Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Editorial

SETTLING A CASE THAT IS IN COURT

The proprietor and editor-in-chief of The Voice had a major decision to make when overtures of possibility of dropping the civil suit and criminal...

THE FUTURE OF THE SENEGAMBIA BRIDGE

Gambian political operatives, including those in government, should take note of what is being said on the platforms of the political parties contesting the...

WHAT THE GAZETTED DRAFT CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT THE SUPREMACY OF THE...

Clause 7 of the Gazetted Draft Constitution deals with the Supremacy of the Constitution and it states: “(1) This Constitution is the supreme law of...

IRREGULAR MIGRATION AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

In spite of the increasing number of reports of deaths at sea of Gambians and other West Africans who risk their lives to venture...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT

The Preamble of the 1997 Constitution states: “This constitution provides for us a fundamental law, which affirms our commitment to freedom, justice, probity and accountability....

WHAT THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE

Clause 2 of the Draft Constitution of the Barrow administration states: All sovereign power belongs to the people of The Gambia from whom all organs...

PRICES, AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS

Foroyaa has been receiving reports of shortage of essential drugs like paracetamol, normal saline and oral rehydration salt. But when we approached the authorities...

WHAT THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT THE REPUBLIC

Clause 1 of the Draft Constitution to be tabled at the National Assembly deals with the Republic and states as follows: “(1) The Gambia is...

THERE IS NO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR THE ELECTION OF AN ALKALO

Many Gambians think that the appointment of an alkalo is a constitutional right. This is actually not the case. Section 59 of the 1997...

EMERGENCY SESSION ON MIGRATION

The National Assembly members are to participate in an emergency session on Saturday to consider the ratification of a Memorandum of Understanding between Spain...

JOURNALISM CIRCLE CALLS FOR PRUDENCE IN HANDLING ALLEGED VIOLATION OF MEDIA...

Foroyaa has long established as a universal principle that the non-state and state media should adhere to at all times, that the truth should...

THE MEDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT

The Constitution provides a whole chapter on the media as a vital component of the democratic dispensation of a country. It is therefore important...

ARE THE GABECE RESULTS A FAIR INDICATION OF THE QUALITY OF...

No yardstick has been established to gauge the performance of schools in the grade 9 exams in The Gambia. The indication is that assessment...

SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MEDICINAL DRUGS

It is one thing to withdraw certain medicaments from circulation and another to prevent their sale by unlawful means. Foroyaa has received a press...

PROJECTS NEED EFFECTIVE MONITORING

Without a good infrastructure, development would be a nightmare. Good roads are needed to transport goods, for example farm products from the farm to...

THE MEDIA LAWS THAT HAVE TO BE REPEALED

In this editorial, we will deal with the key media laws that are repugnant to democratic dispensation. In 2002, the Jammeh administration enacted the Media...

PRESIDENT BARROW SHOULD FOCUS ON THE ISSUES OF THE DAY

The problems of The Gambia are quite serious and the Barrow administration has to give them the attention they deserve. In 2023 imports amounted...

THE PRESIDENT RENEGES ON HIS PROMISE 

Presdent Adama Barrow, the candidate of Coalition 2016 made a clear commitment in his manifesto that all media related laws that were inimical to...

IMPUNITY IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY SAYS UN SECRETARY GENERAL

The United Nation was established to ensure that the atrocities of war which enraged and outraged the conscience of humankind during the first and...

A COUNTRY MUST RELY ON ITS HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES TO...

 A country must rely on its material and human resources to attain economic development not by exporting the labour of its citizens. The Minister...