Police Anti-Crime Unit Arrest 12 People at Tawto
By Nelson Manneh
The Police Anti-Crime Unit patrol team last night arrested twelve (12) people at Tawto in West Coast Region of The Gambia for...
Gambia Records 128 New COVID-19 Cases & 2 New...
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia has registered one hundred and...
Wife Testifies in Yanks Touray’s Murder Trial
By Yankuba Jallow
Mami Minteh, the wife to Yankuba Touray...
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Brikama Magistrate’s court has on Tuesday convicted and sentenced...
Feyifolu Boroffice, new World Bank Resident Representative for The...
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Minister of Health Moves into a Quarantine Facility
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Global COVID-19 STATS
All countries
18,873,596
Confirmed
Updated on August 5, 2020 8:57 pm
All countries
6,311,181
Active
Updated on August 5, 2020 8:57 pm
All countries
11,854,276
Recovered
Updated on August 5, 2020 8:57 pm
All countries
708,139
Deaths
Updated on August 5, 2020 8:57 pm
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Sports
Will Musa Barrow Stay at Bologna after Fantastic Loan Season?
By Sulayman Bah
If Bologna had known Musa Barrow will turn out this much of a success at the Renato Arena, they certainly would have sanctioned a permanent deal.
However, in the prevailing circumstances that were,...
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Minister of Health Moves into a Quarantine Facility
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Burning Issues
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By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia has registered ninety-five new cases...
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Legal Affairs
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By Nelson Manneh
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Wife Testifies in Yanks Touray’s Murder Trial
By Yankuba Jallow
Mami Minteh, the wife to Yankuba Touray has on Tuesday, 4th August begun giving testimony before the Banjul High Court.
Minteh said she...
Court Sentences Drivers for Carrying Passengers Without Facemasks
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Gov’t Institutions to Undergo Testing for COVID-19 As VP Touray Tests Positive
By Momodou Jarju
The Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure Ebrima Sillah, has opined that as a Government, they are going to increase testing within...
Minister of Health Moves into a Quarantine Facility
Ebrima G Sankareh The Gambia Government Spokesperson said Tuesday Minister of Health, Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh has moved into a quarantine facility.
Sankareh said this...
Police Anti-Crime Unit Arrest 12 People at Tawto
By Nelson Manneh
The Police Anti-Crime Unit patrol team last night arrested twelve (12) people at Tawto in West Coast Region of The Gambia for...
Arts & Culture
Hamat Bah Reveals Plans to Erect Fence at Fort Bullen
By Momodou Jarju
The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat Bah, has recently informed lawmakers in Banjul that his ministry has laid out plans to...
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Continuation….
Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Music, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the Gambia. In this...
Unearthing The Roots Of Gambian Mande Jalol
Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Music, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the Gambia. In this...
Kebba Taylor; The Musical Genius Who Never Went to Music School
Kebba Taylor is a musical genius, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, who learnt how to play musical instruments from his father and uncles.
He epitomizes his...
Writers Protest Against Plagiarism Creeping into Gambia’s Literary Spectrum
By Momodou Jarju
Omar N.K. Ceesay is the latest writer whose work has been plagiarized.
Mr. Ceesay, who bears the nom de plume (The Hero Poet),...
Women & Development
Parliamentarians Debate on Bill that Seeks to Protect Pregnant Women from Forced Labour
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The Legislative House on Tuesday debated on the Forced Labour (Amendment) Bill 2020. The move was aimed to enacting a bill...
Traditional Leaders Trained To Suport Women Empowerment
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The EU Funded project that is being implemented in Central River Region South by Action Aid International the Gambia, has trained 62...
Gambian Ministry Plans to Create Women Bank
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The ministry of women, children and social welfare has revealed its plan to create a Women Bank through a ‘Women Enterprise Fund’...
Advocates Call For Full Implementation of Ban on FGM To save the Future of the Girl Child
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a deeply rooted culture which many believe cannot be easily wipe out despite strict laws to...
Women continue to struggle to get fish
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Women engaged in small scale fishing are faced with several challenges including inadequate access to fund, competition with fish meal factories, and...
Health & Science
Gambia Records 128 New COVID-19 Cases & 2 New Deaths Bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 779
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia has registered one hundred and twenty-eight (128) new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed...
Minister of Health Moves into a Quarantine Facility
Ebrima G Sankareh The Gambia Government Spokesperson said Tuesday Minister of Health, Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh has moved into a quarantine facility.
Sankareh said this...
KMC Mayor Contracts COVID-19
Kanifing Municipal Council announced on Tuesday its Mayor Talib Ahmed Bemsouda tested positive for Covid19.
A statement issued by KMC reads: “ The General Public...
State House says Gambian President Barrow tested Negative for COVID -19
By Nelson Manneh
State House said in a statement the President of the Gambia has tested negative for the deathly COVID-19.
“The public is hereby informed...
GPU Issues Safety, Reporting Guidelines for Journalists
By Nelson Manneh
Since the outbreak of the global pandemic, Journalist from different media outlets have picked up the responsibility of updating their followers on...
Education
WAG Anticipates 500 Applicants for ‘UN75’ Online Spoken-word Competition
By Momodou Jarju
The Secretary General of the Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG) Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe, said they anticipate to receive five hundred...
UTG, MDI, GTTI & The Gambia College Closed till Further Notice
By Nelson Manneh
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology has yesterday ordered for the closure of the University of The Gambia (UTG),...
Region 1 Education Director Confirms Authorising Ndow’s Comprehensive to Start Exams
By Mustapha Jallow
The Regional Education Director for Region (1), Alhajie Ousman Bah has on Friday, 17th July confirmed to Foroyaa that his office gave...
The Impact of Covid-19 on Girls School Closure Can Also Be a Recipe for Child Marriage, FGM-says Government
By Ndey Sowe
Lala Jaiteh, the Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has disclosed that the closure of schools...
Ndow’s grade 6 Students to sit exam today Education Minister says she is not aware of it
By Mustapha Jallow
Grade six (6) students at Ndow’s Comprehensive primary school are set to sit exams on 16th July 2020 – but Education Minister...
