The Cement Importers Association of The Gambia has outlined measures that it said the association can implement to end the intermittent cement shortages and price hikes that the Gambian population has been grappling with for more than one year now. The Gambia government last year increased the tariff on a[Read More…]
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‘Jah Oil Cement Vessel Still Unable To Berth At Banjul Port Amid Impending Cement Shortage’
Officials of the Banjul Port confirmed to JollofNews on Tuesday that Jah Oil’s cement vessel has yet to dock at the port, despite spending several days at the anchorage. This development has sparked fears of cement shortage and possible cement price hikes in parts of The Gambia as several local[Read More…]
Touray Calls For GCCPC’s Dissolution For ‘Overlooking’ Anti-Competition In Cement Market
Farafenni-based long-standing cement trader Alagie Touray has called for the immediate dissolution of the Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (GCCPC) for its apparent inaction in the face of the Gambia government’s debilitating cement tariff policy. The Gambia government sometime last year significantly raised the tariff on a bag of[Read More…]