Sunday, July 6, 2025

Burning Issues

Health Ministry Says Results of 109 COVID 19 Tests Conducted In...

Information form Gambia's Health Ministry indicates a total of 109 tests from the mass screening test held in Bakau for COVID-19 cases, have all...

Is The Distribution Of Rice, Oil And Sugar The Key Strategy...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Gambians are receiving more publicity on the distribution of rice, oil and sugar as key commodities available to fight hunger in...

Gambia Local Businesses are collapsing due to COVID-19

By Makutu Manneh Local business owners in the Gambia are facing setbacks in their businesses since coronavirus entered the country. They complained that they were not...

GAF Confirms Arrest of Soldier Accused of Drug Trafficking

By Mustapha Jallow Military Police have on Monday arrested and detained a State Guard staff, who allegedly opened fire in the air after he was...

Gambian Hoteliers and Tour Operators say Hospitality Industry Risks Collapse, if…….

Gambian Tour Operators and Hoteliers said Sunday the hospitality industry risks crumbling if the Government and the development partners fail to intervene to save...

Beekeeper sustains serious bodily harm after scuffle with women gardeners

By Louise Jobe Kairaba Fatty, a beekeeper on Thursday, 30th April sustained serious bodily harm after engaging in a scuffle with women gardeners in Banjulinding. A...

Gambia Registers Five New Cases Of Coronavirus

By Nelson Manneh Gambian health authorities on Saturday, 2nd May 2020, confirmed that five people have contracted the Coronavirus. This is the highest number of cases...

Are the Councils and the Central Government working in harmony to...

QUESTION OF THE DAY According to the Republican Constitution, power to govern at the regional or central level must be derived from the people and...

Will the US Hold Presidential Election in 2020 and Gambia in...

QUESTION OF THE DAY US is scheduled to hold presidential elections on 3 November 2020. According to the current constitution, the Gambia should hold presidential...

Gambian Restaurateur’s Plea to Safe Tourism from Collapse

By: Momodou Jarju For two decades, Mehdi Bensouda has been a stakeholder in the tourism industry of The Gambia. The Gambian restaurateur is the owner of...

GAF Detains a Military Police after a 17 year old boy...

By Mustapha Jallow A military police and a civilian have been taken into custody after a 17-year-old boy was shot on his right arm last...

How will Government make good use of grant and ensure...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Income tracking and need mapping should be the way forward. Once each grant is tied to meeting a concrete need, achievements...

Have we forgotten the danger posed by COVID 19?

Question of the Day As of 24th April, the world has a record of 203,000 deaths from COVID 19.. The US has registered 55,000 Deaths;UK -20,732...

Gambia Armed Forces Is Concerned About Delay In Payment of Course...

Gambia Armed Forces Spokesperson said on Sunday that they are concerned about the delay in the payment of course allowances of their personnel in...

Kombo North District Tribunal – a place where it is forbidden...

Yankuba Jallow Chief Momodou L.K. Bojang has forbidden litigants from taking the oath before his District Tribunal for reasons best known to him. Whenever one is...

Police Detain Jimpex Imam His Wife Says She Spoke to...

By Mustapha Jallow Gambian Police on Friday arrested and detained the imam of Jimpex for attempting to lead congregational prayers at the aforesaid mosque. Imam Yankuba...

Should Councils Be Dormant In The Face Of Covid...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Councils are referred to as Local/Regional/ Government. Unlike the Central Government which is the executive, councils have both executive and legislative...

HOW MUCH WILL GOVERNMENT NEED TO PURCHASE 230,000 BAGS OF RICE...

QUESTION OF THE DAY If rice is purchased at 1,120 dalasi and sugar at 1,300 dalasi per bag, respectively and oil at 700 dalasi per...

Detainee dies in custody

By Mustapha Jallow The spokesperson of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency has on Wednesday told Foroyaa that a Bissau Guinean who was detained over drug...

Why Are Crocodiles Invading Banjul?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The Department of Parks and Wild life has demarcated 6,304 hectares of wet land , with 4, 800 hectares of mangroves,...