The Jah Oil Cement Factory in Brikama has been completely encircled by trucks on Thursday as the factory raced against time to meet the cement demands of its teeming customers. A visit to the factory area by JollofNews has revealed widespread suffering among the hundreds of people, who have been[Read More…]
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GCCPC Expresses Concern Over PURA’s Price Regulation On Internet Data Services
The Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (GCCPC) said Wednesday that “it notes with concern the recent decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to introduce price regulation on internet data services following an intense period of competition among GSM operators.” Below is the full text of the press[Read More…]
Senegalese Fishermen Force Fishmongers To Buy Fish In CFA On Gambian Shores
Senegalese fishermen, fishing in Gambia’s territorial waters, have been demanding payment for their catches in CFA as the Gambian population grapples with soaring fish prices. It has now become a daily struggle for many Gambians and non-Gambians, who are domicile in The Gambia, to afford a decent fish thanks to[Read More…]
Njie Girigara Says Gov’t’s Handling Of Cement Sector ‘Catastrophic’
Businessman and supporter of President Adama Barrow’s Pa Njie Girigara has lamented the dominance of the Gambia’s cement sector by a fistful of powerful businessmen, highlighting that the Barrow administration’s handling of the sector “is catastrophic.” Mr. Njie Girigara indicated that the granting of monopoly status to Jah Oil, Salam[Read More…]
CG Says Gov’t’s Support Accelerates GRA’s Reforms Journey, Gives Thumbs Up To Taxpayers
The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Hon. Yankuba Darboe, has said that the GRA’s transformative journey would not have gathered pace had the Government of The Gambia not given it the “much-needed support”. “Thank you to the Government for the support we needed at the time. If[Read More…]
Stabiliser Explosion At Banjul International Airport Causes Panic
A deafening stabilizer explosion at the Banjul International Airport on Wednesday has caused widespread panic among airport staff and passengers. According to an eyewitness account, the stabilizer explosion prompted rapid response from airport emergency services. “The explosion sparked a blaze, which prompted passengers and staff to run helter-skelter for safety.[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t’s Cement Levy Devastates Cement Businesses At Jimpex
Jimpex, a once vibrant cement trading centre, is now a shell of its former self as some cement stores in the area have been shuttered while scores of people spend most of the day, sitting idle for more than one year now thanks to the Gambia government’s cement tariffs policy.[Read More…]
Agib Rolls Out Innovative Package For Security & Health Professionals
The Arab Gambia Islamic Bank (Agib) has launched an inventive, comprehensive banking package for security officers as well as doctors, nurses and midwives across the country. The innovative package is custom-built to cater to the banking needs of these critical components of the economy. The new initiative, dubbed Priority Banking[Read More…]
GRA Boss Dissects Authority’s Employment System
The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Hon. Yankuba Darboe, has explained that the GRA has eight departments and that positions in these departments are advertised if vacancies exist. Responding to a listener’s question about the GRA jobs during an interview with Coffee Time With Peter Gomez on[Read More…]
CG Optimistic GRA Will Hit D23 Billion Revenue Target For 2025
The Gambia government has set an ambitious and seemingly tough-to-reach D23 billion revenue collection target for the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), but the head of the country’s main revenue collection agency is optimistic that this target is within reach if the current collection trajectory is sustained. During his Monday appearance[Read More…]
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