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Residents, Vendors Complain Of Foul Odour At Bakoteh Market

By Awa Touray Residents of Bakoteh who live close to the market called ‘Bakoteh Housing Estate, on Tuesday January 22nd 2019, lamented the issue of...

Success Story For Tabanani Village In Kwinella Ward, Lower River Region

BY: Muhammed Barrow Background Information The community of TABANANI is predominantly a Fula speaking language grouping. As accustomed in rural Gambian villages, the people of TABANANI...

NEA Explains Their Failure To Attend Sanyang Meeting

By Madiba Singhateh Buba Sey the Programme Officer at the National Environmental Agency said their absence at a meeting slated to take place in Sanyang...

‘What Will Become Of Bakoteh Dumpsite In 2019?’ ...

By Madiba Singhateh Resident closed to and around the Bakoteh dumpsite, told this reporter that the smoldering and bellowing smoke that used to come from...

NEA Assures Public Of Safety Of Fishmeal Factories

By Madiba Singhateh Lamin BJ Samateh a programme officer at the environment legislative unit of National Environmental Agency has given assurance of the safety of...

Boro Kanda Kasse Diaspora Community Donate Ambulance To Boost Service Delivery

The community of of Boro Kanda Kasse has commended BKK Diaspora Community for their generosity in strengthening health service delivery in the area. The commendation...

Mother Desperately Seeks Cure For Son’s Epilepsy

By Ndey Sowe Njoneh Njie, a resident of Mandinary village, on Wednesday December 5th, walked into the Offices of Foroyaa, desperately seeking assistance to cure...

Second Beach Clean-Up Exercise For Plastic, Debris, Kicks-Off Saturday

By Madiba Singhateh The second beach clean-up exercise for plastic and other waste matter, will kick off Saturday, December 8th 2018, at the Lemon Creek....

When Actions Contradict Policy: Horrific Healthcare Services in Rural Gambia

‘Sometimes, postnatal mothers use the floor to rest immediately after delivery because beds in postnatal wards are in extreme shortage’ By Kebba Jeffang Shortage of beds...

TRRC Requests Urgent Medical Board For Victims

Acting in accordance with Section 15 (1a) and (4) of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission Act, 2017, the TRRC has delivered an urgent...

Cuban Mission Observes Fidel Castro’s Disappearance

By: Kebba AF Touray The Cuban Medical Team in The Gambia, yesterday observed the Second Anniversary of the Physical disappearance of their former President and...

‘Care 4 Gambia’ Continues Nationwide Donation

BY HATAB NYANG ‘Care 4 Gambia’ is a Holland based donor foundation that has been donating to needy Gambians since 2014. The foundation donated medical...

WHO Regional Director for Africa on World Diabetes Day 2018

Today, November 14, the World Health Organization joins the international community in observing World Diabetes Day 2018, which this year focuses on “The family...

Trust Bank Donates To ‘Tanka Tanka’ Psychiatric Hospital

By MUHAMMED S. BAH The Gambia Psychiatric Hospital called ‘Tanka Tanka’, has received items worth D200,000 from the Trust Bank of the Gambia. The items...

Outbreak Of ‘Dengue’ In Neighbouring Senegal ...

By Louse Jobe  Information coming from the sister Republic of Senegal, report an outbreak of ‘Dengue’, a viral disease spread by mosquitoes. The outbreak is...

WHO Regional Director for Africa on World Polio Day

On 24 October, the World Health Organization will join millions of people around the world to observe World Polio Day to galvanize support to...

German Philanthropist Donates To ...

By Louise Jobe Banjuluding Health Facility received a donation of medical items worth hundreds of thousands of dalasi, from a Gambian philanthropist based in Germany....

Sheikh Omar Jeng, Others Hospitalised

By Yankuba Jallow Sheikh Omar Jeng, the former director of operations of the former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Lamin Darboe, a former employee of...

Ward Councillor, Partners Offer Eye Care Services

By: Kebba AF Touray The PDOIS Councillor for the Banjul Newtown East Ward Modou Touray, during the weekend, teamed up with ‘OneSight’ and the National...

Health Stakeholders Appear Before NA Health Committee

By: Kebba AF Touray Key actors in the health sector of the country, have appeared before the National Assembly Select Committee on Health to abreast...