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‘Fiscal discipline’ improves KM accounts—Talib
Mustapha Darboe
Talib Bensouda has told journalists on Monday that Kanifing Municipality’s bank balances have improved significantly from the time he took over the leadership of the institution hundred days ago.
In a press conference at…
Former lawmaker in police custody over ‘hateful language’
A former Banjulian lawmaker Abdoulie Saine has been arrested by police over a hateful comment directed at a particular social group.
Saine, a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party, has recorded an…
Social security ‘contributors’ frown at ‘gov’t interference’
By Mustapha Darboe
A number of Contributors of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation have issued a resolution on Saturday asking government to respect the Board’s decision on the institution’s crisis.
Social Security has…
Bad media laws to be repealed in December
By Mustapha Darboe
The numerous laws in The Gambia that restrict the work of the media and journalists by criminalizing speech and dissent will be repealed in December 2018 if the words of the information minister is anything to go by.…
Barrow urged to expedite investigations into Jammeh’s past crimes
The Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations has urged the administration of President Adama Barrow to “expedite investigation” into cases of murder, torture and disappearances that happened under country’s former old-school…
Ports gets new managing director
Ousman Jobarteh, the deputy managing director of the Gambia Ports Authority, has been appointed as the new managing director.
Jobarteh who confirms his appointment to Kerr Fatou has been at the institution for over a decade.
He replaced…
‘CRC is independent, represents no interest group’—Justice Jallow
The constitutional building process is expected to cost $5 million United States dollars, according to Justice Cherno Sulayman Jallow.
The chairperson of the commission that is building Gambia’s new constitution has told journalists on…
SSHFC’s Manjang sent on one month leave
Mustapha Darboe
The managing director of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation has been sent on an administrative leave by the finance ministry on advice of the task force established to probe the crisis at the state…
Barrow to attend China-Africa summit next week
President Adama Barrow will next week travel to Beijing to attend the 2018 China-Africa Heads of State and Government Summit (FOCAC 2018), the spokesperson of the president Amie Bojang told journalists on Wednesday.
The president is…
Petronas’ petroleum licence stake acquisition gets Gambia nod
Gambia government has approved the assignment by FAR Gambia Ltd of a 40% interest in petroleum licences for offshore Blocks A2 and A5 to a subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), according FAR's press release on Tuesday.
FAR…