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Public Order Amendment Bill passed

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Deputies at the National Assembly, last Tuesday unanimously passed the Public Order Amendment Bill 2009. This Bill, which seeks to bring the...

Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill passed

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Law markers at the National Assembly, last Tuesday unanimously passed the Bill of the National Commission Against the Proliferation of Small Arms and...

Information, Communication Bill enacted

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Deputies at the National Assembly on Monday enacted the Information and Communication bill. This bill complements the Gambia Public Utility...

Constitution Amendment Bill enacted

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Deputies at the National Assembly on Monday unanimously enacted the Constitution of The Gambia amendment bill. This bill seeks to replace the...

Petroleum Products Bill validated

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Hon. Ousman Jammeh, secretary of state for Energy, yesterday presided over a one-day validation workshop on the Petroleum Products Bill, held at the...

Paediatric Medication: Enough Pussyfooting Around…

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

A gift of 9.7 million dollars from the WHO and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will speed up the availability of drugs for paediatric use. ...

Friday is Budget Speech

Thursday, December 18, 2008

The Appropriation Bill (traditionally known as the Budget Speech) will be delivered to the National Assembly by the Secretary of State for Finance...

Behind Closed Doors

http://www.addisfortune.com/Behind Closed Doors.htm

Saturday, November 29, 2008

For two days late last week, Members of Parliament from the ruling Revolutionary Democrats discussed the controversial bill on Civil Society...

Half a million for a month of power?

http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=274502

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A SOUTHERNWOOD, East London man got the shock of his life when he received a lights and water bill of over R500000 this month. Rodney Flugels bill...

Taxpayers must foot R4m bill for pay rises for BCM councillors

http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=274162

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

BUFFALO City Municipality yesterday voted to pay more than R4million in salary increases to its 89 councillors. The decision follows recommendations...