The Importance Of Checks And Balances In Democratic Governance
The lack of confirmation of the appointment made by the President to the office of Ombudsman is being interpreted in many ways.
This development simply...
COVID-19 Is A Real Killer The British Prime Minister Is ...
The Associated Press has made it very clear to the world that the Corona Virus known as COVID 19 does not distinguish between rich...
The Councils Should Monitor And Consult To Avoid Injustice
The regulations call for closure of the shops in the market that are not selling food products as well as shops within 100 meters...
The National Assembly suspends debate on emergency powers extension till today
An unexpected debate erupted between the National Assembly member for Serrekunda and the Attorney General and
Minister of Justice at the National Assembly when the...
Enforcement without publication of regulation
Enforcing emergency powers cannot be done by simply relying on declarations made by the president. These declarations must be followed by the publication of...
The National Assembly Must Maintain Oversight
The reports reaching Foroyaa on the implementation of the state of emergency without the publication of the regulations confirm that powers could be abused...
Will a third republic be born before 2021?
A republic must have an architectural sketch plan that provides the blueprint to erect the foundation of the republic. The sketch plan is the...
EMERGENCY POWERS MUST SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST: The National Assembly is...
COVID-19 is a killer capable of eradicating 2.3 million Gambians from the face of the earth.
This must not be forgotten. The virus is contagious...
Death Looming In Our Hospitals Due To Public Apathy
The blood banks in our hospitals are drying up. Patients often spend days searching for blood donors. Family members queue up but in some...
Is illness a stigma or a natural phenomenon?
Plagues have been known to humankind since time immemorial. Hurricanes, psunamis have been devastating countries and communities, causing death and destruction; hunger and poverty....
From information and sensitisation to action: COVID-19 is here
A case traced from France to Numuyel should send the early warning signal that resisting preventive observation procedures conducted for arriving passengers in The...
The nation must speak with one voice and act with one...
A pandemic is not an ordinary health issue. It must lead to far reaching changes in all aspects of national life. The National Assembly...
Resources and partnerships in addressing COVID-19
Schools have been closed, public gatherings are being discouraged, persons disclosing certain symptoms are being sent to observatories. All flights are now suspended for...
How The Nation Should Maintain Politcal Pluralism
COVID 19 should be addressed with decisiveness but the nation must not come to a standstill due to measures taken to fight it. Political...
THE COUNTRY MUST GUARD AGAINST ARBITRARY RULE DESPITE THE THREAT OF...
The Gambia is facing a threat like all other countries in the world because of the pandemic. Extra ordinary measures are required and could...
Extra Ordinary Measures In Extra Ordinary Times
These are extra ordinary times. COVID-19 has confirmed that virus has no respect for the international division of the world into developed and developing...
Coronavirus takes centre stage at the National Assembly
Highlighting the economic impact assessment of the coronavirus now referred to as COVID-19, the minister of Finance trumpeted the alarm that economic growth may...
Senegal and Gambia summit, Has the National Assembly a role...
A summit was held by the Presidents of The Gambia and Senegal on Saturday, 14th March 2020. The summit concluded with a joint communique...
The urgent need for registration of voters
There can be no third republic without a constitution of a third republic. This is inconceivable without a referendum. A referendum is inconceivable without...
The Senegal/Gambia border and the principle of good neighboliness
Some Gambians near the border with Senegal claim that people who engage in armed robbery simply find their way into Senegal and their call...
