NA Select Committee on Monitoring of State Of Emergency Visits Coastal...
By Hatab Nyang
The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on the Monitoring and the implementation of the State of Emergency during the global Covid-19 pandemic visited Sanyang,...
Human Rights Commission On Fact-finding Mission At Gunjur/Sanyang
By Hatab Nyang
A delegation of Commissioners of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) led by Emanuel Joof as the Chairperson, on the 15th of...
Environment Ministry’s Adviser and Interim Project Manager of EBA Speaks on...
With Madiba Singhateh
Part One
Welcome to another Edition of the Environment Column. In this week’s Edition of the Column, the Columnist caught up with the...
KMC Awards Contract to Fence Bakoteh Dumpsite
By Nelson Manneh
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) on Wednesday March 18th 2020, awarded Bajam Enterprise Limited the contract to fence Bakoteh Dumpsite at a...
FAO Country representative speaks about sustainable fisheries/aquaculture practices In the Gambia
With Madiba Singhateh
Welcome to another Edition of the Environment Column. In this week’s Column, we will continue with the rest of the interview that...
FAO Country representative speaks about sustainable fisheries/aquaculture practices In the Gambia.
With Madiba Singhateh
Welcome to another edition of the Environment Column. In this week’s Column, we will bring you an interview that this Columnist had...
Forest Trade Fair Showcases Forest Products to mitigate against Environmental Degradation
With Madiba Singhateh
Welcome to this week’s Edition of the Environment Column and in this Edition, we will bring you the Forest Trade Fair which...
Sunny Oil Factory in Mandinari directed to comply
By Madiba Singhateh/Louise Jobe
Sunny Oil Factory in Mandinari has been directed to comply with conditions of production that will not harm the health of...
Dutch Tourist Couple on Beach Cleansing Exercise Urge Gambians To Reciprocate
By Madiba Singhateh
Dutch couple Bonne Bergsma and Wieker De Jong, said they are now engaged in cleaning Gambia’s beautiful beaches every year, when they...
‘State Will Transfer Forest Lands To Communities In Three Years’ Forest...
By Madiba Singhateh
The Marketing and Analysis Development (MA&D) Officer at the Department of Forestry has disclosed that in three years’ time, the state will...
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...
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...
Intercepted Juvenile Fish Rots, Buried At Gunjur Beach
By Hatab Nyang
This is a developing story on the one carried in yesterday’s publication of Foroyaa regarding the interception of a lorry with juvenile...
Garbage heap forces closure of old yundum schools
By Kebba Secka
Schools in Old Yundum have temporarily closed due to unbearable stench from garbage heap in the environment.
Speaking to this medium, the head...
The Environment An Important Sector On Which Livelihoods Depend On’...
By Ndey Sowe
The Minister of Environment Lamin Dibba, said people’s livelihoods depend on the environment which makes it such an important sector; that without...
Fish-meal Industry Demands Worries Artisanal Fisher-folk In Gambia, Sub-region
With Madiba Singhateh
Welcome to another Edition of the Environment and in today’s Column we will take a look into the issue of the high...
Alahin Bolong’ In Kartong Awash With Dead Fish
By Louise Jobe
Recent reports have it that the ‘Alahin Bolong’ at Kartong was awash with dead fish. Lamin Demba a resident of Sifoe village...
Tujereng Village launches Pilot Project on Waste Management
By Makutu Manneh
Tujereng Village on Saturday 5th October, 2019 launched a pilot project called "Tujereng Jambandoo" to convert organic waste to resources fertilizer.
‘Jambandoo' is a...
Redeployment Of Brikama Regional Forestry Officer Raises Eyebrows
By Madiba Singhateh
Information reaching Foroyaa indicate that the West Coast Regional Forestry Officer Ousainou Cham, has been redeployed to the North Bank Region.
The redeployment...
‘Forty Containers of Semi-Processed Timber Approved For Export’ Environment Minister clarifies
By Madiba Singhateh
The Ministry of the Environment is said to have approved the export of forty containers of semi-processed timber out of the country.
The...
