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THE MEDIA AND THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE GAMBIA

The media is an instrument for the amplification of the voices of the people, either speaking as individuals or as representatives of selective groups...

THE EXECUTIVE AND ITS AGENTS SHOULD OBEY COURT ORDERS

Impunity starts when the executive ignores the provisions of the constitution and disobeys the orders of courts. This nullifies the check and balance system...

LESSONS FOR COURT JOURNALISTS Focus on the Kindi Jallow case

Foroyaa did mention that the case of Kindi Jallow versus Ocean Bay was stalled seven times but this report was disputed by court authorities....

WILL THE IEC ENGENDER A POITCAL CRISIS BY DEREGISTERING ALL PARTIES...

This is the question that is occupying the minds of all those who are following political development in The Gambia. All eyes are now...

HOW TO FIGHT IMPUNITY WHERE COURTS ARE INDEPENDENT

Section 37 of the Constitution states that whenever a fundamental right is believed to be violated, a person, who is aggrieved, or if in prison, a...

FREE AT LAST! A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

It is not prudent to say there is no need to go court to secure the release of a loved one whose human rights are...

GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY

Since all citizens cannot converge every day to discuss and decide on matters affecting the nation, trustees must be entrusted to run the affairs of the...

CHEQUE BOOK DIPLOMACY OR DEFENCE OF PRINCIPLES?

When The Gambia had cordial relations with Taiwan and money was flowing fast into The Gambia, Foroyaa indicated that the APRC government was engaged...

POLITICAL PARTIES ENGAGE IN DEBATE An Exercise In Democracy, APRC Conspicuously...

When citizens become conscious of their rights and decide to take their destiny in their hands they become sovereign. What the UTG students have done...

WHY IS THE BORDER CLOSURE STILL DRAGGING?

Foroyaa has been following the Senegalese media to get grassroots opinion on the closure of the border. Initially, there were demands for the Senegalese...

TIME TO TAKE STOCK International Women’s Day 2016

2016 has been a very dramatic year for women who were detained without trial or have their husbands detained without trial. The servicewomen in...

THE EXPECTATIONS OF AN ELECTION YEAR

An election year is a year when sovereign citizens are capable of taking back what they have entrusted to representatives. It is a year...

THE CONDITION OF THE ROADS TO MAJOR SETTLEMENTS IN UPPER NUIMI

Travellers who frequent the road from Barra to Upper Nuimi inhale so much dust and go through torture because of the potholes which force...

Foroyaa’s publication of the accident Halifa Sallah reported at the PDOIS...

Foroyaa’s publication of the accident Halifa Sallah reported at the PDOIS rally on Sunday, 6 March, 2016 at Fass Chaho in Upper Nuimi, should...

DECEMBER 2016, TIME FOR DECISION THE BATTLE FOR THE HEARTS AND...

Every election period is a time for reckoning, a time when elected officials have to account for their decisions and actions or lack of...

THE GAMBIA IS NOT AN ISLAMIC STATE

Foroyaa has made it abundantly clear over and over again that The Gambia is not an Islamic state. Mere public utterances and changing of...

THE PUBLIC ENTERPRISES AND THE ISLAMIC STATE

The gala dinner organized by the State to commemorate the 51st anniversary of Independence was graced by prayers only to end up with a...

TARANGA FM MANAGER IN HOSPITAL

The case of the Taranga FM Manager could not proceed at the high court on Monday because of his admission in hospital. Sheriff Dibba, the...

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SENEGALO-GAMBIAN SECRETARIAT? WHY ARE THE...

The existence of an institution jointly established by Gambia and Senegal to manifest closer than normal ties, known as the Senegalo-Gambian Secretariat, should have...

THE ROLE OF GRTS IN GAMBIAN POLITICS Focus on PDOIS Presidential...

On Wednesday, 24 February, 2016, the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) issued a press release indicating that Halifa Sallah was selected...