Farafenni-based long-standing cement trader Alagie Touray has called for the immediate dissolution of the Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (GCCPC) for its apparent inaction in the face of the Gambia government’s debilitating cement tariff policy. The Gambia government sometime last year significantly raised the tariff on a bag of[Read More…]
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Darboe Slams Government Over “Illegal” Issuance Of ID Cards Abroad
Leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, has launched a scathing criticism of the Barrow administration’s recent decision to issue Gambian national identity cards in foreign countries such as Gabon and Mauritania, describing it as a blatant violation of the country’s laws. Addressing thousands of Gambians in[Read More…]
Cement Importers Battle With Gov’t For Salvation Of Tariff-Induced Lost Livelihoods
Local cement importers are battling it out with The Gambia government in court over the tariff-induced devastations to their livelihoods with the Banjul High Court set for adoption of briefs on May 21st. The Gambia government sometime last year increased the tariff on a bag of imported cement from D30[Read More…]
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