Sunday, May 19, 2024

Editorial

THE EVICTION PROCESS IN AMDALAI SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE MINISTER...

Any government that cannot provide social protection to its communities cannot be seen as a people-centred government. Social impact assessment is as important as...

POWER OUTAGES HAVE BECOME MORE MENACING THAN LOAD SHEDDING

When the Banjul elders visited the president after the Eid prayer in 2022, the secretary to the committee did point out to the president...

THE NIA IS NO LONGER BEING ACCUSED OF ARREST AND DETENTION:...

Foroyaa has noticed that of all the reports of arrests and detention of persons, none have reported so far of arrest and detention by...

THE EXECUTIVE REACTS TO CLARIFY:

DETENTION OF MADI JOBARTEH CONTINUES Representatives are supposed to be concerned with public opinion. This is why a government must have an office that deals...

MORE BUSES NEEDED FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The Faraba Banta campus is about 40 kilometres from Westfield. Before transferring university students to the new Faraba Banata campus, the university students union...

THE CONSTITUTION GIVES THE LEGITIMATE MANDATE AND SHOULD GUIDE THE EXERCISE...

A constitution is the supreme law of the land. It should guide the conduct of those who represent a people and those who are...

THE THIN LINE BETWEEN PARTY AND STATE

In constitutional terms, there should be a clear distinction between party and state. The president of a country is representing the whole people. However,...

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE MEDIA

The tour of the president to visit project sites has been accompanied by references to the friction that exists due to things that are...

CONSUMERS IN DANGER

As the old saying goes what you eat is what you are. It stands to reason that if one eats expired foodstuff one is...

THE POLITICAL TEMPERATURE RISING WITHOUTELECTIONS

The next electoral cycle is not far away and political partiesshould be concerned with developments in Senegal. Thedisbanding of PASTEF and the imprisonment of...

WHEN PARTISAN INTEREST OVERSHADOWS NATIONAL INTEREST, DEMOCRACY IS UNDERMINDED:

THE DANGER   OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The US leadership needs to go back to the drawing board to discuss the essence of the separation of...

WILL OUSMANE SONKO CONTEST THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SENEGAL?

Legal minds in Senegal are debating whether Ousmane Sonko is eligible to contest the 2024 presidential election. Supporters of President Macky Sall argue that...

THE COURTS ARE THE DISPENSERS OF JUSTICE AND DEFENDERS OF HUMAN...

Justice and human rights are two sides of the same coin. The courts have power to convict those who offend the law and penalise...

A NATION INCITES DOUBT

The shooting of three law enforcement officers under circumstances where motives are yet to be explained has left the nation in doubt of its...

MOTIVE IN THE COLD BLOOD SHOOTING YET TO BE EXPLAINEED

The motive behind the shooting of three officers in cold blood is still unknown. The security implications are overwhelming. The number of police stations...

KILLER’S MESSAGE OF SENSELESS DEATH  IS UNACCEPTABLE

A woman in the service of the PIU was shot by a gunman and is now in intensive care. All effort should be made...

MR .  SPEAKER! IS IT PROPER FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO STAND AND...

National Assembly members are the law makers.  If they are dissatisfied with a law they are given powers to bring a member’s bill or committee...

CRIME, COMMUNITY POLICING AND SECURITY SECTOR REFORM

In opening four police stations, the President of the Republic decided to take up issues with journalists who report on crime and political commentators...

RETURNEES REQUIRE SOLIDARITY

An unquantifiable number of Gambians previously resident in EU member countries are being returned. They are making many claims of injustice perpetrated against them. All...

UNAFFORDABLITY OF DRUGS

The Gambian public has been faced with shocking news of deaths of children due to medicinal products. The government had set up a committee...