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General News

Chinese Embassy gives Crab Island TVET Learning Materials

By Assan Bah The Crab Island Technical Vocational Education Training Foundation (CTVETF) has received a significant consignment of equipment worth over two hundred thousand Dalasi...

GPU unveils the state of the media in Gambia to the African...

 Modou Joof, Secretary General of GPU In a presentation to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Gambia Press Union exposed the state...

GID Intercept over 70 People Bound for Irregular Migration

By Ndey Sowe Siman Lowe, the Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has said that immigration officers had intercepted suspected migrants who were bound...

Association of Members of Fifth Legislature donates to Mile II female...

By Mustapha Jallow  The Association of members of the Fifth Legislature of the Gambia on Tuesday donated sanitary products and fans to the inmates at...

WFD Engages Assembly’s Select Committee on Environment on Climate Change 

By Nelson Manneh The Westminster Foundation on Tuesday, 22 October 2024 engaged members of the National Assembly Select Committee on Environment and staff of the...

Access to Information Commission Celebrates International Access to Information Day

By Assan Bah  The Information Commission of The Gambia, in partnership with NATCOM, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 commemorated International Access to Information Day 2024. The...

KMC’s HR Manager Testifies on Improper Appointments

By Makutu Manneh & Aji Fatou Ceesay Dembo Jah, the Human Resource Manager of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has testified before the Local Government Commission...

THERE IS HONOUR AND DIGNITY IN WITHDRAWING THE FALSE PUBLICATION CASE

The law on false publication and broadcasting was enacted in 2004 under the Jammeh administration in a bid to suppress the media. The current...

 Gambia Participates Holds a Five-Day Constitution Review Exercise

By Assan Bah The Gambia Participates (GP), on Monday 21st October, 2024, commenced a week-long comparative review between the CRC 2020 Draft and the 2024...

Gambia Ratifies MOU on Circular Migration

By Assan Bah The National Assembly of the Gambia on Saturday, 19 October, 2024 ratified and adopted the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Circular...

Gambia Interested in Exploring New Opportunities in Ties with Cuba

The willingness of The Gambia and Cuba to explore new opportunities in their relationship is a clear demonstration that both countries are interested in...

Interior Minister Addresses 75th UNHCR Executive Committee Meeting in Geneva

By Bubacarr Gaye Gambia’s Interior Minister, Abdoulie Sanyang, has addressed the 75th meeting of the executive committee of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees...

‘Afrobarometer’ Survey Shows Declining Trust for Public Institutions 

By Nelson Manneh  ‘Afrobarometer’ is a pan-African, non-partisan survey research network that has been conducting surveys on democracy, governance, the economy, and society, since 1999.  On...

Former Acting CEO Suspects Forgery of His Signature on Voucher

By Makutu Manneh During his testimony before members of the Local Government Commission of Enquiry, Jaja Cham, a former acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

Residents of Njayen Sanjal Accuse Government of Imposing Alkalo on Them

By Louise Jobe  A delegation of elders residing in Njayen Sanjal has informed Foroyaa that the government has imposed an alkalo on them contrary to...

Justice Minister Says Political Persecution Contributes to Widespread Instability

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow has said that persecution on the grounds of political opinion contributes to widespread instability on...

FAO Commits to Translate ‘Right to Food’ into Reality 

By Kebba AF Touray QU Dongyu, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General has said their orgnaisation is committed to translating the ‘Right to...

Halifa Sallah: The world lacks leadership

PART FOUR OF HALIFA SALLAH’S STATEMENT AT THE PDOIS PRESS CONFERENCE OF 9TH OCTOBER The leadership of PDOIS held a press conference on the state of...

e-RIGHTS Project Partners Urge Stronger Protections at ACHPR in Banjul, As……

By Kebba AF Touray e-RIGHTS Project Partners have urged for stronger protections at the African Commission on Human and people’s Right (ACHPR), in Banjul, as...

Government Working towards Establishment of Anti-Corruption, Victims’ Commissions 

By Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, said the government is actively working to establish an Anti-Corruption Commission and a Victims’ Commission to...