THE ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE CREDIT BUYING OF GROUDNUTS
The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (better known as GGC) and Agib Bank have been collaborating to address the credit buying of...
THE GENERAL MOOD IN THE COUNTRY
As prices rise by the day and people spend more on the movement of persons and goods the cost of living is becoming more...
DIASPORA ECONOMIC POWER SHOULD BE BACKED BY THE RIGHT TO VOTE
The Governor of the Central Bank has made it evident that the low earnings from exports are being cushioned by the high level of...
THE RELATION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON INTERNATIONAL...
Section 79 of the Constitution reads:
“(1) The President shall be responsible for -
(c) the negotiation and, subject to ratification by the National Assembly, the conclusion of treaties and other international agreements...”
It...
BCC CEO AND FINANCE DIRECTOR CLASH: WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
The councils are undergoing tremendous strain because of lack of understanding or absence of rules of procedures that should guide their action. The Local...
CONFRONTING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY AND ALIENATION: INDUCEMENT TO ILLEGAL MIGRATION
FOROYAA has been speaking to many young people who are wrongly accused of not having skills and are not interested in employing those skills...
THE GROUNDNUT TRADE SHOULD BE LEFT ENTIRELY TO GGC
The focus the president gave to the price of groundnut during his tour gave the impression that the central government has mobilised the required...
JANJANGBUREH FESTIVAL:
PILGRIMAGE OR TOURISM
Juffureh or Janjangbureh are places of interest because of their linkage to some of the latest crimes against humanity that have been...
A PROMISE OR A CONCRETE PLAN FOR CONSTITUTION BUILDING FOR THE...
The five years of Barrow’s administration which started as a coalition government have elapsed without any success in the building of a constitution for...
THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENING IN SIERRA LEONE
Earnest Bai Koroma joined the then chairperson of Ecowas, ex-president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson, ex-president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and ex-president of Ghana Ayariga...
THE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS AG CHAMBERS’ TAKE ON A REFERENDUM ON THE...
The Gambian public in particular and the international community led by Ecowas have been dilating on the slow progress of the steps taken to ensure...
A NEW YEAR AND ITS CHALLENGES
It is common to celebrate the dawn of a new year, even if one is undergoing hardship. What is however prudent is to utilise...
THE SENEGALESE STATE AND OUSMANE SONKO
When one follows events in Senegal one wonders whether President Macky Sall has the type of advisers that would want him to leave a...
PRESIDENT BARROW SHOULD BE AWARE: CREDIT BUYING IN THE NORTH BANK
A buyer of commodities should first quantify the quantity of the commodities available and then come with sufficient money to purchase them. Unless that...
INVESTORS IN AGRICULTURE SHOULD LOOK FOR VIRGIN LAND NOT FAMILY FARMS
The greatest tragedy that could befall an agrarian country like The Gambia, where a large percentage of the population live on family farm income...
COOPERATVE BANK FOR GRASSROOTS AGRICULTURE OR COMPANY INVESTMENT FOR COMPANY AGRICULTURE?
The correct road to eradicate poverty in agriculture
The Gambia is fortunate not to be like South Africa or Zimbabwe where land has not been...
ECOWAS SENSING THE DANGERS OF RETURNING TO THE COUP DAYS
The recent attempted coups in Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone and the recent coups in Guinea, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have got Ecowas...
THE GUNS SHOULD BE SILENCED IN CASAMANCE AS SENEGAL HEADS TOWARDS...
The courts in Senegal have taken over to enhance the rule of law before the holding of the 2024 presidential elections. This confers that...
INDEPENDENT, IMPARTIAL AND JUDICIOUS COURTS ARE INDISPENSABLE PILLARS OF DEMOCRACY
When executive, legislative and judicial powers are exercised with favour or ill will, justice and good governance must be the casualty. This is why...
THE TAXATION REVENUE BASE IS UNSUSTAINABLE
The President of the Republic has finally acknowledged that a tax revenue base is unsustainable. He has therefore indicated to expand the non-tax revenue...
