(JollofNews) – Edward Graham, former managing director of Gambia’s Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) Tuesday broke into tears as he rigorously defended his record at the state-owned corporation. SSHFC was established by an Act of Parliament in 1981 to provide adequate social protection for workers, facilitate social shelter[Read More…]
Economy
Gambia: Barrow Reiterates Commitment To Solve Power Shortage
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia Friday reiterated his government’s commitment to solve the country’s acute power shortage. The Gambia is facing serious electricity and water shortages, which is crippling many small businesses and the local economy. All conventional electricity is produced mainly by thermal generation, and by[Read More…]
Agric Minister: Gambia To Be Rice Self-Sufficient In Two Years
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s minister of Agriculture Omar A. Jallow, Tuesday set a two-year timeframe for the country to be rice self-sufficient. “With the present intervention in the rice sector, we hope that we can be self-sufficient in the next two years,” he told journalists during a press conference held at[Read More…]