Despite signing a US$20M Murabaha financing agreement in February for the importation of essential items, The Gambia Government insists it will not remove the 180% tariff it slammed on a bag of imported cement. The thinking behind the Murahaba financing agreement is to facilitate the importation of essential commodities such[Read More…]
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Gambia OIC Secretariat Dissolved, Conference Centre Management Ceded
The Gambia government has dissolved The Gambia OIC Secretariat. The government has now ceded the management of the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre to a private entity called the Banjul Convention. The Minister of Information, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, on Tuesday told Coffee Time With Peter Gomez that the[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Yet To Release 2025 Rainfall Forecast
The Gambia Government has yet to release the 2025 rainfall forecast barely three days to its usual publication date. Each year on 9th May, the government releases its predictions on rainfall patterns. The annual rainfall forecast helps farmers to better prepare for the incoming cropping season. JollofNews has gathered that[Read More…]