Monday, November 25, 2024

General News

Bakers union wants to standardise bread production

By Amadou Manjang  The National Bakers Union has set out to regularise and standardise bakeries to ensure clean and healthy bread production.  Bread is one of...

LAWYER CALLS ON COURT OF APPEAL TO REVERSE ITS OWN RULING...

By Yankuba Jallow & Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Foroyaa has been keenly monitoring the developments in the ongoing appeal filed before the Court of Appeal by...

Unresolved Land Dispute Restricts Farmers from Cultivating Farmlands in Nioro Jarrol

By Louise Jobe The rainy season has begun and farmers are expected to cultivate their crops. Farmers residing in Nioro Jarrol cannot farm this year...

Truckers Stuck at Farafenni Border

By Assan Bah  Foroyaa's inquiry has found out that over thirty (30) trucks loaded with cement are still stuck at the Farafenni border.  This came following...

UN Resident Coordinator says empowering Gambian communities will foster lasting peace

By Momodou Jarju The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for The Gambia, Mr. Karl Frédérick Paul, while deliberating on a UN joint project aimed at...

IHRC Report Details How Terrorism, Insecurity are Affecting West Africa

By Kebba AF Touray The report of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has indicated that West Africa is faced with challenges such as terrorism,...

BAC Revenue Collector Claims Giving Revenue She Collected to Finance Director...

By Makutu Manneh  Mama Kinteh, a revenue collector at Brikama Area Council (BAC), has informed members of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that she...

WFD trains NA staff on report writing, digital documentation

By Momodou Jarju The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) over the weekend provided training on report writing and digital documentation for secretaries, clerks and researchers...

Twelve in Custody for Alleged Possession, Trafficking of Prohibited Drugs

By Nelson Manneh  The Drug Law Enforcement Agency – The Gambia (DLEA-G) arrested twelve people for alleged possession and trafficking of prohibited drugs. OusmanSaidyba, the Public...

Police: Manhunt for Murder Suspect Abdou Khadir Barry Ongoing  

By Nelson Manneh The Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Police Force, Cadet Assistant Superintendent Modou Musa Sisawo said Sunday the police are making efforts...

PBF launches $3M project to tackle land-related conflicts in Gambia

By Momodou Jarju  The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) Thursday launched a project worth three million dollars (D203, 400, 000.00 according to the current exchange...

ECOWAS Provides over D12 Million to The Gambia to Enhance Online...

By: Kebba AF Touray The ECOWAS Commission has provided a total grant of US$179,849 to the Gambia and Sierra Leone, to enhance online public service. This...

Police Nab 26, Recover Alleged Stolen Properties

By Louise Jobe  Officers of the Anti-crime Unit of the Gambia Police Force from Banjulinding, Brufut and Kotu Stations have recently arrested 26 individuals in a...

Apprentice Still Missing After Cassamance Gunshot Incident

By Nelson Manneh Amadou Juma Camara, who survived a gunshot by the Senegalese military, said his apprentice Malick Faal, a witness to the incident, is...

Minister Bah Says Ministry Implementing Measures to Curb Unregulated Development in...

By: Kebba AF Touray explained that in 2010, the technical departments were instructed to initiate land banking within the state lands of the Western Region, now the...

Dock Labour Company gets Office Complex

By Amadou Manjang Dock Labour Company got a new official Complex in Banjul. It was inaugurated on Thursday by the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA).  The complex...

Committee Expresses Concern About Incarcerating Mentally Ill People at Mile 2...

A nascent body called the Judiciary Prisons Visiting Committee has on Friday expressed concerns about the decision of prison authorities to mix mentally ill people...

Minister Discloses Disbursement of over D66M from Women Enterprise Fund

By: Kebba AF Touray Minister for Gender, Fatou Kinteh, has informed Gambian lawmakers that over D66 million has already been disbursed to women groups across...

Minister Gomez Updates Lawmakers on Welfare of Students in Morocco 

By: Kebba AF Touray On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Gambia’s Higher Education Minister, Prof. Pierre Gomez, addressed Gambian lawmakers about the status of Gambian students...

BAC Revenue Collector Nyassi Continues to Account for Council Funds 

By Makutu Manneh & Aji Fatou Ceesay Momodou Lamin Nyassi, a License Revenue Collector, at Brikama Area Council (BAC), has on Wednesday, 17th July,2024 before...