KMC’s Bakoteh Dumpsite Smoulders Again
Smoke Felt Kilometers Away
By Makutu Manneh
The Mayor of the Kanifing Municipality Talib Ahmed Bensouda, has informed the press that smoke from the recent Bakoteh...
What Are The Options In Effecting Constitutional Reform Within The Time-Frame...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
The options are three-fold. A motion could be initiated to rescind the decision made by the National Assembly and proceed with...
Wuli East Animal Protection Association Files Petition against the Police
By: Kebba AF Touray
Members of Wuli East Animal Protection Association (WEAPA) have filed a petition against three police stations for allegedly failing to take...
Two People Die of Covid-19
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia has over the weekend registered two new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths, since March 2020,...
Internet Disrupted in GBA after Personnel Working for NAWEC’s Indian Project...
...Causing Connection Hitches and Hitting Business Hard
Mustapha Jallow
The Public Relations Officer of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), Pierre Silva has confirmed to...
NSC Views Suspension of Inter-Schools’ Sports Unfair Treatment
By Kebba Secka
The Executive Director of National Sports Council (NYC), Marcel Mendy, said the suspension of inter-schools annual athletic competition by the government is...
Importers Link Essential Commodity Price Hike to Demurrage Charges
By: Kebba AF Touray
Importers of essential commodities in The Gambia have informed the National Assembly Select on Trade that the high charge on demurrage...
What Have The Pensioners Received That Is Troubling Many Of Them?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Foroyaa has been reliably informed by pensioners that they have received a form from the Treasury which they have to fill...
Should Civil Society Rely On The People Or The Courts To...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
The duty of a representative is to serve the people. When it comes to the National Assembly members, Section 112 of...
‘Fire Service Needs More Fighters, Mobility to Curb Bush Fires’
By Mustapha Jallow
The Gambia Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) on Wednesday told Foroyaa that they need more firefighters and mobility in order for them...
PURA Fails to Submit Reports to Assembly due to Printing Problems
By Kebba AF Touray
The Director General of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Authority (PURA), Momodou Jallow, Thursday informed the National Assembly Public Enterprise Committee...
Ministry Explains Reasons for Price Rise in Essential Food Commodities
…Covid-19 pandemic is an external factor
By Ndey Sowe
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) has issued a statement explaining the causes for...
When Will The Country Have A Director Of Public Prosecutions?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Section 84 of the Constitution states:
“(1) There shall be a Director of Public Prosecutions whose office shall be an office in the public...
Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases Currently at Large
By Nelson Manneh
It has come to the attention of the Senior Management of the Ministry of Health that there are confirmed positive COVID-19 cases...
NA Clerk’s Lawyer Urges Supreme Court to Dismiss D54 Million Loan...
By Yankuba Jallow
Lawyer Ida Drammeh for the Clerk of the National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the case involving her client...
Vendors Blame BAC for Failing to Address Sanitary Issues at Fish...
By Kebba Mamburay
Vendors, especially those selling commodities around the Ice-Plant at the Brikama Market, have blamed the Brikama Area Council (BAC) for its ineffectiveness...
What Is The Fate Of The Rejected Constitution?
The attempt to put the rejected constitution aside and negotiate doctored version is at a standstill. Those who participated in the process are tight...
Judge in NIA Trial Issues Warning to the Public as Sheikh...
By Mariama Marong & Yankuba Jallow
A judge of the Banjul High Court, who is presiding over the case of 7 former staff of the...
Living in Fear: Kiang Residents Seek Help as Annual Bush fires...
By Mustapha Jallow
Following the death of a 36-year-old man, who was killed by inferno in Kiang ‘Wurokang’, residents of the area are now pleading...
20 Gambians in Germany Await Deportation
By Yankuba Jallow
Gambia Refugee Association in Germany has informed Foroyaa that 20 Gambian migrants have been arrested and detained by the authorities in that...
