Insults From Party Enthusiasts Should Be Condemned Without Reservation
No one can decide which country one would hail from; which ethnolinguistic group one could originate from. These come through accidents of birth.
On the other...
Fishing Agreement Or No Fishing Agreement Between Gambia And Senegal?
Which Is Which?
The Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources did explain to the National Assembly that the Fisheries Agreement between The Gambia and...
How To Restore Peace In Manduar
The two sides of Manduar had never been divided. They walked shoulder to shoulder to bring about change in 2016. They have no reason...
Traditional Rulers And Politics
Since independence village heads and district chiefs have never been allowed to stand above partisan politics so that they can decide the affairs of...
Foroyaa’s Advice To Gambian Musicians
48 percent of the population are considered to be below the poverty line. The total debt is 75 billion dalasi making debt per capita...
The Last Two Weeks To Get Registered Or Be An Alien...
A citizen who has reached the mature age of 18 years without a voter’s card is an alien in his own country. Such a...
The Tragedy Of Dependence
When the first vaccines arrived on Gambian soil the ministry of health had to do a lot of advocacy to convince people to vaccinate....
Coalition Of Presidential Candidates Or Coalition Of Parties Or Both
Coalition 2016 started as a Coalition of Presidential Candidates instead of a Coalition of parties. It is after the meeting of the Presidential candidates...
The Third Week Of Registration
Gambians Take The Voter’s Card Seriously
Female Gambians are taking their right to vote more seriously than their male counterparts. After three weeks of registration...
Foroyaa Gives Balanced Perspectives
Foroyaa has been giving coverage to divergent views and dissenting opinions. Section 208 of the Constitution states:
“All State-owned newspapers, journals, radio and television shall afford...
IEC Registers 376,092
The Independent Electoral Commission has informed the nation that, after 19 days of registration of voters, 376,092 voters have already been registered.
If this trend...
The Attorney General And Minister Of Justice Promises To Bring The...
In an answer to a question raised by the member for Banjul North on what is next for the Constitution Promulgation Bill that was...
Registration Of Voters Continues
The most important role of a citizen in a democratic society is to have the power to decide who manages the affairs of the...
Could A Report Of The Auditor General Be Kept Secret By...
It is important to help the Gambian population to understand the office of the Auditor General.
Section 160 of the Constitution requires the Auditor General...
Issuing Threats Against Iec Serves No Purpose
Never in the history of Gambian politics has threats to the members of the IEC been so pervasive and repugnant.
Parties and political leaders should...
Checks And Balances Help To Ensure Accountability And Transparency
The presence of the political party monitors has been viewed with mixed feelings, especially when some of these agents started to request for the voters’...
Registration of voters – simple matter becoming complex
Voting is required by law to be in secret. Section 40 of the 1997 Constitution states: “All public elections and all referenda voting shall...
Political Leaders Are Teachers And Mentors Of Their Supporters?
Many people who listen to social Media are traumatized by the insults they heap on political leaders who are respected and honoured by them....
The Registration Monitors Are Reported To Be Given Access
Reports coming to Foroyaa indicates that complaints lodged about giving access to information by registration agents has been addressed in the specific stations that...
IEC CAN LEAVE A LEGACY
Guard Your Independence But Be Tolerant Of Political Party Scrutiny
Those who delivered the 2016 results which led to the change of government through the ballot...
