A senior Gambia Port Authority (GPA) official could not admit or deny the report that Senegalese businessman Hadim Gai was being paid US$50,000 by the GPA as rent for the Banjul dry port. The Senegalese businessman was almost three years ago allocated a vast chunk of land along the Bund[Read More…]
Economy
High-Level Nigerian Delegation In Gambia To Understudy GRA’s Fuel Marking System
The Gambia’s main revenue collection agency is increasingly gaining a reputation on the African continent as a go-to institution for learning of best practices as could be seen in the high-level study tours that officials of the Sierra Leone Revenue Authority and officials of various departments and agencies in the[Read More…]
Barrow Urges Shift To Local Production As GACH Global Investment Signals Industrial Push
President Adama Barrow has renewed calls for The Gambia to reduce its dependence on imports and prioritise local production, describing it as critical to strengthening the country’s economy and competitiveness. Speaking during a visit to Gach Global Manufacturing Company’s headquarters in Banjulinding, the president said the country’s heavy reliance on[Read More…]

