Has the Finance Minister Failed to Table the 2025 Budget Estimate According to the Amended 1997 Constitution?
Our monitoring of Parliament has revealed that the Finance Minister may have failed to comply with the Amended provision 152 (1) to table the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure sixty (60) days before the end of the year which was the last day of October 2024. Parliament is also failing its role to monitor the implementation of the 2024 Budget since the First Ordinary Session.
Inflation Down to Single Digits for the First Time in 2024
Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee reported that inflation figures went down to double figures for the first time in 2024.
FactCheck: Have Taxes Increased Under GRA in 2024?
The GRA Commissioner General claimed that he did not observe any tax increases under his institution responsible for collecting taxes in the country. This FactCheck which includes a video proves otherwise.
Promise Tracker: Kunta Kinteh Ferry Six Weeks Promise
The Gambia Ferry Services promised to complete much needed maintenance works on the Kunta Kinteh Ferry. This article tracks if the promise was kept or not?
FactCheck: Was the Judiciary Audited Since Decentralization in 2008?
Since the exchange of press releases between the Judiciary, the National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office earlier in April 2024, the question remained unanswered as to when the Judiciary was last audited. This article aims to verify the last time the Judiciary was audited.
FactCheck: Did the Judiciary Fail to Attend a Scheduled National Assembly Scrutiny?
The Gambia’s Judiciary Service and the National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee were at loggerheads over the submission of the Judiciary’s audited accounts after a scheduled April 18, 2024 didn’t hold. This article seeks to verify why the meeting did not hold.
FactCheck Update: MoFEA Confirms Darboe’s D110 Billion Public Debt Concern
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs held a press conference on Friday 12th April 2024 confirming that the National Debt increased to D110.6 billion. This confirms that a claim made earlier in 2024 by the leader of the country’s biggest opposition party, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party, that Gambia’s debt has increased under the Barrow administration.
Promise Tracker: Has President Adama Barrow Delivered on his Promise to reduce unemployment?
Has President Adama Barrow met his National Development Plan’s target to reduce the unemployment rate?
Promise Tracker: Checking President Barrow’s Promises to Fix Banjul Floods and Open Gutters
In a televised address at the annual Eid-ul Fitr, President Adama Barrow promised to fix the pumping station and a number of open gutters which he referred to as big holes across the city. How did contractors perform?
Promise Tracker: Has President Barrow established a Youth Development Fund and Entrepreneurship Programme?
Has President Barrow’s government met the National Development Plan’s target of investing in Youth Entrepreneurship?
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