Tuesday, December 24, 2024

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Trade Minister to Table Manpower Agreement before the National Assembly

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia's National Assembly is poised for a significant legislative session as a series of crucial motions and bills are set...

Parliament Considering Bill to Re-enforce Right to Fair, Speedy Trial

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambian Parliament on Tuesday 10 September 2024 continued the consideration of the Criminal Procedures Bill 2020. The bill, among others, seeks...

Speaker Jatta Warns of Consequences of Corruption on Democracy, Public Trust

By Kebba AF Touray The Speaker of the National Assembly, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has told the country’s lawmakers that corruption undermines democracy and erodes public...

National Assembly Continues to Consider Criminal Offenses Bill 2020

By Kebba AF Touray Members of the National Assembly have continued to consider the Criminal Offences Bill 2020 which among others, seeks to place a...

National Assembly to Commence Third Ordinary Session Today

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly is scheduled to commence the third ordinary session, today Monday, 9 September 2024. The session as indicated by the...

Finance Minister to Brief NAMs on Annual Budget Implementation

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, is scheduled to appear before lawmakers to deliver a ministerial statement on...

GNPC Operates as Trader, Oil Marketing Company, MD Reveals

By Kebba AF Touray The Managing Director (MD) of Gambia National Petroleum Company (GNPC), Baboucar rNjie, has said that the GNPC operates as a trader...

Finance Ministry Officials Explain Fuel Import Licensing Regime 

By Kebba AF Touray The Ministry for Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) through its Permanent Secretary AbdoulieJallow and BaboucarrJobe, Deputy Finance Ministry, appeared and testified...

Gam Petroleum Operating Without License, Says General Manager 

By Kebba AF Touray Mr. Yero Jallow, the General Manager (GM) of Gam Petroleum, said his institution has since its inception been operating without a...

National Assembly Holds Hearing on $30 Million Petroleum Product Saga

By Kebba AF Touray Honourable Sainey Jawara appeared before the joint committee of the National Assembly comprising the Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) and Finance and...

Higher Education Minister Discloses Ongoing Efforts to Review Core Subjects

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Pierre Gomez, has disclosed before Members of the National Assembly, current efforts in resource mobilization...

Parliamentary Inquiry into Shady Petroleum Product Deal Getting Set

By: Kebba AF Touray The joint committee on Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) and the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) on Monday, 5th August 2024,...

Trade Minister Says Efforts Afoot to Remove Barriers to Trade

By Kebba AF Touray Mr. Baboucarr Joof, the Gambia's Minister of Trade and Employment, has told the National Assembly that they are engaging the government...

Minister Says a Bag of Fertiliser Could Have Cost D3,000

By Kebba AF Touray Dr. Demba Sabally, the Minister of Agriculture informed Members of the National Assembly that a bag of fertiliser could have cost...

Suwaibou Touray Advocates for Creation of National Troupe

By: Kebba AF Touray Honourable Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East, has called on the Gambia Government to create a national troupe...

Agric. Minister Responds to NAMs Queries about Fertiliser

By Kebba A.F Touray Demba Sabally, the Minister of Agriculture, responded to queries of members of the National Assembly regarding access and cost of fertiliser. He...

NAMs Push for Audit on Fisheries Development Fund

By Kebba Touray National Assembly members have called for an audit of the Eighty Million Dalasi (D80,000,000) Fisheries Development Fund. Musa Drammeh, the Minister of Fisheries...

Parliamentarians Call on Government to do more to Fight Corruption 

By Kebba AF Touray Members of the National Assembly Wednesday called upon the Gambia Government to improve its efforts in fighting corruption. They made the recommendation...

Lawmaker urges govt to provide requisite resources to tackle drug-related crimes

By: Kebba AF Touray Member for Upper Saloum, Hon. Alhagie Mbowe, has urged the government to provide requisite resources to the Drug Law Enforcement Agency...

National Assembly Approves Appointment of ATI Commissioners 

By: Kebba AF Touray and Aisha Jarjue The National Assembly on Tuesday, 23 July 2024 confirmed the appointments of commissioners of the Access to Information...