{"id":83197,"date":"2025-08-01T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals"},"modified":"2025-08-01T18:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:23:13","slug":"cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals","title":{"rendered":"CG Darboe Urges GRA Graduates to Uphold Service Ideals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has called on GRA staff to embody the highest ideals of public service, including discipline, integrity, and respect for lawful authority.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks at a graduation ceremony for staff and facilitators who completed a two-month training at the Gambia Armed Forces Training School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the graduating batch, your achievement today is just the beginning,\u201d CG Darboe told the attendees. \u201cLet this training reflect in your daily work and become the foundation upon which you build long and impactful careers at the GRA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A total of 57 regular staff and 6 facilitators successfully completed the intensive program. According to Darboe, the training marks a significant milestone in the Authority\u2019s pursuit of institutional excellence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis training was designed not only to test your limits but to mold you into more disciplined, resilient, and mission-ready professionals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The GRA boss commended the instructors for their dedication and professionalism, including the drill and weapons instructors as well as the martial arts trainers. He expressed the Authority\u2019s gratitude to the leadership of the Gambia Armed Forces, particularly the Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Mamat O. Cham, whose support he said was instrumental to the program\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect you to carry forward the principles and values learnt during this training. Strive every day to exceed expectations and be exemplary ambassadors of the Gambia Armed Forces Training School,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further urged graduates to uphold workplace hierarchy and lawful authority, and to allow the training to guide their actions and decision-making processes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe functional, be professional, and be exemplary in all that you do. The lofty ideals of an officer integrity, discipline, respect, and dedication must remain your guiding light,\u201d CG Darboe added.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony marked another step in the GRA\u2019s ongoing efforts to strengthen professionalism and discipline among its workforce through strategic partnerships and institutional capacity building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has called on GRA staff to embody the highest ideals of public service, including discipline, integrity, and respect for lawful authority. He made the remarks at a graduation ceremony for staff and facilitators who completed a two-month training at the Gambia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":83196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-83197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CG Darboe Urges GRA Graduates to Uphold Service Ideals - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has called on GRA staff to embody the ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CG Darboe Urges GRA Graduates to Uphold Service Ideals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has called on GRA staff to embody the ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-01T17:33:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-01T18:23:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1754059406.365477.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"CG Darboe Urges GRA Graduates to Uphold Service Ideals\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-01T17:33:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-01T18:23:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals\"},\"wordCount\":341,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1754059406.365477.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cg-darboe-urges-gra-graduates-to-uphold-service-ideals\",\"name\":\"CG Darboe Urges GRA Graduates to Uphold Service Ideals - 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