Minority Leader: Laying of 2025 Budget is Unconstitutional
The Minority Leader for the Sixth Legislature raised a Point of Order labelling the tabling of the 2025 Budget by the Minister for Finance as unconstitutional. After an eventful session which was interrupted twice, Speaker Jatta ruled for the Finance Minister to apologize and proceed with tabling the Budget.
Speaker Rules Finance Minister Apologises for Delayed 2025 Budget
This is the ruling of the Speaker of the Sixth Legislature, Hon Fabakary Tombong Jatta, delivered on 15th November 2024 at the Gambia’s National Assembly in Banjul on the laying of the 2025 Budget.
Askanwi Media Completes Two Days Budget Reporting Training
Newly established Gambian online media, Askanwi has completed it's second two days in-house training on Budget Reporting, a day before the Finance Minister is set to table the 2025 Draft Budget in Parliament on 15th November 2024.
GT Board Director Claims He Hasn't Received Eco-Lodges Parliamentary Resolution
GT Board Director claims that his institution is yet to receive a Parliamentary Resolution on a petition filed by Senior Staff of the GT Board which was issued by Parliament in September 2024.
Over 232K Tourists Expected as Gambians Assured Entry to Beaches
The Director General of the Gambia Tourism Board revealed that over 200K Tourists are expected this season and assured Gambians that they will not be denied entry to enjoy the beach during the Tourism season.
Jan to May 2024: Gov’t Overspent by 3% and Collected 13.8% Under Revenue Target
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs issued the January to May 2024 Budget Performance Report which highlights that the government is overspending by 3% and collected 13.8% less than the revenue target for the same period.
Top 10 Tourism Sites Report Reviewed by Diversification Project and Partners
The Ministry of Tourism’s Diversification Resilience Project reviewed it’s Top Ten Priority Tourism Sites report together with its partners and the World Bank on 13th September 2024 at the Kairaba Hotel.
Youth-Led Association Urges Youths to Engage in Community Development
Youth-led association, Aims Forward Foundation has called on Gambian youths to take up more responsibility and engage in community development as a way of helping the government in nation-building.
GRA Collects D13.8 Billion as Commissioner Darboe Praises Dr Njogou Bah
The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority Revealed to Coffee Time that the government collected over D13.8 Billion by the end of August 2024 and that since Dr Njogou Bah's intervention the country has been collecting over D5 billion on VAT alone each year.
Parliament to Commence Third Ordinary Session of 2024 Next Week
The Gambia's National Assembly will convene its Third Ordinary Session of the year 2024 from 9th to 28th September 2024 which will see the tabling of a number of international agreements, the third reading of the Criminal Offences Bill and much more.
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