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Gambia to Deploy Over 4000 Security Personnel for OIC Summit

By Makutu Manneh  President Adama Barrow has on Monday informed the media that the Gambia will deploy over four thousand (4000) security personnel for the...

President Barrow Outlines

Reasons for Not Constructing 5-Star Hotel for OIC Summit  By Makutu Manneh  President Adama Barrow has on Monday told the media why his Government could not...

Justice Minister Tables Bill that Seeks to Prosecute Gross Human Rights...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Minister for Justice, Dawda A Jallow, on Monday, 21st April 2024, tabled a bill entitled Special Prosecutor’s Office Bill 2024. The...

Diomaye and Barrow call for strengthening bilateral relation

By Makutu Manneh During his day-long visit to The Gambia, both President Barrow and President Diomaye Faye called for the strengthening of bilateral relation between...

Gambia Christian Council Outlines Challenges to Parliamentary Committee

By: Kebba AF Touray Members of the Gambia Christian Council (GCC), on Thursday 18th April 2024, appeared before the members of the select committee on Regional...

Two Media Houses Clarify their position on Gov’t D40M Popularisation Contract

By Nelson Manneh Two media houses that benefited from the government’s D40M popularisation contract to five media houses and two content creators have given reasons...

GPA Signs Contract for Two New Ferries

By Sariba Manneh The Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) has disclosed that two new ferries are anticipated to be delivered within sixteen...

Finance Manager Lamin Suso is yet to Account for  D23 Million he...

By Makutu Manneh Lamin Suso, a former Finance Manager of Brikama Area Council (BAC), has still not provided a single piece of evidence on the...

President Barrow Working to Maintain Ban On FGM

By Makutu Manneh  After his meeting with President Adama Barrow at Statehouse recently, Rashad Hussain, US Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom revealed the President said he is working with members of the National Assembly to...

Police Cum Lawyers Express Discontent over Lack of Allowance

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A senior police officer has informed Foroyaa that they are not benefiting from the allowances allocated to government lawyers. The officer said...

Banjul-Barra Commuters Say Crossing Has Become a Nightmare

By Sarib Manneh Commuters plying the Banjul and Barracrossing point said crossing by canoe has become their worst nightmare with the breakdown of both ferries. With...

PURA Commences Validation of Gambia Electricity Grid Code

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), in collaboration with its partner, has commenced the validationfor the launch of the Gambia...

300 Million Africans to Get Access to Electricity by 2030

By Assan Bah According to a news release from the World Bank Washington Office dated April 17th2024, the World Bank Group and Africa Development Bank...

Government Plans to Bridge Banjul/Barra Crossing Point

By Sariba Manneh Transport, Works and Infrastructure Minister, Ebrima Sillah, has announced that the Government is devising plans to bridge the Banjul Barra ferry crossing...

President Barrow Visits Banjul Ferry, Canoe Terminals

Amid Public Concerns Information received from State House in Banjul on 16th of April 2024, indicate that President Adama Barrow made an unannounced visit to...

Police Charge 21 for Online, Phone Scamming

By Mustapha Jallow Twenty-one (21) Nigerian nationals have been arrested and charged by the Gambia Police Force (GPF) on allegations of online and phone scamming,...

Brikama Area Council Principal Cashier Says They Were Using Unofficial Receipts

By Makutu Manneh Lamin K. Kanteh, the Principal Cashier of Brikama Area Council on Tuesday told the Local Government Commission that the receipts contained in...

Women’s Second Division Title Race Explained

By Yankuba Jallow Yakarr FC on Sunday won Raptim 2-1 to close the gap with Jeshwang United to one (1) point as the title race...

Vice President Leads Inspection Tour Of Facilities

Ahead of OIC Summit By Mahzouba Maya Faal On Saturday, 13April 2024, Mr. Mohammed B.S. Jallow, the Vice President of The Gambia, led an inspection tour of Banjul International Airport...

BAC’s Principal Cashier Could not Account for More Than 60 Million...

By Makutu Manneh  Lamin K. Kanteh, the Principal Cashier of Brikama Area Council was unable to account for over Sixty Million Dalasi (D60,000,000) receipts he...