IS FERTILISER BEING SOLD AT D1100 PER BAG?
Before the rainy season started in earnest, the government announced the price of fertiliser as D1100. The ‘seccos’ in many villages are dormant and...
IS FERTILISER ACCESSIBLE TO FARMERS?
Information reaching Foroyaa is that farmers at least in Upper River Region are facing difficulty accessing fertiliser. They need and want to buy the...
WHAT IS THE MEDIA COMMISSION EMPOWERED TO DO
The social media has effectively been the source of information for many Gambians because of the time that media houses take in order to...
WHAT ARE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ATI COMMISSION?
The Commission Members having been constituted will now have to be sworn in so that they can exercise their powers under the Act.
The Access...
GETTING INTO A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITHOUT A PPA ACT:...
Getting into public private partnership agreements is now becoming a norm, but there is yet to be a Public Private Partnership Law that will...
WHAT DOES GOVERNMENT HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE $30 MILLION OIL...
The Minister of Petroleum in answer to a parliamentary question had indicated that an oil tanker had been piloted to the Gambia without legal...
WHAT WAS THE MOTIVE OF THE 20-YEAR OLD ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN OF...
There are many 20 year old youth in The Gambia who graduated from high schools and are ready to move to tertiary institutions or...
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTERS OF CEMENT PAYING FOR?
Foroyaa has commenced its investigations into the claims of importers of bags of cement that the charges paid to customs when they import bags...
WHY DID GHANA WAIT FOR THE ECOWAS COURT TO ORDER THEM...
It still beats our imagination that after the horrendous experience of Ghanaian victims in The Gambia monies reported to be paid as compensation to...
WHAT DOES THE CONSTITUTION SAY REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS?
Section 71 subsection (2) of the Constitution states:
“A person shall not be qualified to be appointed, or hold the office of a Minister if,...
IS THE MINISTER OF TRADE COMMUNICATING WITH THE CEMENT TRADERS TO...
The purpose of trade is to guarantee communities access to affordable prices, but also to generate employment and income to one’s citizen. Foroyaa will...
CAN ROADS BE PRESERVED WITHOUT PROPER DRAINAGE?
It is very common for roads to start having potholes after few years of construction because of poor drainage facilities. Where drains exist Foroyaa...
WILL THE PROTESTORS NOT COLLABORATE WITH GAMBIA PARTICIPATE TO HOLD A...
All Gambians have opinions on every subject matter. However, in order to shape public opinion, the public should be consulted. This is why the...
HOW DO CITIZENS INFLUENCE THE LAW MAKING PROCESS IN A DEMOCRATIC...
The members of parliament in a democratic society are elected representatives. They should not make laws in isolation from the public. The bills go...
IS GOVERNMENT PROTECTING SOVEREIGN NATIONAL ASSETS AND INCREASING SOVEREIGN NATIONAL WEALTH?
Is the government encouraging domestic investors or is it engaged with projects without them? A Public Private Partnership Act is necessary to guide public...
IS A SALARY COMMISSION NOT DUE TO BE CONSTITUTED?
A salary is meant to enable the civil servant to be able to meet the basic needs for survival at the lowest level and...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
WHAT ACTION DID THE GOVERNMENT TAKE TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM THE SHOOT TO KILL POLICY AT THE BORDER?
A government has gone and another has...
WHAT NEXT FOR THE CEMENT IMPORTERS?
The cement importers claim that they are being restricted from importing cement through tariff barriers and periodic banning, which to them undermines the principles...
IS ICC READY TO DEAL WITH THE BIG POWERS OF THE...
It has been a long standing opinion that the ICC has been concentrating on leaders in less industrialized countries. It has issued arrest warrants...
WILL THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE?
Fooryaa has clearly explained that certain clauses of the Elections Bill are at variance with the 1997 Constitution. At the consideration stage all those...
