Sports Minister Hon Bakary Badjie revealed that The Gambia Government will spend some D283 million to complete two renovation phases of the country’s only National Independence Stadium which is expected to be completed by the end of July 2024.

The Minister of Transport Works and Infrastructure Hon Ebrima Sillah has revealed that pre-feasibility studies have commenced and is set to conclude by October 2024 for the Banjul – Barra Bridge during the Mansa Kunda Townhall meeting on Friday 31st May 2024.

Celebrating five years of existence, citing numerous achievements on Thursday 23rd May 2024, the Gambia’s NHRC took stock of steps taken by the government to fight corruption and urged the Executive to double up its efforts by taking “all necessary steps to enforce and implement the Anti-Corruption Act 2023”.

The Gambia’s Central Bank held a press conference on 23rd May 2024 revealing that headline and food inflation had declined in April 2024.

This is a press release issued on 29th December 2023 announcing Budget Support for the Gambia Government from four different partners totaling over D5.8 Billion.

Parliamentarians approved the 2024 Appropriation Bill on Tuesday 12th December 2023 which included cuts and reallocations to the budget lines of various government institutions.

During the Finance Minister’s 2024 Budget Speech he highlighted that Inflation reached a record high 18.5% in September 2023 and noted some of the steps the government took bring down the cost of fuel and food in particular in an attempt to curb inflation and price increases.

After President Adama Barrow instituted the positions of Executive Coordinator for Banjul and KMC our business report looks at the cost of hiring new Executive Coordinators and the monies spent on Governors in the regions just focusing on salaries and allowances.

Since 2021 the government approved D345 million to Victims Reparations but only D50 million has been paid to victims which occurred in 2021. Since then victims have been waiting to receive their reparations.