Deputies Ratify Finance Contract Agreement after Intense Debate
By: Kebba AF Touray
Deputies at the National Assembly on Thursday November 12th 2019, ratified the Bill entitled: “Finance Contract Agreement between the Republic of...
NAMs pass 2020 Appropriation Bill following intense scrutiny
By Kebba Secka
Members of the National Assembly on Wednesday 11th December considered and passed the 2020 Appropriation Bill with amendments after it has undergone...
New CEO Expresses Concerns about how Council Loses Revenue
By Lamin Fatty
The new chief executive officer of Basse Area Council has expressed concerns about how council is losing revenue at the SareNgai “Lumo”.
Ousuman...
Hon. Suwaibou Touray Reacts to 2020 Budget Speech
Hon. Suwaibou Touray, member for Wuli East in his reaction to the Budget speech delivered by the Finance and Economic Affairs on Friday 6thDecember...
French Development Agency Grants Budget Support to Government
By Louise Jobe/Kebba Touray
Mambureh NJIE, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Alexandre Pointier, the French Development Agency’s (AFD) Regional Director for Senegal,...
‘Government Introduces National Health Insurance Scheme’ Fianace Minister Njie
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Minister of Finance Mambury Njie, has disclosed that Government will introduce the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2020. Njie...
Deputies Defer Sittings for Proper Scrutiny of Revised Budget
By: Kebba AF Touray
Members of the National Assembly have deferred sittings of yesterday Monday 9th December 2019, for them to properly scrutinize the revised...
Councillors Finally Adopt Basse Area Council’s 2020 Budget
By Lamin Fatty
Councilors of the Basse Area Council (BAC) on Thursday 5th December 2019, adopted the regions 2020 budget estimates after it was initially...
Gov’t receives $183 million out of total pledges of $1800 million
By Kebba AF Touray
Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, Mambury Njie informed legislators that out of US$ 1.8 billion pledged by various development partners at...
Inadequate Funds Thwart Performance of National Team Youth, Sport Minister
By: Kebba AF Touray
Hadrammeh Sidibeh, the Youth and Sport Minister this week told Lawmakers that lack of adequate funds over the period, has thwarted...
Interior Ministry Committed to Mitigate Issuance of Laissez-Passer
By Kebba AF Touray
Yankuba Sonko the Minister of the Interior has told Lawmakers that his Ministry is committed to mitigating the issuance of Laissez-passer...
President Barrow Welcomes New Political Parties
President Barrow has extended congratulations to the new political parties that are gracing the county's political landscape. In a press statement from Statehouse, the...
NAMs Debate on Anti-Corruption Bill: Fighting poverty considered principal solution
By Momodou Jarju
Debate ensued after the second reading of the Anti-Corruption Bill 2019 by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr Tambadou at...
Lawmakers Adopt Report on Pan African Parliament Session
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly on Monday adopted the report of the National Assembly delegation to the 3rd Ordinary Sessions of the Pan...
‘We have a debt portfolio of D69 million’ Ousman Sillah
By: Kebba AF Touray
Member for Banjul North Ousman Sillah Monday informed his fellow lawmakers that the country is indebted to the tune of between...
‘Loan Dependency Sacrifices Country’s Sovereignty’
By: Kebba AF Touray
Sidia Jatta, the National Assembly Member for Wuli West Constituency has stressed that any nation whose development is fundamentally based on...
NAMs Approve Axed 2020 Estimates
Abdoulai G. Dibba
Members of the National Assembly on Saturday 30th November 2019 at 06:05 am approved the 2020 estimates after chopping off 350 million...
Suwaibou Touray’s Contribution to The 2020 Budget Estimates
By Kebba Touray
Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East Constituency said he is convinced that the Minister has adequately furnished the House...
Deputy Speaker calls for Proper Scrutiny of the Draft Estimates
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Momodou LK Sanneh, has urged his fellow lawmakers to scrutinise the draft estimates 2020, as it...
2020 Budget Estimates referred To Legislative Committees
By: Kebba AF Touray
Deputies at the National Assembly yesterday November 25th 2019, unanimously agreed to refer the 2020 budget estimates of the Gambia to...
