PRESS RELEASE ON THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION REQUIRES RETHINKING AND REFORMULATION
A government press release issued on 24th August, 2024 stated that the government, after reviewing “the Draft Constitution that was presented by the Constitutional...
AGREEMENT TO SETTLE THE TRANSPORT DISPUTE BETWEEN GAMBIA AND SENEGAL AND...
Foroyaa has been reliably informed that there are 353 transports from Senegal waiting to cross over The Gambia that were held up because of...
THE BORDER CHALLENGES AND THE SOLUTION
The Gambia is a transit zone for vehicles plying between Northern and Southern Senegal. Drivers of the two countries have been complaining of the...
THE DANGERS OF FRAGILE DEMOCRACIES
Fragile democracies like that of Ali Bongo of Gabon which are based on patronage and intimidation as well as coups d’état as we now...
OLD PROBLEMS BETWEEN SENEGAL AND GAMBIA EMERGES AGAIN
The special relation that exists between Senegal and The Gambia has not been reflected in the transport sector. Over the years,, Senegalese transport operators...
THE STATE POLICY ON FERTILISER SALE NEEDS FURTHER CLARIFICATION
The cooperative producer and marketing societies which had seccos all over the country were initially designed to provide production input at affordable prices to the farmers...
SOLUTIONS NEEDED: MANY YOUTHS ARE BACK FROM IRREGULAR MIGRATION: WHAT NEXT?
Minds are focused on the number of young people who are risking their lives in the search for greener pastures elsewhere. However, thousands of...
TERRORISM IS A SUICIDAL TENDENCY: KILLING THE HAMAS LEADER DOES NOT...
Assassinations and other terrorist activities are generally perpetrated by people who have suicidal tendencies. Such actions are signs of desperation not strength.
It is strange...
NIGERIA AT A CROSSROADS
Abuja is the seat of Ecowas. It houses most of its institutions. Ecowas can only be stable if Nigeria is stable. It goes without...
A WORLD IN DANGER
The media around the globe are focusisng on the assassination of the political leader of Hamas. The killing took place after the inauguration of...
THE PRESIDENT NEEDS ADVICE
A President is not an ordinary person. This is why he or she is maintained at state expense without paying any taxes. Neither a President...
FARMERS ARE NOT GAINING FROM THE SUBSIDY ON FERTILISER
Farmers were promised that fertiliser would be sold at 1100 Dalasis per bag. Now they are paying from 1150 to1200 Dalasis per bag. Government is saying...
CEMENT IMPORTERS, THE MINISTER AND THE LAW
Equality before the laws is an established principle. Discrimination under the law is defined under as follows:
“…. affording different treatment to different persons attributable...
SANITATION DISASTER AT THE HEART OF KM
No one should be surprised if serious diseases like cholera break out in the heart of the Kanifing Municipality during the rainy season. The...
HOW MANY MORE LIVES WILL BE LOST?
The terrible news that a boat carrying 180 passengers comprising Gambian and Senegalese identities left Berending in The Gambia only to become wrecked before...
THE DANGER OF SIGNING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITHOUT THOROUGH SCRUTINY
Sovereign national assets such as sea ports, airports and bridges must be protected from the types of investment that would undermine sovereign control of...
A STATE SHOULD BE A PROTECTOR OF ITS CITIZENS
In a state of law there should be equality before the law. This means that every life matters. Hence every dead body, no matter...
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT
The polemics between government and cement importers serves no purpose. Foroyaa has sent a reporter to Kerr Ayip to monitor the claim that trucks,...
THE DANGER OF CLOGGED DRAINS DURING THE RAINY SEASON
The NRA has to have inspectors who will go around during the rainy season to find out whether the drains that are to be...
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC AND THE PROMISES
The Gambians in particular and the international community at large are increasingly focusing on the promises made by the President to have a referendum...
