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THE SOCIAL FALL OUT OF THE DEMOLITION EXERCISE

Foroyaa has been reminding the government of its dual responsibility of ensuring that roads and pavements are utilized for their established purposes and that...

MORE PUBLIC NOTICE NEEDED ON THE DECONGESTION OF PAVEMENTS

A decongestion of pavements has started in the Greater Banjul Area without much public notice being issued to enable the media to explain what...

HOW TO ORGANISE A DISORGANISED SOCIETY

When a government inherits a disorganized society, it has a choice to use coercive means or consultative means to bring about order. It is...

THE TESTING OF A SYSTEM

Foroyaa has indicated that any allegation of unlawful arrest and detention should not be politicised. Section 19 of the Constitution has given guarantees for...

THE DEMOLITION EXERCISE CONTINUES

Foroyaa Newspaper has been advising that good governance must be guided by the rule of law. Properties require investment to be able to build...

GAMBIA/SENEGAL BORDER ISSUE: IS THERE A SOLUTION?

After the alleged crossing of the border by Senegalese soldiers recently, the authorities were alerted to discuss the issue in order to know where...

THE EVICTION PROCESS IN AMDALAI SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE MINISTER...

Any government that cannot provide social protection to its communities cannot be seen as a people-centred government. Social impact assessment is as important as...

POWER OUTAGES HAVE BECOME MORE MENACING THAN LOAD SHEDDING

When the Banjul elders visited the president after the Eid prayer in 2022, the secretary to the committee did point out to the president...

THE NIA IS NO LONGER BEING ACCUSED OF ARREST AND DETENTION:...

Foroyaa has noticed that of all the reports of arrests and detention of persons, none have reported so far of arrest and detention by...

THE EXECUTIVE REACTS TO CLARIFY:

DETENTION OF MADI JOBARTEH CONTINUES Representatives are supposed to be concerned with public opinion. This is why a government must have an office that deals...

MORE BUSES NEEDED FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The Faraba Banta campus is about 40 kilometres from Westfield. Before transferring university students to the new Faraba Banata campus, the university students union...

THE CONSTITUTION GIVES THE LEGITIMATE MANDATE AND SHOULD GUIDE THE EXERCISE...

A constitution is the supreme law of the land. It should guide the conduct of those who represent a people and those who are...

THE THIN LINE BETWEEN PARTY AND STATE

In constitutional terms, there should be a clear distinction between party and state. The president of a country is representing the whole people. However,...

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE MEDIA

The tour of the president to visit project sites has been accompanied by references to the friction that exists due to things that are...

CONSUMERS IN DANGER

As the old saying goes what you eat is what you are. It stands to reason that if one eats expired foodstuff one is...

THE POLITICAL TEMPERATURE RISING WITHOUTELECTIONS

The next electoral cycle is not far away and political partiesshould be concerned with developments in Senegal. Thedisbanding of PASTEF and the imprisonment of...

WHEN PARTISAN INTEREST OVERSHADOWS NATIONAL INTEREST, DEMOCRACY IS UNDERMINDED:

THE DANGER   OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The US leadership needs to go back to the drawing board to discuss the essence of the separation of...

WILL OUSMANE SONKO CONTEST THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SENEGAL?

Legal minds in Senegal are debating whether Ousmane Sonko is eligible to contest the 2024 presidential election. Supporters of President Macky Sall argue that...

THE COURTS ARE THE DISPENSERS OF JUSTICE AND DEFENDERS OF HUMAN...

Justice and human rights are two sides of the same coin. The courts have power to convict those who offend the law and penalise...

A NATION INCITES DOUBT

The shooting of three law enforcement officers under circumstances where motives are yet to be explained has left the nation in doubt of its...