Teachers For Change End Strike
The Teachers for Change have ended their sit down strike and teachers are now back in their classrooms. The government has clarified its position...
What Is The State Of The Government Budget?
Budget sessions of the government mostly held in December for year each starts with estimates being presented to parliament and when approved, the estimates...
Hasten Electoral Reform
Electoral reform is one of the objectives of a group of parties which considered themselves as the opposition of the second republic. Among their...
The School System Under Threat Unless….
Teachers are the backbone of the educational system. Their role is to transfer knowledge to the children and shape them to be persons of...
Dead Bodies From The Diaspora
It is a common saying that each human being should be one’s brother’s or sister’s keeper. This is true of Mr Njie who has...
NEVER AGAIN! Brutalisation Of Eye Africa Journalist
The picture of the swollen face of a journalist on the front pages of Foroyaa and other media outlets has sent a signal to...
Citizenship, A Possible Source Of Conflict
The battle that gave rise to the conflict in Cote d’Ivoire between Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Outtara supporters was based mainly on the concept...
The Debate Continues On ID Cards
It is the requirement of the law for Gambians to have ID cards once they reach the age of 18 years. It has been...
D450 For ID Cards!
Passport has gone up to over three thousand dalasis, a threefold increase. Since the vast majority of people do not travel out of the...
The Debate On Three Year Or Five Year Term In The...
The National Assembly became a forum for a debate on the question of three or five year term for President Barrow after his Address...
A Sensitive Government Must Be A Realistic Government
FOOD SECURITY AT STAKE
Foroyaa has been monitoring the farming season through its Farmers Eye. Heavy rain followed by a dry spell has transformed the...
All Institutions In Full Gear!
The establishment of the Constitutional Review Commission, the Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission, the Human Rights Commission, the Land Commission alongside the judiciary has...
The Inter Party Committee Promises
On Friday 14 September, the Inter Party Committee held a press conference to demonstrate the commitment of all registered political parties in The Gambia...
The Reform Agenda Of The State
The state has undertaken to establish a truth commission to promote transitional justice, security sector technical working group to carry out assessment for security...
Is There Free Education?
Basic education covering grades 1 to 9 is supposed to be free. Section 30 paragraph (a) of the Constitution states as follows:
“All persons shall...
Inter-Party Committee Completes First Stage Of Sensitisation
Whilst claims and counter-claims, threats and angry invectives pollute the political atmosphere, the wind of sanity is blowing across the political landscape from Kartong...
The Count Down To The State Of The Nation Address
In three days’ time, on Thursday, to be precise, the Gambian will witness the state of the nation address by President Adama Barrow. Many...
The President To Address The National Assembly
The Presidents assumed office on 19 January 2017. On 19 January 2019 his government will be two years old. He had addressed parliament once...
The State And The Current Security Situation
The executive is the service provider of the nation. It is required to select competent ministers who would preside over policy making in order...
A Sovereign People Are Architects And Not Mere Spectators
A country with a silent majority will never be free from rumours. It simply means that the majority of people will only express their...
