The Gambia government appears overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of OIC roads construction works in parts of the Kanifing Municipality as armies of workers and heavy machinery had since left the roads. When government embarked upon the ambitious OIC roads project sometime last year, many thought it was punching above[Read More…]
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GRA’s Glitzy 2022 Taxpayers’ Awards Night
The stately hall of the exquisite Kairaba Beach Hotel was last Saturday the venue of yet another historic GRA Taxpayers’ Awards Night and Recognition. The Gambian leader, His Excellency, Adama Barrow, was among high-profile personalities, who turned out, to witness the unfolding history. Five years ago, the Gambia’s revenue mobilization[Read More…]
Prexy Barrow’s Statement At GRA Taxpayers’ Awards Night
I am honoured to be here today to celebrate the annual Taxpayer’s Award and Recognition with all the esteemed taxpayers present. For various reasons, this event is of particular interest to my government and the whole nation. The Government has been a great benefactor of the private sector, but it[Read More…]
Jaliba, Police Band, Others Lined Up For GRA Tax Awards Night Tomorrow
Gambia’s Kora maestro and his Kumareh band are expected to join forces with the police band and a luminous line-up of Gambia artists to provide entertainment for the GRA tax awards night tomorrow. Government officials, representatives of corporate bodies, tax payers and invited guests will later this Saturday converge at[Read More…]
New Route Licensing Scheme Boomerangs
The newly-introduced route licensing scheme has yet to achieve the desired outcomes along the Westfied-Banjul Highway as its ramifications could be seen in crowded car parks and increased travel time. The Westfield-Banjul and Banjul- Westfield car parks continue to be inundated by struggling commuters on daily basis thanks to the[Read More…]
CFA Scarcity In Town?
Customers have been scouring the town for CFA in the past few days, JollofNews can report. Some banks in the country have reportedly emptied their CFA stock since on Thursday. Customers have been talking about CFA scarcity as they frantically searched for the currency. “There is virtually no CFA in[Read More…]
Almost Half Of Shops At Basse Market In Hands Of Aliens?
The inauguration of the Basse market was not only characterized by pomp and ceremony but it also filled the people of the Gambia’s far-flung region with hope for development. When a ferocious fire swept through the Basse market some three years ago, it apparently became the concern of many. Philanthropists,[Read More…]
Pockets Of Defiance To New Route Licensing Scheme Reported In KM& WCR
Some commercial vehicle drivers in the Kanifing Municipality and West Coast Region have been defying the newly-introduced route licensing scheme few hours into the enforcement of the new official tariffs. The new route licensing scheme has been devised to eliminate the imposition of double or triple fares for an official[Read More…]
Transport Fares Increased, New Tariff For Containers Adopted
PRESS RELEASE The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure wishes to inform the general public that following consultations among various stakeholders, an agreement has been reached to increase the transport fares for all official routes across the country, effective 20th January 2023. In the same vein, an agreement has been[Read More…]
GRA Sets D15bn Revenue Target After Hitting 2022 Target Of D12bn
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has set for itself the ambitious target of generating over D15bn in revenue this year after surmounting numerous challenges to hit the D12bn target it’d set for itself in the previous year. The lingering impact of Covid-19, high global fuel prices as well as the[Read More…]
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