex-Information Minister Gives His Take On Banjul-Barra Bridge
The announcement by President Adama Barrow that his government will build a bridge across the mouth of the River Gambia between Banjul and Barra has attracted quite a lot of debate, both for and against. No doubt most of those in favour of the idea are the frequent users of[Read More…]
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