When President Adama Barrow appointed Ida Jeng-Njie as the director-general of the Gambia Tourism Board (GTB) sometime ago, many commented on social media that the President had made the right choice. Ida was among the GTBoard officials that were victimised for simply agitating for an exhaustive investigation into the dubious[Read More…]
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‘Investor Made To Pay Over D40M By Gambia’s Tourism Authorities’ Yet…
The tourism authorities in The Gambia have reportedly succeeded in making a so-called ‘invisible foreign investor’ pay over 40 million dalasi for the development of a vast land area at the Tourism Development Area (TDA), but the authorities ended up lumbering him [investor] with more financial demands and throwing spanners[Read More…]
Women Juice Pressers Suffering Under Tourism Minister’s ‘Directive’
The once-very-hardworking Gambian women, who served locally-prepared juice flavours to tourists on the beach in Kotu and enhanced guest experience, are now without jobs thanks to a reported ministerial directive and, they have been running from pillar to post for salvation of their livelihoods. These women, who were reliant on[Read More…]

