The grinding cement scarcity, which hit the provincial town of Farafenni and environs, has now entered its second month, resulting in significant revenue and job losses and stalled construction projects. The conspicuous inability of Jah Oil, Salam and Gacem cement factories to catch up with the country’s soaring cement demand[Read More…]
Tag: Gambia Government
US Embassy’s Denial Of Visa To Gambian Officials Could Save Tax-Payer $200,000
The refusal of Gambia government officials visa by the United States embassy in Banjul to attend the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) could save Gambian taxpayers more than US$200,000 just on air tickets alone. In what came as a surprise in lots of quarters, the US[Read More…]
Massive Visa Denials Trim VP Jallow’s UN Delegation
JollofNews has obtained the names of some of the several senior Gambia Government officials and other cadres, whose visa applications were turned down by the US Embassy in Banjul, effectively dealing a blow to their expectations of attending the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The[Read More…]

