Electricity supply was restored in parts of The Gambia, but for less than five seconds before consumers returned to the painful power cuts that they have been enduring for weeks now. The power shortage continues to be excruciating as there appears to be even no load to shed among consumers.[Read More…]
Tag: Economy
Bell Company’s Beverage Prices Soar Amid Essential Commodity Price Volatility
Retail prices of Bell Bottling Company’s manufactured beverages have jumped by D5 at a time when The Gambia Government appears to have lost handle on commodity prices. Meanwhile, a long queue of medicines buyers was observed at the Banjul Pharmacy just a spitting distance from the Edward Francis Small Teaching[Read More…]
Scarcity Of New Banknotes Fuels Friction On Roads
Mutilated and hackneyed dalasi banknotes are a major source of friction between commuters and mates of drivers of commercial vehicles on The Gambia’s roads. It would appear that gone are those days when new, crispy banknotes constantly replaced torn and worn-out currency notes. The Central Bank of The Gambia is[Read More…]
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