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…]
Tag: Gambia: Gov’t
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…]
Gambia Gov’t To Regulate Borehole Drilling Over Water Safety Concerns
The Minister for Fisheries and Water Resources, Musa Drammeh, has announced upcoming regulations aimed at controlling borehole drilling across The Gambia in a bid to protect public health and ensure the safety of drinking water. Speaking during a town hall-style ministerial conference at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference[Read More…]
Tambadou’s Ditching – Betrayal Of The Century?
Indeed, every genuine Gambian who loves and cherishes his/her citizenship should condemn the recent decision by the government of President Adama Barrow to withdraw its support for Ba Tambadou’s candidature for a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in favour of a non-Gambian. That is the height of[Read More…]
Darboe Slams Barrow Over Withdrawal Of Support For Tambadou’s ICJ Bid
Veteran opposition leader Ousainou Darboe has ignited political debate following President Adama Barrow’s decision to withdraw government support for Abubacarr Marie “Ba” Tambadou’s candidacy for a seat at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Speaking during a political gathering with supporters, Darboe praised Tambadou’s credentials, calling him a highly qualified[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t To Regulate Hajj, Curb Profit-Driven Practices
Gambia’s Minister for Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs, Ahmad NK Bah, has announced that the government is finalizing national Hajj policy aimed at regulating the pilgrimage to Mecca and shielding pilgrims from exploitation. Speaking Friday evening at the Mansa Kunda Ministerial Town-Hall held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara[Read More…]
No One Should Sell Cement At Prices Beyond Citizens’ Reach – Darboe
The leader of the Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has emphasized that no one should be given the latitude to sell cement at prices beyond the reach of citizens. To the UDP leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, the sale of a bag of cement at D500, despite the assurance[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t ‘Withdraws’ Support For Ba’s ICJ Judge Bid
The Gambia government has withdrawn its support for Ba Tambadou’s bid for a strategic role in the ICJ, a highly-placed government official confirmed to JollofNews. Former Gambian justice minister Abubacarr Ba Tambadou has his eyes set on the ICJ judge position, which is up for election later this year. Mr[Read More…]
Gambia’s TRRC Justice Efforts At Risk As U.S. Considers Cutting War Crimes Funding
Gambia’s fragile transitional justice process faces fresh uncertainty as the White House moves to cut U.S. funding for nearly two dozen global war crimes and accountability programs, including one supporting post-dictatorship justice in The Gambia. According to internal U.S. government documents and officials cited by Reuters, the Office of Management[Read More…]
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