THE PROCESS OF REPEALING THE ANTI FGM/C LAW
The Bill brought before the National Assembly by the member for Foni Kansala, Hon. Gibba, to amend the Women’s (Amendment) Bill, is now being...
WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO GET EVIDENCE FROM PROFESSIONALS BEFORE LAWS...
Laws are made to prohibit what is harmful to human beings and promote what is helpful. This requires the gathering of facts which are...
THE ISRAELI AND PALESTINIANS ARE HOSTAGES OF THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT
The whole world has called on the Netanyahu government not to engage in the bombardment of Rafah. It has been counseled to take part...
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY OR CHALLENGE FOR PRESIDENT BARROW
The 15th OIC summit is now behind us. President Barrow has assumed the chairpersonship of the 57 member states of the organization. There were...
A WORLD MOVEMENT AGAINST GENOCIDE IN GAZA BUILDING UP
The president of the United States and the prime minister of Israel should read the writings on the wall. A world movement sparked by...
THE LEVEL OF SOVEREIGN GENERATION CAPACITY OF ELECTRICITY BY NAWEC
Availability, accessibility and affordability of electricity, water supply and other utilities ought to be guaranteed by sovereign governments. This is why every country has...
LAND FOR MEDIA HOUSES PROPOSED
During a session between the president of the republic and print media heads, The Point publisher and proprietor indicated that the company had since...
GOVERNMENT PROJECTED EXPENDITURE FOR 2024 IS 42 BILLION DALASI
According to the ministry of finance, the total expenditure for the year including recurrent and development expenditures is projected at D42 billion dalasi.
The sum...
ANTICIPATING THE IMPACT OF THE OIC SUMMIT
Billions have been spent in preparation for the OIC summit. The Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference alone costs 50 million dollars.
The state may...
WOMEN CROSSING WITH BOATS CRY FOR LIFE JACKETS
Women commuting the Banjul-Barra crossing have expressed concern for their safety. Many venture the journey, commuting daily out of necessity – to go to...
FERRY DISASTER MUST BE PREVENTED
The recent arrest of those who attempted to protest against the absence of ferries at the Banjul/Barra route and the subsequent invitation of some...
SENEGALO GAMBIA RELATION: CONTINUITY OR REINVENTING OF THE DIPLOMATIC LANDSCAPE
Foroyaa was the first newspaper in The Gambia that interviewed president elect Macky Sall when he won the first round in the 2012 election...
THE 40 MILLION DALASI MEDIA CONTROVERSY
Invitation conveyed to the print media houses by the newly appointed minister of information Dr Ismaila Ceesay did not end without information filtering that...
Gambia at a Crossroad
The country has gone through a regime change in 2016. The change had fundamental objective. Three goals could be readily identified.
First and foremost, the...
DISASTER MUST BE AVOIDED
Every transport must be road worthy. To drive a transport without breaks is to invite the wrath of unpredictable proportion. In the same vein...
SENEGAL’S TRANSITION: ANTAGONISTIC FUTURE OR SMOOTH TRANSFER OF POWER?
total rupture with the past by closing the doors of all ministers and their permanent secretaries and placing them under close watch?
2) How to facilitate a...
ECOWAS PARLIAMENTARIANS SHOULD BE DIRECTLY ELECTED, SAYS NIGERIAN PRESIDENT
The current chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State of Ecowas, President Bola Tinubu has called for evolution of the Ecowas Parliament to...
PURCHASE OF FERRIES MUST BE PUT UNDER CAREFUL SCRUTINY
A number of failed ferry projects costing the nation hundreds of millions should compel the nation to subject any new purchases to careful scrutiny....
SEPARATION OF PARTY AND STATE IN PROGRESS IN SENEGAL
During the presidential election in The Gambia, the PDOIS Manifesto called for separation of party and state by declaring that the PDOIS candidate will...
TERM LIMIIT CONSOLIDATED IN SENEGAL
The fifth tenure in performing the functions of president in Senegal has finally engraved term limit as a means of eradicating self-perpetuating rule. The...
