Sunday, December 22, 2024

General News

Gambia: The Long Road to Elimination of Tobacco Products

By Nelson Manneh Gambian business tycoons who import tobacco products argue that it is not in the interest of the Gambia Government to eliminate the...

President Barrow Presides Over Opening of 13th National Youth Conference, Festival

By Makutu Manneh President Adama Barrow has presided over the opening of the 13th National Youth Conference and Festival (NAYCONF) in Banjul on 15th December 2022, where...

Human Rights Committee Observes Long Detentions Without Trial

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Member for Wuli East Constituency Hon. Suwaibou Touray, disclosed to his colleague members that they have observed that...

Gambian Migrants Intercepted At Sea, Detained In Tripoli

By Nelson Manneh The Director of Migration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Musa Camara, said more than 100 Gambian migrants were intercepted at sea...

CRS Secures Funds From UsDA McGovern Dole Project On School Feeding

By Nelson Manneh The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) informs that it has secured a $28 million project from UsDA McGovern Dole on school feeding.  Jennifer Overton,...

Survey Shows High Prevalence of Child Marriage in The Gambia

By Kebba Secka Surveys conducted by Wassu Gambia Kafo (WGK) in 2021 and 2022, have disclosed a high prevalence rate of child marriage in the...

HOW WELL IS THE GROUNDNUT TRADE FARING?

When President Barrow announced the farm gate price of groundnut he felt he had made a good offer by increasing the price from D28,000...

THE TROUBLES OF SOME INDIGENES OF KERR MOT ALI CONTINUE UNABATED

Some indigenes of Kerr Mot Ali who belong to a sect called Ndigal have been going through trying times these years. They have been...

UTG’s Journalism Students Stage Protest To Demand Cashpower, Studio, Radio Station

By Amadou Manjang  Students of the School of Journalism and Digital Media at the University of the Gambia, on Thursday 15th December 2022, staged a protest...

Five People Detained For Alleged Involvement In Alcohol, Beverage Smuggling

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Revenue (GRA), on Thursday, 15th December,2021 announced that its officers arrested and detained five men for their alleged involvement in the...

Gambian Teacher Authors Poetry Book For Children

By Momodou Jarju A Gambian primary school teacher, Momodou S. Jallow, has authored a poetry book for children themed on many life issues that he...

TANGO Launches CSO Sustainable Development Index

By Makutu Manneh The Association of Non-Governmental Organization (TANGO) has launched a civil society organization sustainability development index that will look at the health and...

Fisheries Ministry Validates Annual Sector Performance Review For 2020/2021

By Assan Bah The Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters on Thursday, 15th December, 2022 organised a day-long validation workshop to review...

KMC Mayor Says President’s Attack is Unhealthy

By Makutu Manneh Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda has expressed dismay over President Adama Barrow’s promise to appoint administrators for the Kanifing Municipality and Banjul City...

Stakeholders Renew Calls For Promulgation Of 2020 NSC Bill

By Mustapha Jallow Gambians from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the media, University of The Gambia (UTG) and senior staff of the government, have renewed their...

Many Farmers Still Reluctant To Sell Their Groundnuts

By Nelson Manneh Adama Ceesay, a farmer from Jarumeh Koto in the Central River Region of the Gambia, informed Foroyaa that farmers are not happy...

National Advisory Council For Persons With Disabilities, Related Matters Inaugurated

By Ndey Sowe The National Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities and Related Matters, was on Wednesday 14th December 2022, inaugurated at the Ministry of Gender,...

WABSA, Others Embark on Cleansing Exercise at Niumi National Park

By Ndey Sowe The West Africa Birds Study Association (WABSA) and Nature Community Development (NCD), in collaboration with Medina Kanuma community, over the weekend embarked...

Report Discloses Fear of Detention, Deportation Among Migrants

By Ndey Sowe A new report, launched by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ahead of International Migrants’ Day, discloses that one in...

IMF Approves US$27 Million (D1675 Million) For The Gambia

By: Kebba AF Touray The International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Wednesday, 14th December 2022, announced the approval of US$27.41 million disbursement for the Gambia, by...