Saturday, October 25, 2025

Burning Issues

Why Is The Political Scene Changing By The Day?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Political parties are mushrooming while the political situation is being defined by a growing political rivalry between former political associates and...

GTU Urge Schools to Continue Lessons

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU) has urged Schools to continue with their lessons. The Union made this appeal in response to allegations...

58 ‘Backway’ migrants die at sea

By Ndey Sowe A shipwreck occurred off the coast of Mauritania on Wednesday claiming the lives of at least 58 ‘backway’ migrants close to a...

Two Soldiers In Detention for 2 years without trial

By Mustapha Jallow Two Gambian soldiers are still under detention for 2 years now without any court trial, as GAF await directives for action to...

Should Discretion Override Law?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Some people are claiming that people in possession of appropriate documents required by law to be issued with ID Cards are...

Did Foni Benefit More Under The Jammeh Administration?

QUESTION OF THE DAY It was the belief of many that Foni from where the former president hails was the main beneficiary of developments under...

Who Is The Leader Of Citizens Alliance?

QUESTION OF THE DAY When Dr Ismaila Ceesay delivered a keynote address at the launch of the Citizens Alliance many people assumed that he was...

Fire Incident Consumes Confidential Files at Ministry of Fisheries

By: Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Fire and Rescue Service have on Monday mounted investigation on the cause of a fire outbreak that burnt confidential files...

Has the CRC done sufficient sensitisation to request for opinions from...

QUESTION OF THE DAY The text of a constitution has never been officially translated into the national languages and the CRC would have made history...

Will The National Assembly Ever Shut Down The Operation Of Government?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Readers would recall the shutdown of government operation in the USA when a conservative Congress sought to prevent Obama from carrying...

When Will Barrow Serve For Three Years? Not December, Anyway

QUESTION OF THE DAY President Barrow assumed office on 19th January 2017. He will serve three years by the morning of 19th January 2020. It is...

Is The Budget Session The Best Time For The President To...

QUESTION OF THE DAY The answer is in the negative. The budget session is not the best time for the president or for any political...

How is the content of the constitution to be known by...

QUESTION OF THE DAY The draft Constitution is out. Newspapers are serialising it. Social media users are debating the content. Before a debate, there is...

Mandinary Villagers Raise Concerns Over Sunny Company’s Waste Emissions

By Louise Jobe A press briefing was organized by the Mandinary Village Development Committee (VDC) over waste emission concerns allegedly generated by the sludge recycling...

Gambia Government Promises to Compensate Assaulted Media Practitioners

Gambia Government Spokesperson on Monday said the Presidency will compensate three media practitioners who were assaulted by supporters of the President during the ‘Meet...

How will the CRC get views without the NCCE translating the...

QUESTION OF THE DAY In 1996 when the then CRC presented the draft Constitution there was no National Council for Civic Education to take the...

Presidential Press Director Apologizes For Assault on Journalists

By Makutu Manneh The Director of Press at the Office of the President Amie Bojang Sissoh, has apologized to what she referred to as the...

How will the draft constitution become the Supreme Law?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Foroyaa is opening up the debate on how the draft constitution is to become the supreme law of the land. A debate...

Bad Odour Chases Away Tourists From Paradise Beach

By Hatab Nyang Tourists residing or visiting Paradise Beach on Tuesday, the 19th of November 2019, complained to this reporter about the bad odour they...

Are Demonstrations Expected In December?

Question of the Day Foroyaa has been following the calls for National Dialogue to prevent what some people imagined to be a looming political time...