Monday, December 30, 2024

General News

Mayor Bensouda Boasts of Fighting Corruption, Financial Leakages in Council

By Sariba Manneh Talib Ahmed Bensouda, incumbent Mayor of Kanifing Municipality, on Saturday said he was able to fight corruption and eliminate leakages during his...

Government’s ‘Wasteful’ Spending on Covid-19 Food Relief  

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Government’s food relief package meant to support households during the peak of Covid-19, resulted in damages of seven hundred...

Gambian Association in Turkey Speaks, Turkish Ambassador Explains

By: Kebba AF Touray Officials of the Gambian Association in Turkey dubbed ‘the Real Responders’ have stated that the situation of their countrymen in Turkey...

WCO Pledges to Support Customs in Tackling Illegal Trade

By Mustapha Jallow Dr Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), Friday said they will continue giving support to regional customs, especially...

President Barrow Inaugurates 30kV Power Line

President Adama Barrow, on Saturday, 6th May launched a 30KV power line covering LaminKoto to Diabugu-Batapa. Delivering a statement at the inaugural ceremony, Barrow recollected...

Rice Value Chain Transformation Project Hands Over Tablets To Department Of...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Rice Value Chain Transformation Project (RVCTP) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wednesday 29th March 2023, handed over 60 Tablets to...

Gambia needs advanced testing facilities to verify labeling on imported goods – FSQA 

By Mustapha Jallow Bai Dodou Jallow, the director of scientific affairs for Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) on Tuesday said the Gambia needs advanced...

Government Will ‘Resubmit’ Draft Constitution to the Assembly – Vice President

By: Kebba AF Touray The Vice President of the Gambia, Muhammad BS Jallow, has told the assembly that the government will resubmit the draft constitution...

Registrar of Companies Says Vista Bank is not Registered

By Yankuba Jallow & Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) Correspondences obtained by Foroyaa from the Registrar of Companies (ROC) at the Ministry of Justice have indicated that...

77.3% Gambian citizens think NHRC is trustworthy – says new study 

By Mustapha Jallow  A total of 77.3 percent of Gambian citizens thinks the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is trustworthy. When compared to those that...

Health Minister Informs Lawmakers of ‘Plans to Compensate AKI Victims’

By: Kebba AF Touray Gambia's Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, told Members of the National Assembly that plans are afoot to provide compensation to...

Enforcement of Tobacco Control Act 2016 In Progress

By Nelson Manneh A joint enforcement by some officers regarding the Tobacco Control Act in the Gambia is in high gear in the provinces as...

Lawmakers Pass Prohibition of Torture, Legal, Mutual Assistance Bills 2023

By: Kebba AF Touray Gambian Lawmakers have passed two bills entitled "Prevention and Prohibition of Torture Bill 2023 and "Legal Mutual Assistance Bill 2023", on...

Interior Minister Says Vista Bank Does Not Exist as a Legal...

By Kemeseng Sanneh & Yankuba Jallow Siyaka Sonko, the Minister of Interior in an exclusive interview with this paper recently, said Vista Bank does not...

Court Declares Voluntary Statements of Alleged Coupist Inadmissible

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) The Banjul High Court presided over by Justice Basiru V.P. Mahoney has declared that the voluntary and cautionary statements of Fabakary...

Nawec Briefs The Press On New Tariff

By Sariba Manneh Officials of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), yesterday Monday 27th March 2023, briefed members of the press on their new...

“367 Candidates Nominated for Council Elections Nationwide” 

By Nelson Manneh The Independent Electoral Commission has endorsed the nominations of three hundred and sixty-six candidates nationwide for the upcoming Councillorship elections scheduled in...

Survey Indicates Most Gambians Dissatisfied With Pace of Public Sector Reform

By Nelson Manneh The most recent Afrobarometer survey indicates that a majority of Gambians are dissatisfied with the pace of Public Sector Reforms (PSRs) initiated...

FIB-Vista Saga: Former Sheriff of High Court Clarifies

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) & Yankuba Jallow Justice Sheriff B. Tabally,the former Sheriff of the High Court and now a high court judge has provided...

State Charges 5 Employees of Social Security with Official Corruption, Corrupt...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) The Attorney General and Minister of Justice has pressed thirty-nine (39) criminal charges including official corruption and corrupt practices against five...