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…]
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Cement Importers Guild Vows To Resist Any Cement Re-Bagging Attempt At Border
The Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia has vowed to put up a strong resistance against any attempt to use border settlements as cement re-bagging turfs. The association claimed that it has received reports recently that some people have been making efforts to rejuvenate a Jammeh-era cement re-bagging[Read More…]
Gambians Get Only 4% Of Revenue Generated At Banjul Port – Reveals Lare
Gambians now directly benefit only 4% of the revenue generated at the Banjul Port thanks to the concession agreement that President Adama Barrow’s government entered into with Albayrak Group, a senior opposition figure Lare Sisay highlighted. Sisay, who served with the United Nations for two decades, also highlighted that Albayrak[Read More…]
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