THE NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SERVING THE PEOPLE
Any government committed to serving the people cannot but rely on transparency and accountability in solving their problems.
Market vendors in Salagie need a market...
URBAN PLANNING IN CRISIS
Banjul is the capital city of The Gambia. Every government has the duty to bring about urban and rural development. A government which is...
HARD TIMES AHEAD
Life is very difficult for many Gambians. Unemployment is rampant, forcing many Gambians to venture into the perilous irregular journey to Europe in search...
ARE THE AUTHORITIES BRACING THEMSELVES FOR THE USE OF FORCE OR...
Some people are claiming ownership of land in Salagi while the Physical Planning Department maintains that the land is reserved land which has been...
THE DIRE CONSEQUENCE OF LACK OF PLANNING
Every action has its consequence. Paving a road may result to the free flow of traffic but it can facilitate flash floods if not...
GAMBIA COULD MAKE A POLIICAL DIFFERENCE IN AFRICA
In many parts of Africa today traditional rulers are descendants of former kings and political leaders are children or grandchildren of former first-generation political...
THE 2022 ANNUAL BUDGET
a. A budget consists of the income (revenue and grants) on the one hand and expenditure and net-lending on the other hand.
b. The last...
AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICE IN GOVERNANCE: THE POLICE AND RAPPER...
In any democratic dispensation employees of the state and state agencies, be they civil servants, security or defence forces, or others holding public office,...
THE STATE AND THE MEDIA
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Regulating the media through PURA / Media Council or court action. Democratic institutions should be protected in order to be fine...
THE RULE OF LAW AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Position of accountant general vacant
Public service administration requires transparency and accountability. Public service cannot function with transparency and accountability unless appointments, promotions, retirements, suspensions...
POLITICAL PARTY VERSUS STATE POWER: DISPUTE OVER MANAGEMENT OF TRACTOR IN...
One of the greatest causes of dispute in Gambian society has been the contradiction between those who exercise party power and those who exercise...
THUGGERY IS AN ENEMY TO DEMOCRACY
When people regard themselves as compatriots of a nation, they will show respect for each other regardless of their divergent views and characteristics. Under...
PERSONAL OPINION OR LAW?
Life is not an ordinary matter. When it is taken everybody condemns the heinous act. When a person is convicted for taking life what...
MIGRANTS SENTENCED IN MOROCCO
Migrants mainly from Sudan and South Sudan entered Morocco with a view to going to Spain. Not only were some shot by Spanish authorities...
SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATION AT THE COURTS CONTROLLED WITH CIVILITY
The huge crowd at the Bundung High Court grounds during proceedings of the trial of Bob Keita on Monday, gave the impression that the...
THE DUTIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS SHOULD BE COMPLEMENTED BY THE...
Foroyaa has been following the law enforcement environment in order to promote community policing in our criminal justice system. The paper has been discouraging...
THE POLICE AND THE CITIZENS IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
Section of 19 of the constitution states the relation between the police and the citizens. It states:
“(1) Every person shall have the right to...
A CRITICAL DAY FOR PRESIDENT BARROW
President Barrow is supposed to lay the foundation stone for a five-star hotel on premises that is supposed to be a medical centre. This...
OIC CONFERENCE LOOMS IN THE DARK WHILE CONTROVERSY ON NEW HOTEL...
The public had been informed that due to some logistical arrangements the conference of the OIC would be postponed till 2022. Foroyaa has been...
THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SHOUD NOT IGNORE GPU PRESS RELEASE
It is not the responsibility of the national human rights commission to obstruct the police from carrying out their duties or interfere with the...
