Global Forum Engages Communities Practising ‘Traditional Slavery’ in Gambia
By Nelson Manneh
Officials of the Global Forum who came to attend the 77th Non-Governmental Organization meeting in the Gambia visited some communities that still practise...
Police Command Meet Brikama Area Council Amid ‘Operation Clear the Roads’...
By Louise Jobe & Hatab Nyang
A police delegation headed by Commissioners Famara Jallow and Pateh Jallow met the leadership of the Brikama Area Council...
Buyers Decry High Cost of Livestock Despite Tax Waiver
By Amadou Manjang & Assan Bah
Many buyers who spoke to Foroyaa ahead of the 2024 Tobaski feast have said the cost of livestock is...
Government Revokes All Land Allocations in Kamalo Industrial Area
By Yankuba Jallow
The Minister of Lands, Hamat N.K. Bah, has disclosed that his Ministry has accepted 100% of all the recommendations of the task...
Unresolved Land Dispute Requires Immediate Intervention of Authorities
By Louise Jobe
An unresolved land dispute between villagers of Suluko and SareJama in the Jarra Central District of the Lower River Region (LRR) requires...
Aisha Fatty’s Criminal Trial in Senegal Adjourned Till Friday
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Criminal trial against Aisha Fatty at the high court in Senegal proceeded on Friday, 31st May and has been adjourned till...
Court Remands 72-Year-Old for Allegedly Raping 8-Year-Old Girl
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Bakary Saidyba, a 72-year-old man was on Tuesday arraigned before the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping an 8-year-old.
CIP Inne Jallow...
Cement Importers, Cement Manufacturers Contradict Each Other on Duty Increment
By Assan Bah and Amadou Manjang
The Cement Importers and Traders Association (CITA) on one side and Jah Oil, Salam and GACEM group on the...
Calls for rejection of pro-FGM bill intensify as more CSOs engage...
By Momodou Jarju
More civil society organisations (CSOs) have joined the call for the rejection of the proposed Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2023 which is aimed...
Swiss Court Sentences Former Gambian Interior Minister to 20 Years
By Mustapha Jallow/Amadou Manjang
Switzerland’s top Court on Wednesday, 15 May 2024, convicted OusmanSonko, a former interior minister of Gambia under the regime of former...
Dr Abubacarr Jah Says FGM Cannot be Medicalised
Gambian consultant urologist and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Abubacrr Jah Wednesday informed lawmakers that Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) cannot be medicalised because doctors are not...
GPU Welcomes Sentencing of Ousman Sonko Over Torture of Journalists
(Banjul, 15 May, 2024) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s verdict and sentencing of former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland to a 20-year prison...
Dr. Daffeh presents evidence to lawmakers showing FGM/C is harmful
By Momodou Jarju
Gambian gynecologist Dr. Babanding Daffeh last Wednesday presented evidence to lawmakers in Banjul showing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is harmful.
Dr. Daffeh who...
Four Die of Kush in three Months
By Nelson Manneh
The Regional Director of Health Services on Thursday, 9 May 2024 disclosed to the press that four people had died as a result...
Police Arrest 8 Paramilitary Personnel on Allegation of Impersonation
By Lamin Fatty
Eight (8) personnel working in the Police paramilitary unit renowned as the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) were arrested for their alleged involvement...
Police detain 23-year-old after newborn found dead in bag
By Mustapha Jallow
A team of detectives of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) are investigating the death of a newly born baby wrapped in a...
Security Officers among 14 Apprehended in Major Drug Bust
By Nelson Manneh
Over the weekend, Mr. OusmanSaidyba, the spokesperson for the Drug Law Enforcement Agency - The Gambia, revealed to this publication a significant...
OIC Road Projects still incomplete
By Makutu Manneh
Even though OIC road contractors have informed President Adama Barrow in early December, 2023 that all roads will be completed by end...
Police Investigating Officials of Gambia Ferry Service
By Mustapha Jallow
Officials of the Gambia Ferry Service were recently invited at the police headquarters in Banjul over the unending breakdown of the ferries...
FPAC Urges Judicial Secretary to Adhere to Standards of Scrutiny
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC), has tasked the Judicial Secretary of the Judicial arm of...
