Opposition MP Madi Ceesay is now battle ready to lead a front against the use of the Gambia’s legislature to sporadically increase salaries of the executive and senior cadre of the civil service. The Serekunda West NAM told Coffee Time With Peter Gomez this morning that plundering of public coffers[Read More…]
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Speaker Deserves Fitting House – NPP’s Mbowe
NPP’s Alhagie Mbowe has apparently found no issue with the Gambia’s National Assembly giving the House Speaker an attractive salary and allowance package, telling Coffee Time that the Speaker deserves to live as a man of his station. He added that legislators also deserve robbing allowance to enable them keep[Read More…]
Barrow, NAMs Poised To Deal Gambia Last Blow – Madi Ceesay
NAM for Serekunda West has likened the Gambia’s economy to a bedridden patient, adding President Adama Barrow and his backers in the legislature are determined to deal it the last blow. According to Hon. Madi Ceesay, despite the country convulsing from economic decay, Mr. Barrow and his supporters in the[Read More…]
Barrow Accused Of Using Assembly As Weapon Of Destruction
Legislator Sulayman Saho has said President Adama Barrow is bent on weaponizing the National Assembly against the Gambian people in a bid to destroy them. The NPP-dominated legislature came in for sweltering criticisms after it augmented last week the salaries of MPs and the House Speaker. Despite his admission that[Read More…]
Budget Session Of NA Set For Monday
The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly wishes to announce for the information of the general public that the Fourth Ordinary Session (Budget Session) of the National Assembly in the 2022 Legislative Year shall be convened for the period Monday 14th November – Wednesday 23rd December 2022. During[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Clarifies Alleged 31 Million Dalasis Un-Retired Imprests
Following recent discussions at The National Assembly over alleged un-retired imprests totaling some D31 Million, The Gambia Government wishes to inform the public that these outstanding funds, were during the financial periods 2007 to 2015, preceding the Presidency of Mr. Adama Barrow. Stories of the reported outstanding imprests trending on[Read More…]
NAM Expresses Worry Over ECOMIG
NAM for Brikama North Alhagie S. Darboe has expressed worry over the continued presence of Ecomig forces in The Gambia. The sub-regional peace-keeping mission was sent to Banjul six years ago after the 2016 disputed presidential election. However for legislator Darboe, the extended stay of West African peace-keeping forces in[Read More…]
Diaspora-Gambians Remit US$777M In 2022
In his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) delivered today before lawmakers, Gambia’s Adama Barrow said, as of January 2022, Diapora contribution to national development rose to US$777 million. “The plight and role of Gambians in the Diaspora in national development, therefore, remains high on my government’s agenda,” he said[Read More…]
Barrow Commits To ‘Crafting A New Constitution’
President Adama Barrow has reiterated his government commitment to ensuring that a new Constitution will be democratically drafted as the country transitions into key stage. “As the Constitution remains a top priority, my government is determined to oversee the crafting of a new Constitution for The Gambia; therefore, the Ministry[Read More…]
GRTS Suffers D54M Revenue Shortfall
The Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) has suffered a huge revenue decline of D54m as compared its previous fiscal performance. The Director General of GRTS, Malick Jeng, on Monday appeared before the Public Enterprise Committee of the National Assembly. He told the committee that financial, human resources and other[Read More…]
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