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WHAT IS THE STATE OF THE GAMBIAN ECONOMY?

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of The Gambia should be able to give facts on the concrete state of the...

Is the Nation up for surprises leading to the 1 December...

31 March was D-Day for the registered opposition political parties. The sword of death was hovering over their very existence. Observers nationally and internationally were...

WHAT IS THE REAL STATE OF HEALTH OF ALHAJIE AMADOU CEESAY...

  The case of the Secretary General of the Gambia National Transport Association (GNTCA), the late Sheriff Dibba, should be an eye opener to the...

APRIL 10-11 REMEMBERED

16 years have elapsed since children were shot with live bullets without just cause. They were all unarmed and had no link to any...

THE YOUTH PARLIAMENT PAVES THE WAY FOR THE PRE-ELECTION DEBATES WEST...

Without debate, only one side is heard. The other side is never heard. One must have a one sided opinion of things. The Youth Parliament...

A GOVERNMENT WHICH CLOSES ITSELF TO DIALOGUE MUST IMPRISON ITSELF IN...

For months Foroyaa has been reporting on the border closure and reaching out to Gambian officials to make a statement but to no avail. Now...

THE MEDIA AND THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE GAMBIA

The media is an instrument for the amplification of the voices of the people, either speaking as individuals or as representatives of selective groups...

THE EXECUTIVE AND ITS AGENTS SHOULD OBEY COURT ORDERS

Impunity starts when the executive ignores the provisions of the constitution and disobeys the orders of courts. This nullifies the check and balance system...

LESSONS FOR COURT JOURNALISTS Focus on the Kindi Jallow case

Foroyaa did mention that the case of Kindi Jallow versus Ocean Bay was stalled seven times but this report was disputed by court authorities....

WILL THE IEC ENGENDER A POITCAL CRISIS BY DEREGISTERING ALL PARTIES...

This is the question that is occupying the minds of all those who are following political development in The Gambia. All eyes are now...

HOW TO FIGHT IMPUNITY WHERE COURTS ARE INDEPENDENT

Section 37 of the Constitution states that whenever a fundamental right is believed to be violated, a person, who is aggrieved, or if in prison, a...

FREE AT LAST! A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

It is not prudent to say there is no need to go court to secure the release of a loved one whose human rights are...

GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY

Since all citizens cannot converge every day to discuss and decide on matters affecting the nation, trustees must be entrusted to run the affairs of the...

CHEQUE BOOK DIPLOMACY OR DEFENCE OF PRINCIPLES?

When The Gambia had cordial relations with Taiwan and money was flowing fast into The Gambia, Foroyaa indicated that the APRC government was engaged...

POLITICAL PARTIES ENGAGE IN DEBATE An Exercise In Democracy, APRC Conspicuously...

When citizens become conscious of their rights and decide to take their destiny in their hands they become sovereign. What the UTG students have done...

WHY IS THE BORDER CLOSURE STILL DRAGGING?

Foroyaa has been following the Senegalese media to get grassroots opinion on the closure of the border. Initially, there were demands for the Senegalese...

TIME TO TAKE STOCK International Women’s Day 2016

2016 has been a very dramatic year for women who were detained without trial or have their husbands detained without trial. The servicewomen in...

THE EXPECTATIONS OF AN ELECTION YEAR

An election year is a year when sovereign citizens are capable of taking back what they have entrusted to representatives. It is a year...

THE CONDITION OF THE ROADS TO MAJOR SETTLEMENTS IN UPPER NUIMI

Travellers who frequent the road from Barra to Upper Nuimi inhale so much dust and go through torture because of the potholes which force...

Foroyaa’s publication of the accident Halifa Sallah reported at the PDOIS...

Foroyaa’s publication of the accident Halifa Sallah reported at the PDOIS rally on Sunday, 6 March, 2016 at Fass Chaho in Upper Nuimi, should...