The excitement surrounding the proposed Sanyang deep-sea port is easy to understand. A modern port stirs dreams of cranes on the skyline, ships on the horizon, and prosperity at the gates. It is being sold as a ladder to economic independence. But ports do not thrive on concrete alone. They[Read More…]
Tag: Gambia Ports Authority
GPA Staff Sent Home Over Multi-Million Dalasi Financial Scandal But…
Dependable sources have informed JollofNews that the Gambia Port Authority (GPA) has given marching orders to some of its former staff implicated in the multi-million dalasi financial scandal at the port’s rating department. However, the same sources informed this medium that some of the implicated staff “are still working” with[Read More…]
GPA’s Revenue Woes Could Be Compounded By GTU Strike
The massive bleeding of revenue that the Gambia currently experiences as a result of its dilapidated ports infrastructure could be compounded by the ramifications of the ongoing general strike action called by the General Transport Union (GTU). The decaying ports infrastructure and decreasing efficiency gains due to equipment problems and[Read More…]
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