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2025-02-06
Yaya Dampha, the coordinator for NPP supporters in the diaspora, has defended the Barrow government against accusations of failure by the GFA party. Dampha highlighted the government's efforts in transitional justice, including holding perpetrators accountable and establishing a hybrid court system. He also criticized former officials for their past actions and called for citizens to confront the realities of the current situation.
2025-02-05
The Tanji Village Development Committee (VDC) in The Gambia has been officially dissolved by the Brikama Area Council due to several violations, including failure to hold an Annual General Meeting throughout its five-year tenure and allegations of fiscal mismanagement. The Council is now expected to oversee the establishment of a new VDC, in line with governance regulations.
2025-02-04
The Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly in The Gambia has decided to question the Office of the Vice President and Finance Ministry about the €9.8 million spent on 70 buses for the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC). The decision follows discussions with the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) and the GTSC about the unrecovered expenditure. The government had initially directed the purchase of 50 buses, later adding 20 more, with the promise of refunding the money, a promise that has yet to be fulfilled.
2025-02-03
The Gambia government's key road project, the Hakalang Road, has been funded by tax payer’s money and has taken five years to complete, with annual allocations of hundreds of millions of dalasi. Despite an announcement that the road will be inaugurated in April 2025, there are projections for further allocations of 621 million dalasi in 2026 and 658 million dalasi in 2027, raising questions about the project's financial management.
2025-01-27
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has tasked the Vice President's Office with ensuring that missing payment vouchers worth D450,890 from the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) are provided for audit inspection by September 28, 2023. Additionally, FPAC has directed the Judiciary to prepare and submit its accounts for the period 2016-2022 for audit by December 31, 2023.