Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Question of The Day

ARE ALL THE STRUCTURES IN PLACE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE...

The Access to Information Act gives right to every person to access information from public bodies. The Act makes provision for information to be...

WHAT IS THE UPDATE ON THE ELECTROCUTION OF SEVEN WORKERS AT...

On 9th October, 2024, seven workers who were erecting a pole at Kerr Gallo were electrocuted when the pole touched a high tension cable, resulting...

WHAT DOES THE GAZETTED DRAFT CONSTITUTION SAY ABOUT ACCESS TO INFORMATION?

Clause 40 of the gazetted Draft Constitution which will be tabled at the National Assembly states as follows: “(1) Every citizen has a right to...

WILL THE STATE/POLICE CONTINUE WITH THE PROSECUTION OF VOICE DUO TODAY?

Musa Sheriff, the proprietor and editor-in-chief of The Voice Newspaper and Justice Darboe, the deputy editor-in-chief of the same newspaper are to appear in...

WHAT DOES THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION SAY ON TERM LIMIT?

Clause 92 of the Draft Constitution deals with the term limit of an elected president. It states as follows: “(1) Subject to subsection (3), the...

WHEN WILL THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION BE LAID AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY?

The publication of the Bill to promulgate the Constitution was 14th August, 2024. This Bill should be published for three months, that is, the second...

QUESTIONS ON THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON CIRCULAR MIGRATION

The Gambia and Spain signed a memorandum of understanding on circular migration which was ratified by the National Assembly on 19th October, 2024 in an...

WHY ARE WE POOR?

We are told as a country, in 2022, Gambia imported 44 billion dalasi worth of goods. We could only export, minus the re-export, 1.2...

IS GAMBIA ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT?

The government of The Gambia should look at the investment climate of the country. According to the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs GIEPA...

SHOULDN’T THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ADVICE THE PRESIDENT ON THE POSITION OF...

The public is informed that the chief of staff is acting as secretary general. Many people are confused about the two roles. What is...

WILL THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SAVE THE YOUNGER GENERATON FROM WAR AND...

The strikes to kill personality or randomly kill each other’s citizens are neither a mark of strength nor wisdom. It is simply a road...

ARE THE PEOPLE AWARE OF THE TRADE MARK OF THE COARTEM...

When a given drug is banned people should be sufficiently alerted of the trade mark so that regardless of where it may be sold...

HOW LONG WILL LITIGANTS SUFFER IN FARM LAND DISPUTES?

Many farmers who have dispute over ownership of land suffer a great deal. When a land dispute between two famers end up in a...

HOW ARE LADY COUNCILLORS SELECTED?

Foroyaa has been receiving information about selection of lady councillors in many parts of the country. But there is no sign of any document...

WHEN WILL THE GOVERNMENT FIX THE PRICE OF GROUNDNUTS

As we enter the month of October, we also enter the period of harvest of groundnuts. How soon will the GGC announce the price...

WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING ABOUT THE ENDLESS NUMBER OF YOUTHS...

Desperate young people, including pregnant women, lactating mothers and their children, continue to make the perilous journey across the Atlantic Ocean or Sahara Desert...

ARE THE COUNTRIES CONSTITUTING THE WAMZ MAKING PROGRESS?

Five countries in West Africa make up the West Africa Monetary Zone (WAMZ). The desire is to establish a single currency. But the five...

WILL THERE BE ANY RELIEF FOR THE SUTUKOBA FARMERS AFTER TORRENTIAL...

On Saturday, torrential rain led to the flooding of at least 32 rice farms in Sutukoba resulting to their destruction. An agency exists to...

WHEN WILL THE CASE OF ASSAULT ON DAWDA PATEH BAH BE...

Dawda Pateh Bah, who has been at loggerhead with the Chief of Nianija District, has alleged that one Dawda Bah from the village of...

IS THE STALLING OF THE ISSUANCE OF ID CARDS DUE TO...

The reasons given need further clarification. Since the expiration of the agreement between Semlex and The Gambia, Foroyaa has been making efforts to get...