Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Question of The Day

WHAT NEXT FOR THE PURA PROTESTORS?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah. He emphasised that this is a case that should never have happened in the first place if the...

WHAT DID MADAM FATOURMATTA TAMABAJANG SAY ABOUT COALITION BUILDING AND HALIFA’S...

In an interview with Peter Gomez of West Coast Radio on Thursday, 21st August, former Vice President, Madam Fatoumatta Tambajang, told Peter Gomez that...

IS CABINET PROTECTING GAMTEL AND  GAMCEL’S FUTURE?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah. He indicated that the government would continue to depend on contracting tax-based economy to over tax the citizenry...

WHY ARE NATIONS SHOWCASING NUCLEAR AND MILITARY MIGHT WHILE FIRE DEVASTATE...

The most amazing realities of today’s world are the devastating fires that are consuming forests in the USA, Canada, and now Spain and Portugal...

SHOULD ELECTRICITY NOT BECOME A CONCERN?

The reported electrocution of a man who was felling a tree close to cables transmitting electricity should ring an alarm bell for Nawec to...

WHY ARE OLD CURRENCY NOTES IN CIRCULATION?

The Gambian people have been told that new currency notes have been made and that by December 2023 the new currency notes will replace...

WILL FUEL PRICES CONTINUE TO BE ERATIC?

Fuel, like bread and rice, are inflation engineering commodities. The more their prices rise, the more many other commodities and services that are linked...

WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT PLAN TO TACKLE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT?

The youth population is quite high, and youth unemployment is also quite high. One always sees unemployed youth in groups hanging around during working...

DID THE WORLD EVER IMAGINE COUNTRIES ISSUING NUCLEAR THREATS AGAINST EACH...

During the worst time of the cold war moving into continental ballistic missiles, within the range of the countries that were called the super...

IS THE GAMBIA GOVERNMENT PLACED TO PIONEER THE SAHEL GOVERNANCE FORUM?

The President of the Republic should gauge what projects and programmes it should host on behalf of Ecowas or the United Nations. The recent...

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF ACCESS TO ID CARDS?

According to Halifa Sallah, there can be no country without citizens. Citizens must have national documents for their identification. Every citizen of a republic...

WHAT NEXT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM?

This question was put to Halifa Sallah, since he recommended constitutional reforms through constitutional amendments. He indicated the following: A constitution is not a sacred...

WHEN WILL THE NRA EMPLOY INSPECTORS TO VISIT AREAS WHERE DRAINS...

Contractors must have inspectors on the ground for work to be done efficiently and effectively. There is no civil works without qualified personnel hired...

IS THERE A ROLE FOR THE EXECUTIVE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL IMPASSE?

Foroyaa put this question to Halifa Sallah, and he responded as follows: When a commander-in-chief leads troops to battles twice and fails one must quickly...

IS THE WORLD HEADING TOWARDS WORLD WAR OR PEACE?

This Question was put to Halifa Sallah and he had this to say: A nuclear catastrophe was avoided in Iran after a dangerous attempt to...

WHAT WILL GOV’T DO ABOUT GAPS IN HEALTH DELIVERY INDICATED BY...

The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Refugees, Disaster and Humanitarian Relief in its report to the National Assembly after touring health facilities and...

IS THE GOVERNMENT FULLY PREPARED TO ABSORB DEPORTEES FROM THE US...

Halifa Sallah was asked and he indicated that he is not sure whether the government is fully prepared for an avalanche of deportation that...

THE COMPOSITION OF THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION

After the departure of the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Alieu Momar Njai, speculations were rife as to who the new chairperson...

SHOULD A NAM JUSTIFY WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 2024 DRAFT CONSTITUTION?

Halifa Sallah was asked whether National Assembly members can justify what happened to the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill 2024....

WILL 2016 MARK A CHANGE WITHOUT A THIRD REPUBLIC?

28 years lie between the birth of the 1997 Constitution and 2025 when the National Assembly members are sitting to decide the fate of...