(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…]
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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…]
Gambia’s Agriculture Minister Tells Warring Staffers To Nip It In The Bud
(JollofNews) – As the bickering over the reappointment of former President Jawara’s son, Ebrima Jawara, as director general of Gambia’s Agricultural Services, the country’s minister of Agriculture has urged the warring parties to nip it in the bud. Omar Jallow said staff members in his ministry should spend their energy[Read More…]
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