As Gambians continue to spend more cash on cement, the Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia has given the assurance that it would anchor cement prices down to acceptable levels if the exorbitant cement tariff is removed. Currently, a bag of cement is being sold in parts of[Read More…]
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No One Should Sell Cement At Prices Beyond Citizens’ Reach – Darboe
The leader of the Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has emphasized that no one should be given the latitude to sell cement at prices beyond the reach of citizens. To the UDP leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, the sale of a bag of cement at D500, despite the assurance[Read More…]
Reflecting On Hamidou Jah’s Recent Interview On Kerr Fatou
As everyone in the country knows, The Gambia has been experiencing an acute shortage of cement recently. There was a period of weeks when almost no cement was available at all in the market. Cement prices have risen significantly, reaching D500 per 50kg in many locations across the country. This[Read More…]
First-Ever Tariffs Case Against Gov’t Resumes At High Court Thursday
The first-ever tariffs case instituted against the Government of The Gambia by the country’s cement trade unions is expected to proceed at the Banjul High Court on Thursday. The Cement Importers and Traders Alliance(CITA) and the Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia are embroiled in a legal tussle[Read More…]
We Denied Mbye Cement Because Of Price Manipulation — Hamidou Jah
Jah Oil company’s CEO Hamidou Jah has stated that a prominent member of the Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia Baboucarr Mbye was denied cement at the Jah Multi-factory because of “price manipulation”. Mr. Jah accused Mr. Mbye of deliberately inflating the retail price of cement in order[Read More…]
KM Mayor Wades In Cement Issue
The mayor of KM Talib Ahmed Bensouda has added his voice to chorus of voices, lamenting The Gambia’s cement situation. “Today if you take a look at cement, it was scarce last week. There was no cement in the whole country. And when you get lucky to access it, you[Read More…]
Cement Importers Assoc. Calls On Gov’t To Investigate Dr. Ceesay’s Tax Evasion Claim Against Dealers
The Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia has called on the Gambia government to launch an impartial and independent investigation into the recent claim by information minister Dr. Ismaila Ceesay that local cement dealers have been depriving the government of tax revenue through their cross-border cement trade. Dr.[Read More…]
GRTS’s Haddy Badjie Grills Dr. Ceesay Over Gov’t’s Cement Tariff Policy
Veteran broadcaster Haddy Badjie earlier this week engaged the information minister Dr. Ismaila Ceesay in a frank discussion around the ongoing uncertainty in the cement market due to the Gambia government’s 180% tariffs on a bag of imported cement. At the time of the mid-morning discussion on GRTS, the country[Read More…]
Cement Importers & Agents Reps. Emerge Out Of Tariffs Talks Disappointed
Representatives of the Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia have emerged from their last week’s cement tariff talks with Gambia government officials disappointed, this medium can authoritatively report. The representatives of one of the country’s cement trade unions went to the Ministry of Trade in Banjul on Thursday[Read More…]
‘Jah Oil’s Hydara Contradicts Gov’t’s ‘Reason’ For Its 180% Cement Tariffs’
A top executive of the Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia has been dissecting the statement issued by the Jah Oil company manager Momodou Hydara in a recent press conference, concluding that Hydara’s delivery has starkly contrasted the reason given by The Gambia government for its 180% tariffs[Read More…]
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