Brikama Bound Commuters Lament Serious Transport Difficulties
By Louise Jobe/Hatab Njang
The downsizing of passengers on all commercial passenger vehicles continues to cause challenges between commuters and drivers leading the two to...
GCCI CEO Calls on Gov’t to Exempt Businesses from Tax
By Ndey Sowe
The Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) said the government should exempt businesses from...
GTSC introduces town transport service amid coronavirus Pandemic
By Yankuba Jallow
Seedy Kanyi, the General Manager of GTSC said they have rolled out some buses to respond to the transportation challenges faced by...
Security Officers Order Shopkeepers at Gunjur Beach to Close By 2...
By Hatab Nyang / Louise Jobe
The Covid-19 Security Task Force has ordered shopkeepers at Gunjur beach to begin work at 6am in the morning...
Police Arrest Traders for Smuggling Essential Commodities Outside Gambia
By Mustapha Jallow
Gambian Police on Wednesday confirmed that several Gambians, Bissau Guineans and Senegalese nationals have been arrested by state security agents for smuggling...
Drivers want Government to reduce fuel price
By Nelson Manneh
Drivers on strike in Brikama have called on the Government of The Gambia to reduce the price of fuel or increase transportation...
Gambia National Trade Union Congress urges government to reduce Fuel price
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia National Trade Union Congress wants the Gambia government to reduce the price of fuel to avoid commotion between drivers and...
Drivers at the Brikama Car Park on Sit Down Strike
By Louise Jobe
Drivers at the Brikama car park on Monday 6th April 2020, embarked on a sit down strike to express their frustrations on...
On Impact Assessment of COVID-19 As Businesses Scale Down Due...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Businesses in the Kanifing Municipality are scaling down operations with the closure of non-essential food outlets or shops being ordered to...
Hunger and Hardship Creep in as Coronavirus Enters The Gambia
By Makutu Manneh
A textile seller at Serrekunda Market on Monday said they are beleaguered by hunger and hardship in the wake of the Coronavirus...
Over 200 Julbrew workers risk losing their Job
By Nelson Manneh
More than two hundred (200) workers of the Banjul Breweries Limited (Julbrew) are at risk of losing their jobs as the company’s...
Police Spokesperson Dismisses Claims Police Are Closing Businesses
By Isatou Kanyi
The Gambia Police Force has dismissed that their personnel were on patrol to enforce the ban on public gathering, but not closing...
Police Arrest Traders for Over pricing Commodities
By Mustapha Jallow
Gambian Police on Monday confirmed that several businessmen have been arrested by state security agents for violating measures introduced by the government...
Coronavirus Cripples Gambia’s Leisure Industry
By Yankuba Jallow
Gambian hoteliers and restaurateurs are lamenting the economic impact of the Coronavirus on their businesses after President Adama Barrow gave instructions for...
Passengers want Government to regulate number of passengers vehicles carry
By Nelson Manneh
Passengers are calling on the government to address the issue of overcrowding in vehicles.
The reporter visited some car parks and observed that...
SK Market Management, Vendors Committee Explain KMC’s Decision to Close Shops
By Yankuba Jallow & Isatou Kanyi
The Manager of the Serrekunda Market on Thursday told Foroyaa that the decision to close shops at 6 pm...
Serrekunda Market Vendors Lose Customers amidst the Coronavirus Scare
By Isatou Kanyi
Vendors at Serekunda market, the country’s busiest, have described how they continue to lose customers amidst fears of the deadly coronavirus that...
Police Close Shops At Serrekunda Market, Vendors Asked to Disperse
By Yankuba Jallow
Municipal police and some police officers from the Gambia Police Force on Wednesday instructed all shops in the Serrekunda Market to close.
The...
President Barrow freezes price of rice, other essential commodities
By Yankuba Jallow
President Adama Barrow has passed a law that freezes the prices of all essential commodities to the prices they were sold in...
Ministry of Trade Dismisses rumour of food shortage
By Nelson Manneh
The Ministry of Trade has on Thursday dismissed the speculation regarding low stock of essential food commodities and their prices in the...
