After four months with the Ministry of Trade vacant, senior government officials have confirmed that Mod K. Ceesay, the former Chief of Staff and Minister at the Office of the President, has now been appointed as the country’s new Trade Minister. Ceesay previously served as permanent secretary at the ministries[Read More…]
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Jah Oil Shifts Blame To Banjul Port For Gambia’s ‘Intermittent’ Cement Shortages
The Jah Oil company has always cited external factors as reasons for the Gambia’s “intermittent” cement shortages, but the company has come home in its blame-game as it now pointed a finger of accusation at the Gambia Port Authority (GPA) and Al Bayrak for the lack of the success of[Read More…]
Gambia Denies Issuing 20,000 Diplomatic Passports Linked To Former Senegalese Officials
The Government of The Gambia has strongly denied allegations that it issued 20,000 diplomatic passports to relatives and former ministers of Senegal’s ex-President Macky Sall. In a press release issued on Friday, the Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services described the claims reportedly made by a Senegalese journalist and[Read More…]

