The United Democratic Party (UDP) has issued a scathing rebuke of President Adama Barrow’s administration over its handling of the groundnut trade and the delayed payments to Gambian farmers. In a strongly worded statement released this week, the opposition party accused the government of exploiting rural farmers through monopolistic control[Read More…]
Economy
Action Man Calls On Gambians To Resist Pillage Of Public Coffers
Former diplomat and minister under the Jammeh dispensation Balla Garba Jahumpa has called on Gambians to safeguard their national treasury by resisting official corruption and allied practices. Mr. Jahumpa, widely known as Action Man, emphasized that the time has now come for Gambians to wave goodbye to the days when[Read More…]
2025 Rainy Season Predicted To Start Late
The 2025 seasonal rainfall forecast for The Gambia, which was released last week, predicted the start of the rainy season in The Gambia “to be late to normal in most areas of the country”. “In the eastern and central regions i.e URR and CRR, onset is expected between 12th and[Read More…]