Tuesday, August 19, 2025

General News

Gambia-Spain Team Up to Mitigate Salinity

By: Kebba AF Touray Officials of the University of the Gambia and their Spanish counterparts have teamed up to fight and mitigate the menace and...

British National’s Lifeless Body Found in Well at Kunkujang Mariama

By Louise Jobe  The lifeless body of Shakina Imani Chinedu, who is said to be a British citizen, was found in a well at her home...

Businessman Threatens to Commit Suicide if ….

By Mustapha Jallow Sarjo K Fofana, proprietor of ‘Foday Madi’ Trading Enterprise, has threatened to take his life if the current government refuses to pay...

2 Suspects in Police Custody over Thursday Shooting

By Mustapha Jallow Police investigators have booked two suspected armed robbers over Thursday shooting in Fajara, according to law enforcement officials. In a short statement, the...

Gambians express tolerant attitudes towards ethnicities, others – Survey finds

A recent survey conducted by the Afrobarometer finds that an ‘overwhelming majority of Gambians express tolerant attitudes towards’ different ethnic, national, and religious background. Meanwhile,...

Sabally Apologizes & Abubakary Jawara Accepts

By Kemeseng Sanneh Momodou Sabally, a social and political commentator, who was sued by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GACH for alleged defamatory comments,...

Businessman Explains Borehole Drilling Contract with Janjanbureh Area Council

By Makutu Manneh Yusuf Bakhos, a Gambian-Lebanese businessman has explained to the Local Government Commission of Inquiry the details of his borehole drilling contract with Janjanbureh...

Senior Revenue Collector Accuses Finance Director of Impropriety

By Makutu Manneh Edrissa Manneh, a senior revenue collector responsible for supervising and monitoring junior revenue collectors at Janjanbureh Area Council (JAC), has told the Local Government Commission...

Minister Sillah Raises Concern over Frequent Accidents on Senegambia Bridge

By Nelson Manneh  Ebrima Sillah, the Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, said some of the frequent accidents happening on...

Magistrate Muhammed Krubally Re-elected as Chairperson of Federation for Disabled

By Madi S. Njie Magistrate Muhammed Krubally went unopposed during last weekend’s congress of The Gambia Federation for the Disabled (GFD) held in Jarra Soma,...

Allegedly stolen livestock, taxi in custody after driver flee from police  

By Mustapha Jallow  The Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Monday announced that it has intercepted a yellow taxi carrying five (5) suspected stolen sheep in Brufut during routine police inspections – which saw...

Survey: Gov’t Discriminates Against People Based on Ethnic, Economic Status

By Amadou Manjang Many Gambians said the government discriminates against people based on ethnicity and economic status, an Afrobarometer survey reveals. It adds that more than...

GPA Engages Stakeholders to Tackle Key Challenges

By Madiba Singhateh The Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority, Mr. Ousman Jobarteh, underscored the ongoing transformation efforts aimed at addressing major challenges impacting service...

Work Minister Unhappy with Progress of Bundung Highway Construction

By Nelson Manneh Ebrima Sillah, Gambia’s Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure said he is not happy with the progress of the ongoing construction...

Victim Testifies in Robbery & Stealing Case against 4

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Retired civil servant, Abdoulie A. Danso, testified in the robbery and stealing case involving four (4) Nigerian nationals. The four accused persons,...

Police Await Postmortem  Report on Mysterious Death of Bonto Man

By Mustapha Jallow  Investigators of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Sunday evening informed Foroyaa that they are waiting for a postmortem to be carried out on the...

President Barrow Launches $3.5 Billion Development Plan to Replace Outdated NDP 

By Makutu Manneh  President Adama Barrow has launched a development plan dubbed the Recovery Focused National Development Plan (RF-NDP) on 9 February 2024, as a replacement to the previous...

Bansang Hospital Spends over D174,000 Monthly on Medical Items 

By Kebba AF Touray Officials of the Bansang Hospital have informed the National Assembly about the daunting challenge of spending over One Hundred and Seventy-Four...

Barrow Launches Recovery Focused National Development Plan

By Makutu Manneh  A Recovery-Focused National Development Plan has been launched by President Adama Barrow on Friday, 10 February 2024, as a way of encouraging...

Government Awards Six Road Construction Contracts to Local Contractors

By Nelson Manneh The Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI), Ebrima Sillah, has said six out of nine ongoing road construction projects have been...