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National Assembly Confirms Replacements in Armed Forces Council

By Kebba AF Touray The Parliament of the Republic of the Gambia on Monday, 17th September 2024, confirmed the replacement of members of the Armed...

Parliament Approves Deployment of Gambia Armed Forces to Sierra Leone

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly of the Gambia on Monday, 17 September 2024 approved the deployment of the Armed Forces to restore peace,...

Finance Minister Welcomes Audit Investigation into NAWEC’s Report

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Finance, Seedy Keita, said they will welcome and cooperate with any investigation from the Auditor General concerning the...

Gambia-Senegal Agree to Address Trade Barriers

By Kebba AF Touray Gambian authorities and their Senegalese counterparts have agreed to address issues affecting transit traders, such as the exorbitant and unnecessary charges...

PEC Tasks Commission to Evaluate SOEs

By Kebba AF Touray The Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly has tasked the State Owned Enterprise (SOE) Commission to adequately evaluate SOEs...

Govt Reviewing Soldier’s Dismissal after High Court’s Ruling

By Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, has told members of the National Assembly that the ministry of defence is reviewing the dismissal...

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...