++ PRESS RELEASE +++ For immediate release Banjul, 06 May 2020 This week the European Union provided 73,000,000.00 GMD (1,353,120 EUR) to fund a long term technical assistance team to work in support of the National Environment Agency and Department of Water Resources in mitigating the consequences of climate change […]
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3rd Reaction to the Draft Constitution from Dabanani Law
Equality or exceptionalism: embedding preferential treatment in the Draft Constitution As we continue to interrogate the proposed Draft Constitution (the Draft) in the tradition of public conversation, issues central to equality and the fundamental precept of the separation of powers are being partially considered in this instalment. Although not a […]
The GAP And The So-Called “General”
Someone once said that “light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak.” If anyone embodies this quote, it’s none other than this dull Lamin Bojang who is creating a huge idiotic gap in GAP! Sometimes, you wonder what poor Gambians have […]
COVID-19 Fund Expenditure And Procurement Is ‘’Very Transparent’’
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Buah Saidy has described as ‘‘transparent, honest and accountable’’ the efforts of his ministry in the resource mobilization and distribution of the national COVID 19 relief fund/package. P.S. Saidy, who is one of the leading and most experienced economists […]
Covid Billions: Finance Minister “1 Billion GMD Landed in our Account Yesterday”
By Yusef Taylor, @FlexDan_YT The Gambia’s Finance Minister, Hon. Mambury Njie informed members of the National Assembly’s Special Committee that the Government received 1 Billion Dalasis in its accounts yesterday morning, 20th April 2020. The Minister explained that the “very soft loan from the IMF has now landed in our account. […]
My Perspective on the Public Finance Chapter of the Draft Final Constitution
By Hon. Abdou Kolley, Former Finance Minister The Constitution is probably the most important national document in the governance of a country and therefore must be relevant and stand the test of time. In order to achieve that objective, the elaboration of this national document must be as widely consultative […]
Jatto’s Emotional Tribute To O.B Conateh
By: Omar Jatta Former Gambia international footballer and Wallidan FC star Jatto Ceesay paid an emotional tribute to the late Alhagi Ousman Basi Conateh, known to many as OB or Fisco, who sadly passed away on Saturday 4th April and was laid to rest on Sunday the 5th, at the […]
The Final Draft Constitution: My Vote is YES in the Referendum!
Let me first of all express my heartfelt congratulations to the CRC for producing a robust, positive and forward looking final draft constitution within the timeframe provided to them. In that same regard Pres. Barrow and his Justice Minister deserve commendation for setting up the CRC and allowing them to […]
The African Microsite On Coronavirus That Aims To Counter Fake
News and Inspire hope. As Coronavirus cases continue to grow in Africa, the Zikoko team of Big Cabal Media has partnered with X to put together a microsite — coronafacts.africa — that provides accurate information and resources for the general public to help understand and contextualise cases of Coronavirus in […]
UKJA’s COVID-19 Measures
Dear Editor, I am writing to inform you what the UK Jarra Association (UKJA) is doing during this unprecedented time to contribute towards the impacts of Covid-19 towards our members in the UK and Jarra in The Gambia. The executive held an emergency meeting on Sunday 22/03/2020 where it discussed in […]
VIRUS ECOMONICS
By Ebrima Conteh The Coronavirus disease’s negative impact on the world economy is self-evident, in that it has a cascading effect that will affect every country in the world and every sector of the world’s economy. Once unthinkable in 2020, it is now abundantly clear that the world is in […]
Has the National Assembly Approved the D500 Million?
On Thursday March 19 the President announced a package of D500 million as response to the Coronavirus. This is indeed a laudable initiative. However, it is now more than 72 hours since that announcement was made and there is no emergency sitting of the National Assembly to approve this money. […]