Chronicles of Blackness: Surviving the Shadows of Libya and Europe
As the 4th anniversary of the eviction of our protest in Tripoli, Libya is approaching, I try to pen down what is in my...
WHAT PLAN DOES KMC HAVE FOR MARKET WOMEN AND VENDORS IN...
KMC is supposed to operate on the basis of the rule of law. The Local Government Act provides the KMC, like all other councils,...
SECCO AT MAMUDFANA IN OPERATION WITHOUT LICENCE
Foroyaa has been reliably informed that the secco at Mamudfana is operational without a certificate for its cooperative producer marketing society. The beginning of...
IS TRUST BANK NOT INVOLVED IN RECEIVING PAYMENTS DUE TO GOVERNMENT
Banks are facilitating the receipt of fees and dues to be collected by government agencies to prevent leakages and delay of payments into government...
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...
A Gambian Woman’s Journey from Antagonistic Marriage to Empowerment
By Nelson Manneh
“It is better to be divorced and a single mother than to remain in an antagonistic marriage,” says Mariatou Cham, a single...
Legislators Call on Government to Support Farmers to Overcome Poor Harvest
By Kebba AF Touray
During their closing debate on Monday, 23 December 2024, members of the National Assembly took turns to lament the poor groundnut...
Federation Coordinator Says ‘Qmoney’ is the Safest Process to Pay Farmers
By Assan Bah
Since its introduction into the groundnut trade season in 2021, ‘Qmoney’ has been used to replace credit buying of farmers’ groundnuts across...
HOW IS THE FEDERATION OF COOPERATIVES HANDLING THE CASE OF THE...
This question should be put to Mr Khan, the coordinator and liaison of the Federation of Cooperatives and request for him to explain very...
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...
Bishop Manga Delivers 2024 Christmas Message on “The Gift of Children”
Written By Askanwi Gambia
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2024
By Most Rev'd Bannie E F Manga Presiding Bishop of Methodist Church The Gambia and Chairman of The Gambia Christian...
HOW IS THE CRISIS IN UTG BEING HANDLED?
An orderly society requires courts, alternative dispute resolution, bar association and unions aimed at promoting rights and justice as the situation demands. Grievances at...
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...
FACTSHEET: How Did Food Prices in Gambia Soar from 2020-2024?
By Nelson Manneh
Year-on-year food prices in The Gambia continue to increase, they hardly drop or stagnant for at least a year – as observed...
FALSE! FGM Has Profound Health Implications For Women, Girls
By Nelson Manneh
Claim: A religious leader in The Gambia, Imam Abdoulie Fatty, asserted that female genital mutilation (FGM) has no health implications.
Verdict: This claim...
Justice Minister to Introduce the Constitution (Promulgation) Bill 2024
By Kebba AF Touray
The Minister of Justice, Dawda Jallow, is scheduled to introduce the 2024 promulgation bill during the Fourth Ordinary Session of the...
Leadership Dispute Undermines Purchase of Nuts at Mamud Fanna ‘Secco’
By Assan Bah
A leadership crisis has emerged at the Mamud Fanna Secco in CRR South, with two individuals, Alagie Samba Mbye and Sarra Nyass,...
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....
IS THERE ANY INTERFERENCE IN ISSUING OF SECCO LICENCES BY THE...
Foroyaa is investigating the unique case where a certificate was issued by the Department of Cooperative Development only for the certificate to be withdrawn....
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...
