96 SECCOS IN OPERATION, 500 QMONEY AGENTS DEPLOYED FOR GROUNDNUT PURCHASE
Farmers earn income annually. They spend over six months on farm production, pest control and sale between May and December. In many instances they...
QMONEY SHOULD ESTABLISH A HOTLINE FOR FARMERS
Having lost 40 million dalasi,GGC is moving away from secco presidents giving cash payments to farmers after weighing their nuts to the issuing of...
MAMUDFANA CPMS HANGING ON THE BALANCE OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC) (commonly called GGC) claims that D40 million dalasi could not be recovered from many seccos...
THE FIRST READING OF THE CONSTITUTION (PROMULGATION) BILL
At last, the National Assembly is to have a second chance in exercising oversight on a matter that is the lifeblood of a republic....
THE GROUNDNUT TRADE NEEDS SUPERVISION
This paper is receiving information on the groundnut trade that is unsatisfactory and difficult to comprehend. Farmers are already complaining of the failure of...
EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES LEADING TO STRIKES
Dispute resolution mechanisms are established to ensure that there is limited industrial action that disrupts the delivery of service. Strikes are usually matters of...
THE GOOD THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO LIVE AFTER THEM: IN REMEMBRANCE...
It is Shakespeare’s saying that the evil that men do lives after them and the good is often interred with their bones. He must...
THE NEED FOR MORE REVELATION IN THE BUDGET SPEECH
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs has made it very clear that for 2024, expenditure is expected to exceed revenue by 7.2 billion...
INCUMBENCY IS BEING DEFIED BY VOTERS IN AFRICA
The victory of PASTEF in the presidential election in Senegal and the victories of the opposition in Botswana and Ghana appear to be shaping...
UNIONISM AS AN INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNANCE
The conflict between the administration and staff of the University of The Gambia (UTG) has impacted on the deliveries of lectures and the conducting...
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The nation should be informed that the two steps that must be taken for The Constitution of The Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill,...
FERTILISER IN LIMBO
A truck load of fertiliser is involved in a dispute. The truck has a Senegalese number plate and is carrying fertilizer. The authorities are...
AVERAGE PRODUCTION OF GROUNDNUTS BY FARMERS IN THE GAMBIA
The executive claims that it is not a purchaser of groundnuts. However the executive exercises the prerogative to announce the price of groundnuts.
Foroyaa has...
EARNINGS OF GAMBIANS AND THE INFLATIONARY CHALLENGES
The cost of living has been rising above the earning capacity of many pensioners and low and middle income earners. A bag of American...
ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT PROJECTS AND IMPACT OR ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN?
The President has informed the people so far that he is required by the Constitution to travel to all parts of the country to...
THE PRESIDENT SHOULD EXPLAIN
The Ministry of Information has issued a press release indicating that the President had relied on section 71 subsection (1) of the Constitution to...
THE TOUR PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT EXPLAINS SPAIN’S OFFER TO THE...
In the North Bank, a party spokesperson attempted to give information that the President has put an end to back way by negotiating with...
THE SENEGALESE HAVE SPOKEN
The crisis that hit Senegal before the 25th March 2024 presidential election made many people to have the fear that the country was either...
THE DANGER OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEEDS
Seed availability and security are key to sustainable crop production. As the president continues his tour, farmers are complaining of poor quality groundnut crop....
FINANCE MINISTER LAMENTS EXPENDITURE SHOCKS
In his statement in laying the Estimates for the year 2025 the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs told the National Assembly members that...
