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MOTIVE IN THE COLD BLOOD SHOOTING YET TO BE EXPLAINEED

The motive behind the shooting of three officers in cold blood is still unknown. The security implications are overwhelming. The number of police stations...

KILLER’S MESSAGE OF SENSELESS DEATH  IS UNACCEPTABLE

A woman in the service of the PIU was shot by a gunman and is now in intensive care. All effort should be made...

MR .  SPEAKER! IS IT PROPER FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO STAND AND...

National Assembly members are the law makers.  If they are dissatisfied with a law they are given powers to bring a member’s bill or committee...

CRIME, COMMUNITY POLICING AND SECURITY SECTOR REFORM

In opening four police stations, the President of the Republic decided to take up issues with journalists who report on crime and political commentators...

RETURNEES REQUIRE SOLIDARITY

An unquantifiable number of Gambians previously resident in EU member countries are being returned. They are making many claims of injustice perpetrated against them. All...

UNAFFORDABLITY OF DRUGS

The Gambian public has been faced with shocking news of deaths of children due to medicinal products. The government had set up a committee...

PPP AGREEMENT WITHOUT THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ACT

The Gambian public is informed that the Gambia Government has approved a public private partnership concession Albayrak and Negmar Consortium of Turkey. The object is to...

BUDGET EXECUTION

The government of the Gambia has suspended foreign travels by public servants in order to cut down on expenditure. However, Foroyaa is not aware...

SENEGAL MUST NOT LOSE AN OPPORTUNITY

Having declared that he will serve only two terms President Macky Sall is positioned to be the first president of Senegal who would operationalise...

ECOWAS NEED TO TRED CAREFULLY IN NIGER

The situation in Niger should be handled very carefully by leaders of experience and sincerity. Sudan is in flames and no foreign power has...

ECOWAS SHOULD BE TRUE TO ITS MANDATE

Ecowas has a parliament that is still advisory and consultative instead of being legislative. The original aim was to have Ecowas of the people....

WAR AND DIPLOMACY:

RUSSIA/AFRICA SUMMIT Europe is torn by war that no one would have anticipated in the 21st century. Tens of thousands of young people between the ages...

POLICE YOUTH RELATION

The national security adviser and the national intelligence agency should do a study on the situation of young people who are being deported to...

A TENSE MOMENT IN SENEGAL AS PRESIDENT MACKY SALL VISITS GAMBIA...

It is not the best of moments to welcome a president while the nation he governs is in a very tense state because of...

ELECTRICITY COSTS INCREASE BY OVER 30% WHILE SERVICES REMAIN THE SAME

Foroyaa has to give Nawec some months before assessing the correlation between the rise in electricity cost and the degree of improvement of electricity...

ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF DRUGS

The government is taking measures that require very careful consideration of causes and consequence. The abuse of licence to import medicinal products has resulted...

70 DEATHS FROM IMPORTED SYRUP CONFIRMED BY MINISTER OF HEALTH

Accountability for the deaths of 70 children, speedy compensation for the loss and robust measures to prevent recurrence are demanded. The integrity of the...

FERRY SERVICES IN LIMBO

An operational audit on the ferry services is urgent and should no longer be postponed in order to avoid a looming disaster. The country...

MINISTER OF FINANCE SHOULD SEEK LEGAL ADVICE ON THE AGREEMENT WITH...

The press conference held by the minister of finance and economic affairs and the minister of works, construction and infrastructure, aiming for full disclosure...

PEDESTRIANS WITHOUT SIDEWALKS

The KMC was expected to indicate what the new council would do in one hundred days so that the media would monitor their programme....