Navy ill equipped to maintain routine patrol
by: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly Select Committee on Environment has reported that the inadequate status of the Navy in maintaining proper routine patrol...
Abba Sanyang Resign while Permanent Secretaries Redeployed
A press release from State House in Banjul on Wednesday 26th June 2023, disclosed that President Adama Barrow has accepted the resignation of Mr....
COURT ACQUITS PURPORTED SERIAL RAPIST ON 20 CRIMINAL CHARGES
By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX)
Justice F. Achibonga of the Banjul High Court has acquitted and discharged Ismaila Ndong, who was standing trial on twenty (20)...
DLEAG DG says 632 Drug Related Cases Registered in 2022
By Nelson Manneh
The Director General of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia, Bakary Gassama, reported that the Anti-Narcotic Agency in 2022 registered a...
Prisons should not be envisaged as Punishment Centres – Says HR...
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly Select Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters said prisons should not be envisaged as punishment centres, but...
PEC Tasks SSHFC to Initiate Normal Retirement Benefits Processing Scheme
By Sariba Manneh
The Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) has tasked Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) to initiate a normal retirement benefits processing scheme.
PEC...
Gov’t to Capacitate, Equip DLEAG in Fight against Drugs
By Ndey Sowe
The Minister of Interior, Seyaka Sonko, in observance of World Drug Day, said the Gambia Government will ensure that the Anti-Narcotic Agency...
December 2022 Coup Trial Nears Judgment
By Kemeseng Sanneh
The December 2022 alleged coup trial is almost coming to an end as the case has reached its final stage before judgement....
MOJ Wants Khadija Kebbeh’s Bail Bond to be Forfeited to the...
By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX)
The State filed a motion seeking a court order for the sureties of Kaddija Kebbeh to show cause why their bail...
Man Recounts Detention in Senegalese Military Camp
By Mustapha Jallow Alpha Barry, a native of Kafuta Tumbung said he was detained for seventeen (17) days inSenegal.Barry said he was kept in incommunicado by the Senegalese forces.He was however...
Non- Passing of IEC Bill Challenges Commission- Says Local Govt Committee
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Chairperson of the Local Government Committee of the National Assembly, Hon. Sulayman Jammeh, disclosed that the failure to pass the...
Presidential Economic Council Says Gambian Dalasi Is Stable
A statement from the State House on the Presidential Economic Council Meeting reported that the Gambian Dalasi remains stable.
The Monthly Presidential Meeting was chaired...
Immigration Officers Warned to Desist From Receiving ‘Lesser-Passer’ Levies
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia’s Interior Minister, Siaka Sonko, has warned Immigration Officers to desist from receiving monies on 'Laisser-Passer', a movement permit issued...
National Assembly Adopts Motion for Creation of New Districts
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia National Assembly, on Tuesday, June 20th adopted a motion that seeks the creation of two new Districts in the...
GMA Support Gambia Navy with Patrol Boats
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Maritime Administration (GMA) has presented two patrol boats to The Gambia Navy to enhance the security and safety of Gambian...
“Access to Justice is a Fundamental Human Right”
By Nelson Manneh
Commissioner Emmanuel Daniel Joof, the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), said access to justice is a fundamental human right.
The...
GPU Secures $154, 000 UNDEF Grant
The Gambia Press Union (GPU), the umbrella body for journalists and media workers in the Gambia, has secured a project grant from the United...
What Macky Sall said in 2012
In 2012, on election eve, Hon. Ousman Sillah, who was then news editor at Foroyaa, had an exclusive interview with Presidential candidate Macky Sall...
Human Rights Committee Demands Review of Detained Prisoners’ Cases
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters has demanded the review of cases involving detained prisoners and those...
NPP Spokesperson Says Declaration of President’s Candidature for 2026 is Premature
By Nelson Manneh
Mr. Lamin Queen Jammeh, the Spokesperson of the Nation People’s Party (NPP) and current Minister of Information, said the declaration of President...
