THE RACE FOR 2016 HEATING UP
Political parties in The Gambia are conducting meetings, holding or planning congresses and conventions as we prepare for a decisive presidential election on 1st...
THE LESSONS FROM THE DEATH OF SHERIFF DIBBA IN CUSTODY
The death of Sheriff Dibba, the Secretary of the Gambia National Transport Control Association (GNTCA), should be ringing the alarm bell for the government.
Detention...
LOOK INTO THE IMPACT OF THE BORDER CLOSURE
The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) should look into the impact of the Gambia-Senegal border closure on its members.
The fact that Gambia...
UNNECESARY TENSION AT THE BORDER STATEMANSHIP REQUIRED TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE
22 February 2016 - Both the Senegalese president and the Gambian president have uttered that Gambians and Senegalese are one people but a small...
THE IMPACT OF TARIFF BARRIERS AND BORDER CLOSURES
23 February 2016 - In 2014, The Gambia gained over 3 billion dalasi from the re-export trade. The re-export trade is a major foreign...
INDEPENDENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE
Fifty one years ago, on 18 February 1965, The Gambia was declared an independent state, a national flag was hoisted, a national anthem was...
TRADE BARRIERS OR SUBREGIONAL INTEGRATION
Senegalese unionists are again protesting what they say is a drastic increase in the payment of goods brought into Gambia from Senegal and are...
THE BAN ON CHARCOAL – A BAN ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF...
The announcement or reminder from state house that the ban on charcoal is still in force dawned upon Gambians as another regimental order, ordering...
WOMEN’S AFFAIRS, WOMEN’S BUREAU AND WOMEN’S FEDERATION WHY NOT ZERO TOLERANCE...
State power is a public property. It is not personal property. Hence its exercise must not depend on the whims and caprices of its...
GAMBIANS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE US PRIMARIES
Reports reaching Foroyaa indicate that the US primaries are leaving lasting impression on the Gambian voter. A man visited the Foroyaa office and asked...
IS THE GOVERNMENT NOT CONSTANTLY CREATING A CRISIS SITUATION FOR ITSELF?
No one could understand why an Election Act would be amended to restrict more political participation by a government which has been in office...
CONFUSION STILL REMAIN ON PRESIDENT JAMMEH’S DECLARATION
The representatives of the different churches visited the state house to discuss with the executive after submitting a letter to enquire about the state...
FOROYAA HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PRESS RELEASE FROM UDP REGARDING SELECTION...
It is alleged that all Newpapers except Observer have been issued with a Press Release indicating that Matida Daffeh is the new party leader...
THE PRICE OF FUEL WOULD GO DOWN WITH THE MARKET PRICE...
The price of fuel in the world market has been dropping for a long time now but it is only recently that the pump...
DO FOREIGN MISSIONS TAKE GAMBIA AS AN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC?
Foroyaa is intensifying its investigation to find out whether Foreign Missions see Gambia as an Islamic Republic.
We have shown that the Gambia is a...
10.4 MIILION CITIZENS OF BURUNDI ABANDONED BY AFRICA GENOCIDE IS LOOMING...
The current leader of Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza was a guerilla leader in the civil wars of the 90s which witnessed the massacre of...
THE ISLAMIC STATE AND THE APRC JAMBOREE
The party which claims to have brought about the so called Islamic Republic is now calling on its supporters to patronise a fund raising...
WHY ARE SOME EMBASSIES REFERRING TO GAMBIA AS AN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC?
Foroyaa will contact those foreign envoys involved to find out their
rationale for referring to The Gambia as an Islamic Republic. This is
an affront to...
FOROYAA INVITES STANDARD FOR A JOINT INVESTIGATION OF THE SITUATION AT...
The standard reporters Samsideen Ceesay and SalieuJallow said that “whatever was published ran contrary to what was said to the reporter.” Were they present...
THE NEED TO SAVE THE LIFE OF ABDOULIE CEESAY ATTORNEY GENERAL...
Foroyaa has gathered that Alhaji Ceesay has a life threatening illness
and would like the state to consider his plight. Medical doctors
should be ordered to...
