By Abdoulie John Gambian political parties on Saturday discussed the possibility of extending voting rights to convicts serving their jail term in the country’s correctional facilities. The ‘controversial’ issue topped the agenda at the second round of consultations on Constitutional Reform held at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNa) headquarter located […]
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Why Citizens Pay Taxes
This article aims to give the reader how tax money is being collected and suppose to be used. A very simplistic explaination looks like this: If you are working, you pay what is normally called income tax. This applies to all legal workers. All vendors, businesses, shops, canteens, companies pay […]
Is Enfranchisement Of The Diaspora The Priority?
Since the removal of our corrupt and divisive dictator of twenty-two years there have been numerous calls for enfranchisement of the Gambian diaspora, specifically to enable Gambians abroad to vote in our future elections and better still, have representatives in our legislature. Probably very few people will argue against the […]
AREC Set To Regulate A ‘Growing’ Real Estate Industry
By Abdoulie John The President of the Association of Real Estate Companies (AREC), Aboubacarr Bensouda, has expressed his organisation’s resolve to set out rules and regulations that would govern a booming industry. Bensouda made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with this medium held at the margins of their Annual […]
Executive Branch of Government Receives C.R.C. Consultations Team
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow and members of the Cabinet on Thursday, May 16th received Commissioners of the Constitutional Review Commission at the State House as part their institutional consultations with key governance bodies in the country. The Commissioners, led by Chairman, Justice Cherno Sulayman Jallow, visited the presidency to […]
Deputy IMF Chief Extols Gambia’s Economic Performance
By Abdoulie John The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Tao Zhang, lauded the economic transformation The Gambia has been experiencing as evidenced by the country’s significant growth being registered in 2018. “We are very pleased to see that the Gambian economy has rebounded strongly. Growth in […]
Finance Minister Clarifies Banjul Breweries Saga
By Abdoulie John As the trial of strength between government and Banjul Breweries is getting exacerbated, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mambury Njai, has finally broken his silence on a case that continues to generate headlines. “The tax on Banjul Breweries is only for alcohol. It has […]
U.S. Announces 2019 Mandela Washington Fellows
PRESS RELEASE The United States Embassy in The Gambia congratulates seven young Gambians selected for the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The 2019 Fellows are Kemo Bojang, Ndey Fatou Jabang, Ebrima Sonko, Binta Badjie, Modou Lamin Fatty, Sainabou Barra Cham, and Lamin Jafuneh. They were selected from […]
Gambia, Sri Lanka Establish Diplomatic Ties
The Government of the Republic of The Gambia on Friday, 10th May 2019, established diplomatic relations with the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The Joint Communiqué was signed by H.E Lang Yabou, The Gambia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and his counterpart, H.E Dr Amrith […]
Keeping them Honest and Accountable: 20 Key Promises of Coalition Manifesto 2016
Here are 20 Key Highlights of the Promises contained in the Coalition Manifesto 2016. It is this Manifesto that Candidate Adama Barrow backed by Seven Coalition Political Parties and the Independent Candidate Dr. Isatou Touray sold to electorates to vote for them into power. A review of these promises would […]
‘Economic Development Must Show Real Impact On People’s Life’
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow told a high ranking delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that economic development is meaningless without real impact on the lives of ordinary people. He made the remarks while receiving Mr. Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director of the IMF who called on him on […]
‘If Things Remain Unchanged, Banjul Breweries Will Shut Down Production’
By Abdoulie John Banjul Breweries Ltd Country Sale and Marketing Manager, Borri Darboe, has warned that the company will shutdown its production line on May 13 if gov’t fails to reconsider the tax increase on their alcoholic products. He made this announcement Thursday during an interview with this medium. As […]