A Gambian social entrepreneur is among seven Africans who will take the centre-stage at this year’s World Export Development Forum (WEDF) to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges with a chance of winning seed funding to develop or scale up their projects. Omar Jallow from Basori Village,[Read More…]
Economy
$200 Million Power Project: Jarra, Kiang To Be Electrified
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow has promised the people of Jarra and Kiang in the Lower River Region (LRR) that their areas would be the first to benefit from the implementation of the government’s power roadmap developed a year ago. The country has also secured a $200million power transmission and[Read More…]
Tans-Gambia Bridge To Be Commissioned In 2019
(JollofNews) – Contractors of the Trans-Gambia bridge construction told President Adama Barrow that the bridge will be ready for inauguration in January 2019. The President made an early morning stop at the construction site to inspect the progress of works. At 1.8KM long and 5 storey high (15-20M), the bridge[Read More…]