Golden Lead fish meal processing company in Gunjur comes out in public through this press release amidst unprecedented criticisms on the social media on deteriorating environmental management pointed to the company and the corresponding visits and inspections from different government institutions.
With
this press release, we also represent the fish meal industry which is in its infancy
stage in the Gambia.
We
deem it necessary to clarify the issues and assure the public of our strong commitment
to the development of The Gambia and protection of its natural resources on
which our sustainability depends as a business.
The social media
created doubts on the legitimacy of our business. We assure you
that Golden Lead is a Gambian company as we are established only in the Gambia.
We came into being through a legitimate process that begun from the investment
promotion efforts of the Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA),
it is through this process that we have legitimately acquired licenses to
operate from the Ministry of Fisheries, National Environment Agency, Food
Safety and Quality Authority and the Ministry of Trade, Regional Integration,
Industry, and Employment. The process we went through in this country
ultimately enabled us to acquire the Export Processing Zone License to operate
and export.