Local cement importers are battling it out with The Gambia government in court over the tariff-induced devastations to their livelihoods with the Banjul High Court set for adoption of briefs on May 21st. The Gambia government sometime last year increased the tariff on a bag of imported cement from D30[Read More…]
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Gambia Police Promise To Release GALA Protesters
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has announced the imminent release of individuals arrested in connection with an unauthorised protest staged by Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), a civil society group advocating for greater transparency and accountability in public finance. According to a statement released by the police on Saturday, administrative[Read More…]
Hopes Dashed As Authorities Renege On Promise To Release 27 Protesters Saturday Morning
The Gambian authorities Friday indicated that the 27 detained youth protesters will be released at 10 am today but reports reaching JollofNews intimated that the detainees are still being held at various police stations. Representatives of the group Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) were on Friday involved in talks held[Read More…]
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