STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
Section 77 of the Constitution makes it a requirement for the President of the Republic to address the nation on the policies of his...
A WORLD HEADING TOWARDS CRISIS OR SABRE RATTLING
Never in human history has nuclear weapons been utilized as a threat in the escalation of war in Europe backed by major nuclear powers....
SEPARATION OF POWERS IS GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
The following comments made by the Minister of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs need careful assessment:
“Everybody who comes there is a judgment...
CRIMINALISATION OF SPEECH YET TO DISAPPEAR IN GAMBIA AND SENEGAL
Foroyaa has gathered that developments in criminal law regarding speech continue at different levels.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, meeting at its...
A WRONG PRECEDENT IN SENEGAL:
THE DECRIMINALISATION OF SPEECH IS THE WAY FORWARD
The sentencing of Bah Diakhate and Imam Ndao to three months imprisonment for spreading of false news...
GAMBIA PARTICIPATES WANTS CONSENSUS BUILDING ON THE CONSTITUTION, BUT…
It is obvious to every Gambian that over one hundred million dalasi was spent on the whole process of crafting a draft constitution for...
OLD CURRENCY NOTES STILL IN CIRCULATION:NO EXPLANATION FROM THE CENTRAL BANK
Foroyaa has been trying to reach the Central Bank to get clear explanation why old currency notes are still in circulation when new ones...
SPEECH SHOULD BE DECRIMINALISED
When presidents assume power they sometimes find it difficult to bear the heat of insults, degrading words, caricature and so on. They get angry...
THE ELECTIONS BILL AND THE CONSTITUTION
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice has acknowledged what has been published in Foroyaa since the beginning of the scrutiny of the Elections...
MARAKISSA INCIDENT: THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, IGP AND HUMAN RIGHTS...
What happened at Marakissa on 23rd May 2024 is not simply a law enforcement challenge. It is strange in every sense of the word. This...
REMITTANCES INCREASE TO 13.8 BILLION
Foreign exchange enables a country to pay for goods and services from other countries. It is indispensable to international trade. Foreign exchange can be...
ISRAELI DEVASTATION OF GAZA HAVING OPPOSITE EFFECT
After the overreaction of the Israeli government by indiscriminate bombing of Gaza after the October 7 killing and abduction of men, women and children...
JUSTICE IN TODAY’S WORLD: THE ROLE OF THE ICJ AND ICC
Countries outside the corridors of the US and Western Europe have hardly seen the ICC and the ICJ to be partial and dependent on...
NOTHING TO GAIN BY SUICIDAL AND GENOCIDAL ACTS
Three leaders of Hamas are accused of shouldering responsibility for the suicidal acts that led to deaths and maiming of Israeli citizens on 7th...
SILENCE ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC IS NOT PERMISSIBLE
Section 207 of the Constitution mandates the media to hold the government accountable to the people.
The Coalition 2016 came with the promise to facilitate...
WHAT TYPE OF LARGE SCALE FARMING FOR THE GAMBIA?
The president has been visiting many horticultural gardens in the West Coast Regions that are producing onions, potatoes and other vegetables partly destined for...
HOW TO LOWER THE PRICES OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS
Governments are supposed to provide universal free education and health care to their population. Successful governments will implement such a mandate. Failed governments will...
ERRACTIC POLICIES SHOULD BE AVOIDED BY GOVERNMENT
It should now be clear that a country could only develop a self-reliant and self-determined developmental path if it is capable of investing into...
MINIMUM WAGE FOR WORKERS PROPOSED BY UNIONS
May Day was not an ordinary day for workers. The unions took it as a day of their own. They informed the public that...
THE FERRIES SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO IMPARTIAL TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT
The government of The Gambia has been lucky so far not to experience a ferry disaster causing loss of life and property. It is...
