Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Burning Issues

Are The Markets, Garages And Other Public Places Equipped With Firefighting...

QUESTION OF THE DAY The public is exposed to many talks about disaster management. Fire however is the greatest cause of loss of property in...

Prices of Basic Commodities Continues to Increase as 2020 begins

By Nelson Manneh The prices of basic commodities continue to increase and consumers blame the government for not coming up with regulation on prices. Foroyaa has...

Fire Consumes Stalls in Serrekunda

By Louise Jobe Eight stalls have been consumed by fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Serrekunda. Pateh Gibba the public relations officer (PRO)...

Why Did The Police Stop The ‘Three Years Jotna’ Meeting At...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Foroyaa had to contact the ‘three years jotna’ spokesperson in The Gambia to establish the fact that they were stopped from...

Taal Disclaims Article On Halifa

I Kemeseng Sanneh known as Kexx Sanneh had a conversation with Almami Taal, the Spokesperson of the United Democratic Party (UDP) at the Village...

Three Years Jotna Says Police Dispersed Them on Friday

By Mustapha Jallow The Chairman of Operation Three Years Jotna on Monday told Foroyaa that they were on Friday asked by the Police to halt...

What Did The President Intend To Convey In His New Year?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The president was expected to deal with three pressing national issues. The key issue is his mandate. The second issue is...

Almami Alleges, Halifa Responds: Second Chapter in Fiction Writing

Taal turns into believer in fairy tale Quoting Standard which has already displayed capacity to distort what I said by adding words to my speech...

Almami Alleges, Halifa Responds

Part one                                            Almami Taal UDP Spokesperson While reading the adjournment debate of the National Assembly from the standard newspaper of the 24th December, I was surprised...

Will January 2020 Be A Month Of Protests

QUESTION OF THE DAY The executive has been absent while movements of parties and civil groups prepare the ground for processions and demonstrations in January....

Brikama fish market in a sorry state

By Nelson Manneh The management of Brikama Fish Market has yesterday called on the government to provide them with a septic tank to facilitate the...

President Barrow puts aside Coalition Agreement

President Barrow has said he would rather give the Constitution precedence over the Coalition Agreement. “I swore twice by the Holy Qur’an, in Dakar and...

Is the Chief Justice monitoring the proceedings in the children’s courts?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Reports reaching the media regarding developments in the children’s courts are quite alarming. Unfortunately, the law does not permit the media...

Who Should Be Given Credit Regarding The Opening Of Gambian Society?

QUESTION OF THE DAY During the first republic there was no television station. No non state radio station had authority to broadcast divergent views and...

Should Gambians Be Exchanging Harsh Words During Debate On The Draft...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Culture teaches that a family that shares a dish should be bound by good manners. This is what should characterise a...

Fisheries Minister Debunks Claim Recent Fire Outbreak Was ‘Foul Play’

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Fisheries James F Gomez, has debunked in totality, claims that the recent fire outbreak at his Ministry was...

NA Rejects Baboucarr Suwareh’s Appointment as Ombudsman

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia National Assembly on Friday rejected the appointment of Mr. Baboucarr A. Suwareh as Ombudsman. The decision was made during the first...

Are members of ‘Three Years Jotna’ speaking the same language?

QUESTION OF THE DAY What Foroyaa has gathered from Abdou Njie is that ‘Three Years Jotna’ is neither in support nor under the control of...

A BIG Chunk of Gambia’s 2020 budget goes to debt repayment...

MUHAMMED S. BAH The 2020 budget estimates has been approved by the National Assembly on Wednesday 11th December 2019. The amount spent on servicing debts is...

Should Speech Be Criminalized?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The arrest of Lamin Manjang has again raised the question as to whether speech should be criminalized. Mr Manjang was arrested...