Is The Cost Of Living Skyrocketing?
Cost of living is one way of knowing whether an economy is adding value to the lives of people. Reports reaching Foroyaa claim that...
CONFLICT BETWEEN RESIDENTS OF GUNJUR AND BERENDING
Who would have thought that after the peaceful transfer of power which could have been occasioned by bloodshed that residents of villages could become...
The Demand For Certainty
Where are we heading? How are we to get there? That is the question every sovereign citizen should ask himself or herself.
When you own...
The People Need Shelter Not Destruction Of Homes
Land disputes continue to abound. Court orders also abound. This is followed by frequent mass demolition exercises resulting to massive destruction of buildings erected...
The Aftermath Of The Recent Cabinet Reshuffle
Though the removal of three UDP Cabinet Ministers from their cabinet positions did not come as a surprise to many, it has its ramifications....
The Barrow Administration And The Traditional Appointees
Many Chiefs and Alkalolu have been removed. One expected that the new administration would show a difference by introducing elections to fill the vacant...
Lessons Of Gunjur/Berending: A Small Cut When Untreated Can Become A...
Land disputes are common in the country and is causing serious rifts between communities. Many of these disputes have been to courts or tribunal...
The Executive Presidency In Full Gear
When members of the Coalition accepted to negotiate with the incoming President either on an individual or partisan basis to be appointed to Ministerial...
The Immunities Of Elected Representatives
The immunities given to elected representatives are not absolute. They are not also meant to put them above the law. They are meant to...
The Independence Of The Judiciary
The fact that the Executive and the National Assembly are before the Courts confirms the importance of the checks and balances in the administration...
The Historic Role Of The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has the duty to interpret the law and establish judicial precedence. The Supreme Court is a maker of the law. The...
Why “Pdois’ Sidia Jatta” In The Standard Report?
In the Friday 8 March Issue of The Standard the lead story was captioned, “Lawyers in Support of President Take NAMS to Supreme Court”
In...
How Checks And Balances Work In A Democracy
Laws do not make or interpret themselves. They are made and interpreted by organs of the state. Those who implement the law may violate...
Women And The Barrow Administration: One Step Forward, One Step Backward
When the Barrow administration created a ministry for women’s affairs, children and social welfare and appointed a woman to head it, most observers considered...
Today The Returnees Have Their Say
After weeks of speculation and rumours that the returnees had given ultimatum to the police that they would demonstrate if not granted permit, the...
The Government And The Returnees: Confrontation Or Dialogue
The media campaign launched by the Gambia Refugee Association – Europe branch, linking media houses, parliamentarians, ministers and other concerned Gambians to websites reporting...
Why The Separation Of Powers
Absolute monarchs have absolute power to make laws, indict subjects, pass judgment on them and punish them at will. To restrain monarchs, due process...
Is The TRRC A Special Criminal Court Or A Truth Commission?...
The TRRC is established by an Act of Parliament by Gazette No. 2 of 24th January 2018.
The Commission is a body corporate which should...
Blood! Blood! Blood! Repent! Repent! Repent! Forgive! Forgive! Forgive! Support! Support!...
Having heard acknowledgement of killing in the most honest testimonies all those who committed human rights violation should honestly follow the example. The truth...
The Chief Justice And The Transition
A Land commission is established to look into land disputes that are not before the courts. Some disputes however have gone through District Tribunals...
