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Faraba Banta Victim Narrates His Woes

By Nelson Manneh Mr. Darboe in an interview with this reporter at his home in Faraba Banta, on Tuesday the 11 September 2018 narrated...

Over A Hundred Thousand Gambians Suffer From...

By Amie Sanneh Dawda Samba of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Banjul Office, said over 118,000 Gambians are suffering from mental disorder. Samba said out...

Nurses Complain Of Unpaid ...

By Saikou Suwareh Jabai   Nurses at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, the Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Kanifing General Hospital and Sheikh Zayed...

ENVIRONMENT COLUMN: Minister Dibba Calls For Concerted Effort In Chemical Management

By: Sheikh Alkinky Sanyang The Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, has called on the people of the Gambia, to put up...

Hepatitis : A Cause For Concern For ...

Sarjo Camara-Singateh Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, due to a viral infection. It has five different types ranging from A-E. The Permanent Secretary,...

Plans Afoot to Ban Usage, Importation of Shisha Smoking

BY MOMODOU JARJU  Plans are ongoing to bring about the banning of using and importing water-pipe tobacco, popularly known as Shisha, in The Gambia. Omar...

Africa’s Youth Kick-Start A Million Conversations To End Fgm

By Sarjo Camara-Singateh African youth have started their rallying call to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in a generation by sparking one million conversations that...

Evacuated Faraba Victim Speaks

By Nelson Manneh Abubacarr Darboe, one of the Faraba Banta victims evacuated to Dakar, Senegal, for overseas treatment, yesterday July 25th 2018, spoke to this reporter...

NA Health Committee Engages Medical Officials

By: Kebba AF Touray In its quest to pursue affordable, effective and efficient medical care service delivery to the populace, the National Assembly Select Committee...

18 Year Old Girl Seeks Medical Assistance

By Kebba Secka Family members of 18 year old Hawa Bah are distraught after being informed that their daughter's Rheumatic heart disease needs urgent overseas...

Faraba Discharged Victim Speaks to Foroyaa

By Nelson Manneh       Pa Sulayman Jammeh one of the seven victims of the Faraba incident, yesterday the 18th of July 2018 spoke to Foroyaa...

Sanyang Community Applaud The Temporal ...

By Madiba Singhateh The community of Sanyang have applauded the temporal closure of Nissim Fishmeal factory, after the recent announcement of the action by Government,...

AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: More...

By Kebba Secka The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, on Thursday July 12th, received the activity and financial reports of institutions under its watchdog....

FSQA Disposes Off Rotten Eggs

By Ndey Sowe The Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) has announced that it has on Thursday, 5th July, 2018 successfully disposed off 640 boxes...

Gambia To Commence Post Graduate Programme For Doctors

By Kebba Secka Officials of Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital have disclosed that the institution has been accredited by the West African College of Surgeons...

Contaminated Of Eggs To Be Destroyed

By: Ndey Sowe Six hundred and forty cartons of contaminated eggs are to be destroyed, if we go by the information from the Managing Director...

Sanyang Youths Protest Peaceful ...

BY Hatab Nyang / Louise Jobe  Environmental activists and concerned Youth of Sanyang village in Kombo South, held a peaceful protest on Saturday June 30th,...

Cuban Medical Team Holds Sixteenth ...

By Kebba Mamburay The Cuban Medical Team, held their sixteenth Scientific Meeting in Banjul on 30th June 2018 at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital....

The condition of wounded Faraba Banta Youths

By Louise Jobe  The PRO of RVTH in Banjul Mr Modou Lamin Jammeh told Foroyaa yesterday said that they received a total number of eleven (11)...

NA Environment Select Committee: Tanji Fish Landing Site...

By Awa B. Bah The National Assembly (NA) Select Committee on the Environment, continued on their visit to mining sites and environmental hot spots. This...