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Press Release The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) state-of-the-art website built by Gambian company Forté Innovations will help protect the public from fraud. “A lot of things that would have required driving a car, or trying to make a physical appearance, now within a click of a button you can do all that without talking to any GRA staff. It has given us a new platform to interact with the public – notices, new developments, and reforms we are planning. This is a big win for GRA and it’s a huge value addition for us in terms of our work” says Mr Essa Jallow, Deputy Commissioner General and Head of the Tax Department at Gambia Revenue Authority. GRA’s new website is the first of its kind in the country. The site is packed with functionalities including accessibility tools, staff ID verification, tax calculators, FAQs on domestic and custom taxes, a resources centre and GRA TV. Following a public tendering process, Gambian firm Forté Innovations was awarded the contract to build the webs...

Author: Pa Modou Cham The GIZ Technical Cooperation (TC) component of the Fund for Regional Stabilization and Development in Fragile Regions within ECOWAS Member States (FRSD) on behalf of The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) closed its pilot project in The Gambia. Speaking at the closing ceremony held on Wednesday at the SDKJ International Conference Centre, Dr. Markus Wagner, GIZ Country Director for Nigeria and ECOWAS, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the government and wonderful people of the Gambia for the warm welcome and high appreciation they received since their arrival in Banjul. He explained that it is only after such a remarkable experience, that one can truly understand why this lovely part of a beautiful continent is called the smiling coast of Africa. Dr. Markus said that at the end of the project, he wish to express his great respect and admiration for the successful implementation of the project since 2019. “The closing...

Author: Pa Modou Cham The Majlis Ansarullah of The Gambia under the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jammat, on Friday, held its 16 th National Ijtema with the theme ‘Khilafat as a source of world peace’. The event that ended yesterday is organized annually by Ahmadis 40 years above. It’s a norm that allows elders to set their plans for the contribution to the development of Islam and the Ahmadiyya Jamat. Speaking to Kemo Sonko, deputy president of Majlis Ansarullah, explained the importance of the event while underscoring that it brought together elderly members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat across the country for three days to build brotherhood, share experiences and engage in the remembrance of God Almighty. “The main objective is to come together to remember God and build relationships among ourselves,” he said while noting that the members most instilled the love for Allah in them and Hazrat Muhammad (SAW), acted on his Sunnah and brought their child in the best Islamic manner to ensure that...

Author: Pa Modou Cham Euclid University, on Wednesday, held a convocation for its 2023 badge and conferred late Gambia’s Vice President Badara Joof and late Chief Executive Officer of the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA), Gibril Jaw of Honorary Degrees. The graduates who came from different countries across the world were conferred with degrees in their various fields of study. The event culminated with the University’s 10 years of existence in the country. Prof. Pierre Gomez, Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) stated that Euclid University came to the Gambia in 2013 by signing two agreements while adding that the University have a unique identity as part of the country’s very few online higher education institution.    He stated that the University has been working closely with MoHERST along a solid system and an international higher education standard and diligently participating in all processes and...

Dubai, (Prensa Latina) Peace is necessary to save the planet, expressed the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, while rejecting Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people when speaking on Friday at the World Climate Action Summit.   “A little more than two thousand kilometres from here, a genocide occurs in Gaza. On behalf of Cuba, we categorically condemn the escalation of violence and terror unleashed against the inhabitants of that strip of land in occupied Palestine,” was the beginning of the Caribbean president's speech.   During the event that is part of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of 2023 (COP28), he welcomed the decision adopted that operationalizes the loss and damage fund.   Likewise, he welcomed the commitments announced to begin capitalizing it, but warned that they are still insufficient for the needs of developing countries.   “Science has repeatedly warned us about the catastrophic consequences of increas...

Author: Pa Modou Cham Representing the Gambia Government on behalf of President Adama Barrow, Her Excellency Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay, Gambian Ambassador to the SADC region, presided over the 3rd African Union Conference on Positive Masculinity in leadership to end violence against women and girls.   Addressing the gathering at the event held in Pretoria, South Africa Hon. FJC stated that investing in women’s economic empowerment and gender equality yields enormous dividends for peace and prosperity, saying as countries where women are economically marginalized and shut out of the workforce are much more likely to experience sexual and gender based violence.    She continued that there is anecdotal evidence that women’s active participation in leadership roles in politics and society can help resolve domestic violence and promote stability in the homes and society at large.   “In the Gambia efforts for the promotion of positive masculinity have been pr...

  Author: Pa Modou Cham The government of the Gambia through the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Hon. Seedy Keita, extended gratitude to the GIZ ECOWAS FRSD Gambia Pilot projects for its support to socio-economic stability by improving income opportunities in horticulture, poultry, and fishing.   The GIZ Technical Cooperation (TC) component of the Fund for Regional Stabilization and Development in Fragile Regions within ECOWAS Member States (FRSD) on behalf of The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has over the past 4 years successfully implemented numerous intervention measures in The Gambia.   In a closing ceremony of the project held today at the Sir Dawda Conference Centre, Minister Keita underscored the importance of the project while reiterating that the project was timely by addressing the poor groups of youth and women. He added that since 2019, the project has successfully showcased the effectiveness of the f...