Thursday, February 6, 2025

General News

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...

Human Rights Committee Call on Police not to Inflict Inhumane Treatment...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly has recommended for the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to desist from inflicting any...

Gambia to Get Additional US$20 Million World Bank Budget Support

Banjul, The Gambia — The Gambia Government is pleased to announce the approval of an emergency World Bank budget support of US$20 million for...

Works Minister Says Denton Bridge Will Serve Lifespan of 50 years

By: Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Works Minister Ebrima Sillah, told members of the National Assembly that findings made by engineers indicate Denton Bridge is still...

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...