The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed serious concerns about the Gambia’s rising debt vulnerabilities. The IMF said the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio has skyrocketed by end‑2017 to nearly 130 per cent of GDP and total debt service-to-revenue (excluding grants) is now projected to average 53 per cent over 2018–20. It[Read More…]
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Another Gambian Migrant Arrested In Italy For Terrorism
Italian police arrested a Gambian asylum seeker who swore allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group, local media reported Monday. According to Xinhua News Agency, police released a surveillance video of the man, named as 34-year-old Sillah Ousman, talking to himself and miming the use of a machine gun while[Read More…]
Gambia’s Health Perm Sec Defends Integrity Of Staff
Gambia’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Cherno Omar Barry, has rubbished rumours that his ministry has refused an offer from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to purchase drugs for the country. In recent weeks, some Gambians have been spreading gossip on social media that the[Read More…]
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