Thursday, September 19, 2024

General News

Lands Ministers Responds to Questions in Parliament 

By: Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Lands and Regional Government Sheriff Abba Sanyang, lamented that delay in conducting a study to zone Banjul was...

Devastating Fire Outbreak Destroys School, Claims One Life

By Assan Bah A devastating fire outbreak at ‘Iqra’ Boarding School in Kitty village in Kombo Central District of the West Coast Region, has destroyed...

Tourism Ministry Launch 68 million Dollar Project

By Makutu Manneh The Ministry of Tourism and Culture has launched a project of 68 million dollars for the diversification and resilience of the Gambia’s...

FAO Hands Over New Fish Smokehouses

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday 9th December 2022, handed over two new and environmentally friendly ‘FAO Thiaroye Technique (FTT)’ model fish...

FPAC Report Unveils Numerous Wastage of Public Resources

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly in deliberating on Phase One of their report on the...

 Demolition Victims Renew Compensation Demands From Gov’t

By Assan Bah Victims of the demolition exercise in Brufut in the West Coast Region, have on Tuesday 13th December 2022, renewed their demands for compensation...

Gambia Negotiating To Host OIC In 2023

By Makutu Manneh President Adama Barrow has disclosed that the Gambia is negotiating with the OIC secretariat and member countries to host the summit in...

ITC Awards Graduates With Toolkits to Boost Businesses

By Aja Musu Bah The International Trade Centre (ITC) in its contribution towards youth empowerment and development, on Tuesday 13 December 2022, awarded toolkits and...

The Difficult Lives Of Border Villagers In Foni

By Nelson Manneh As reiterated in earlier reports on this medium,  Gambian citizens residing near the border in Foni have lived in the shadow of...

Police Confiscate Suspected Cartons of Expired Milk Powder

By Nelson Manneh Police in Jarra Soma have confiscated cartons of suspected expired milk powder from a shop owner, on the 7th of December 2022. Cadet...

GAMWORKS Present Annual Reports, Financial Statements Before Board Members

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Agency for The Management of Public Works (GAMWORKS), has presented its annual report and financial statement for the period...

Case Between Rongo, Alkalo Of Banjulunding Proceeds

By Yankuba Jallow Justice Achibonga has granted Momodou Lamin Jarju alias Rongo another chance to file his amended statement of defence in the case between...

WoJAG Launches Brand, Adopts New Constitution

By Mariama MarongWomen Journalist Association of The Gambia ( WoJAG), on Tuesday 13th December, 2022, has rebranded and adopted a new Constitution for the...

Regional Stakeholder Sensitisation on Persons with Disabilities Act 2021 Ends

By Mustapha Jallow Senior Officers from the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) in collaboration with The Gambia Federation for the Disable (GFD), concluded a...

Statistics on Road Accidents Indicate More Deaths In 2021

By Assan Bah The Minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, has on Sunday November 20th 2022, disclosed that official statistics obtained from the...

Paradise Foundation Launches ‘SpeakOut’ Campaign Against SGBV

By Ndey Sowe Paradise Foundation Initiative (PFI), formerly Paradise Foundation, on Thursday 17th November 2022, launched the 'SpeakOut' campaign to encourage reporting and prevention of...

Lawmakers to Debate on the 2023 Estimates of Revenue, Expenditure on...

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Members cum Lawmakers of the Gambia, will on Wednesday 23rd November 2022 commence the debate on the Gambia’s...

ERERA Delegation Meets President Barrow

By: Kebba AF Touray The delegation of ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), on Friday 11th November 2022, visited State House for a courtesy call on...

Demolition without compensation in Kanifing East

By Nelson Manneh Fences belonging to families residing in the Kanifing East Layout were demolished yesterday by employees of the company engaged in the construction...

Widow Demands Answers to Husband’s Death in Police Custody

By Mustapha Jallow Mrs Yassin Badjie, a Widow, on Tuesday, 15 November 2022, told Foroyaa that authorities responsible for the death of her late husband,...