(JollofNews) – This is an analysis of the Gambia’s 2017 Appropriation Bill, which was presented on 22 December 2016 by Abdoulie Kolley, former Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of the previous APRC Government. Expected revenue Expected tax revenue D7.86 billion Expected non tax revenue [Read More…]
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Gambia: The Roles And Scope Of Government
(JollofNews) – The civic debate on the roles and scope of ‘the government of a functioning independent democratic Republic of the Gambia’ in the 21st Century are no longer inescapable. 1) That at the dawn of independent nationhood we were more concern with sovereignty than roles/scope of government 2) That concept[Read More…]
Gambia: Differences & Similarities Between The Jawara, Jammeh And Barrow Regimes
(JollofNews) – Why Systematic Overhaul Remained The Answer! Not simply swapping one president with another. Differences & Similarities: How they limit our freedoms/civil liberties, stalled democratization and denied our prosperity. Bucket 1: Separation of Powers (That’s the 3 Co-equal Branches of a democratic government. Jawara/PPP: The executive (the presidency) controlled[Read More…]