Thursday, April 25, 2024

Burning Issues

PIU withdrawn from Garawol in the midst of uneasy calm

By Lamin Fatty A contingent of the police intervention unit sent from Fatoto were withdrawn from Garawol on Friday 16 November, 2018, after uneasy calm...

Is The Government Going To Publish The Reports Of The Committees...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Transparency requires for government to publish reports of committees and commissions of inquiry so that the people will not assume what...

Violent Caste Scuffle Leaves One Dead In Garawol

By Lamin Fatty, URR Correspondent                                       ...

What Is Going To Be The Findings Of The Truth, Reconciliation...

QUESTION OF THE DAY The Commission is yet to start its hearing. Investigation appears to be going on. However victims have taken the public space...

Some Staff of SSHFC on Sit-Down Strike

By Nelson Manneh This medium was informed that some staff of the Social Security Housing and Finance Cooperation (SSHFC), were on a peaceful sit down-strike...

When Will The Coroner’s Inquest Into The Death Of Louis Gomez...

QUESTION OF THE DAY ‘Never again!’ is the slogan against impunity. Nothing is therefore more important than to look into the cause of death of...

Has Diabugu Become Stable?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The caste system in The Gambia can be addressed without resorting to violence. What is important is for people to realise...

What Is The Purpose Of Setting Up Committees And Commissions Of...

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Committees and Commissions of Inquiry are executive mechanisms to promote transitional justice. They enable the executive to address questions of justice...

President Decides On SSHFC Panel Report

President Adama Barrow has reviewed the Report and Recommendations of the Independent Fact-Finding/Investigative Panel on the crisis involving Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation...

JXYG Fishmeal Factory Resume Operations

By Madiba Singhateh/Hatab Nyang    The JXYG Fishmeal Factory in Kartong, has resumed operations one month now. As readers can recall, the factory was closed...

Pensioners Concerned With Welfare ...

By Kebba Secka Concerned pensioners and active members of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC), on Saturday November 10th, held a meeting at...

When Will The Mineral Resources Of The Gambia Be Harnessed For...

QUESTION OF THE DAY It is evident that mineral fit for export can be found in Kartong, Batakunku and Sanyang. The nation should benefit from...

Are There Two Ecomig Contingents In The Gambia?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The ECOMIG commander and the Office of the President should clarify whether non-Gambian soldiers in the Gambian territory are under one...

What Has Happened To The Security Sector Agenda?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The Coalition agenda was premised on the need to put an end to impunity and transform all security forces into law...

Police Reinforce Security to Calm Diabugu Caste Scuffles

By Kebba Jefang / Lamin Fatty, URR Correspondent The Gambia Police Force (GPF), have confirmed that it has dispatched reinforcements to Diabugu village in Sandu...

Truck Driver Alleges Maltreatment At The Hands Of Military Personnel

By Louise Jobe Sheriffo Jobe, a resident of Bulock village in Foni, alleges that he was brutally beaten by non-Gambian military personnel stationed at...

Did Any Trial Proceed Regarding The Diabugu Incident?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The answer is in the negative. The trial of those arrested did not proceed. Foroyaa is still calling on the state...

Violent Clashes Break Out In Diabugu

QUESTION OF THE DAY The state in a democratic society could be managed by any side of the political spectrum. If each side manages the...

Violent Clashes Break Out In Diabugu

By Kebba AF Touray, reporting from Sandu Diabugu, URR A violent confrontation took place on Friday 2nd November 2018, at Diabugu village in the Sandu District of...

Consumers Complain Of Increment In Bread Price

By Nelson Manneh Barely half a year since the price of a loaf of bread was reduced from D7 to D6, consumers have started complaining...