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Who Ordered The Destruction Of The Tables At The Serrekunda Market?

Everybody in the Serrekunda market is a duty payer. Tables cost money. There should be no destruction of property without the authority of law....

The Need To Move From A Poor Income Country To A...

For 53 years, Gambia has been classified among the least developed countries (LDC) and the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC). What does it mean...

The Constitutional Review Commision Constituted The Tasks Of The Citizens

The building of a modern nation starts with the building of its constitution. The time that Gambians who know what is to be done...

Jahanka/Senegalese Villages Talks: Alkalos Satisfied But Call For Border Demarcation

Foroyaa Newspaper has reliably learnt that Senegalese and Gambian authorities have gone to mediate between the villagers of Jahanka village in CRR South and...

The President’s Salary Is No Secret 10 Percent Of It Is...

Readers have been asking for the salary of the President. This is the importance of the National Assembly. When the Estimates of Revenue and...

What Are The Challenges Of Transitional Munipalities And Area Councils?

Area councils and municipalities are to undergo transitions after 52 years of existence under a system of government that had never undergone peaceful transfer...

Good Seeds Are Key To High Yields Will They Be Available...

Every farmer wants bumper harvest, but this demands good seeds and fertiliser to provide nutrients so that crops can grow well and bring high...

Who Is Removing The Chiefs And Replacing Them, President Barrow Or...

The Minister is on leave and Foroyaa is not told who is overseeing the ministry in his absence. The Gambia Gazette is the instrument that...

Be Alert Mr President!!!

ARE YOU LISTENING TO THE AUDIOS COVERING THE MAYORAL AND CHAIRPERSONSHIP ELECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY? HAVE YOU HEARD THE REMARKS BEING MADE BY MEMBERS OF...

Border Security

The Senegalese and Gambian people are destined to live as neighbours because of historical realities which enabled two colonial powers to demarcate the borders...

It Is Now Time To Deliver

It is now time for those who are entrusted with the power to run our central and local governments to deliver up to expectation. The...

KMC Has A Mayor And New Councillors

Are the supporters still in a partisan mood? Elections may be contested on partisan grounds. However those who are chosen should serve without fear...

The Inauguration Of The Councils

The Constitution provided for the establishment of highly autonomous councils constituted through democratic means. However, the Local Government Act was tampered with to provide...

A Minister Of Lands And Regional Administration Has No Authority To...

It would be grossly unconstitutional for any letter to originate from the Ministry of Lands and Regional Government, removing any chief from office. The...

The Appointment And Removal Of Chiefs: Will The Past Be Repeated?

Past and present experiences have confirmed that traditional rulers are not traditional rulers. They are subject to the supremacy of executive rulers who appoint...

The Prize Of Xenophobia And Ethnic Loyalties

In a sovereign republic sovereignty resides in the people. Hence there should be no discrimination on the basis of language grouping or ethnicity or...

When Will The Councils Start Work?

Section 28 of the Local Government Act is clear. It reads: “The Governor and, in the case of Banjul City and Kanifing Municipality, the Chief...

The Gambia Poises For The Next Electoral Cycle

The 2016 to 2018 electoral cycle is now over. 886578 are registered as voters. Supplementary registration of voters did not take place under the...

Are Candidates Fully Prepared To Protect The Vote On Saturday?

The campaign period has come to end. The voters should have listened to all candidates, compare their messages and make a choice before going...

Protecting The Vote

Foroyaa has seen the need to alert polling agents of all candidates to be alert to the counting and post counting process in the...