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WHO IS DETERMINING THE POLITICAL PROCESS IN THE GAMBIA?

The month of April and May have been very eventful. The press in the Gambia is different from the electronic media which most Gambians listened...

The border closure affecting elected officials

The recent difficulty experienced by Mr. Abdoulaye Balde, the Mayor of Ziguinchorr, in entering the Gambia from Senegal has given sharp focus to the...

Labour Day and World Press Freedom Day

1st May is Labour Day and 3 May is World Press Freedom Day. Today is World Press Freedom Day. Two days ago we commemorated Labour...

THE POLITICAL SITUATION NEEDS MATURE LEADERSHIP

No political situation is static. Those who control power and those who seek to control power should constantly give proper reading to the political...

WHEN WILL THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE NON COURT APPEARANCE OF WESTFIELD...

One of the burning issues which refuses to die away is the non- appearance of the Westfield arrestees in court. Bail has been applied for...

NAMES OF DETAINEES MENTIONED IN COURT WITHOUT APPEARANCES

The names of a number of people connected with the Westfield protest of 14 April 2016 have been mentioned in court without their appearance. This...

IS THE TRIAL OF THE UDP LEADERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST?

In any civilized society contradictions between political parties on the one hand and between the security apparatus and political parties on the other, are...

POLITICAL CONFLICT IS SOLVED THROUGH DIALOGUE AND NOT THROUGH PROSECUTION

Every government must have its critics and opponents who may use every means to challenge its authority or remove it from office, Gambians should...

THE POSITIONS OF DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TOURISM DO...

The legal advisers of the President should be frank to tell him that the position of deputy minister of foreign affairs and tourism and...

POLITICAL DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED BY DIALOGUE AND NOT PROSECUTION LAW SHOULD...

Have all the detainees connected with the 14 and 16April protests been released? This is the question that most people are asking. After the release of...

THE PROTEST AND ARRESTS HAVE DROWNED THE COALITION DEBATE

Soldiers rely on coup d’etat to effect change. Protesters rely on mass uprising to effect change. Voters rely on mass support of a candidate...

The danger of being at the wrong place at the wrong...

As demonstrators led by Mr. Solo Sandeng came face to face with the paramilitary forces few curious people who could not leave the scene...

Armies and security forces are to protect country and people

Law enforcement forces are obliged to enforce the law and not to break it. They are supposed to arrest those suspected of infringing the...

WHAT NEXT FOR THE GAMBIA?

Gambia is in a state of flux. Different people have different perspectives of what is the way forward for the country. Party flags are flying...

WHAT IS THE STATE OF THE GAMBIAN ECONOMY?

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of The Gambia should be able to give facts on the concrete state of the...

Is the Nation up for surprises leading to the 1 December...

31 March was D-Day for the registered opposition political parties. The sword of death was hovering over their very existence. Observers nationally and internationally were...

WHAT IS THE REAL STATE OF HEALTH OF ALHAJIE AMADOU CEESAY...

  The case of the Secretary General of the Gambia National Transport Association (GNTCA), the late Sheriff Dibba, should be an eye opener to the...

APRIL 10-11 REMEMBERED

16 years have elapsed since children were shot with live bullets without just cause. They were all unarmed and had no link to any...

THE YOUTH PARLIAMENT PAVES THE WAY FOR THE PRE-ELECTION DEBATES WEST...

Without debate, only one side is heard. The other side is never heard. One must have a one sided opinion of things. The Youth Parliament...

A GOVERNMENT WHICH CLOSES ITSELF TO DIALOGUE MUST IMPRISON ITSELF IN...

For months Foroyaa has been reporting on the border closure and reaching out to Gambian officials to make a statement but to no avail. Now...