Kanifing Municipality’s Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda has vowed to tackle unemployment and curb the plight of the unemployed within his municipality. In his May Day statement Monday, Mayor Bensouda said: “Today May 1st is a symbolic date as it marks the International Worker’s Day as well as my nomination as[Read More…]
Economy
African Risk Capacity pays out $188,000 to Gambia for drought recovery
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group has announced a $188,000 insurance payout to the Government of the Republic of The Gambia to assist with recovery from drought. ARC explains that as drought conditions spread across West Africa’s Sahel region during the 2022/23 agricultural season, The Gambia was amongst the most[Read More…]
‘Over 700 Communities Will Be Electrified By The Next 2 Years’
The Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has declared that over 700 communities across the Gambia will be electrified by his company by 2025. “Our access level in the country is just a little above 4 per cent, but we are working hard by 2025 to[Read More…]
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