Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Burning Issues

Gina Bass May Not Star in Tokyo as Athletes Rally Urging...

By Sulayman Bah Gambia’s Gina Bass may after all not get to star in the 2020 Olympics amid calls for the events cancellation. Also Africa’s women...

Gambia and Senegal Agree to Close Borders

By: Mustapha Jallow Gambia State Television on Saturday announced that Banjul and Dakar have mutually agreed to close their borders in a bid to control...

Kerr Jarrga Councillor Resigns From His Position

By Mustapha Jallow Alpha M. Khan who was elected on a ticket of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has resigned as Councillor of Kerr Jarrga-Ward...

GAF Clarifies CDS Drammeh’s Decision to Self Isolate amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Gambia Armed Forces on Saturday said the decision by the Gambia Chief of Defence Staff, Yakubu Drammeh, to self-isolate was to show not only...

Wuli East Parliamentarian Says, “Our Survival is at Risk” ...

By: Kebba AF Touray Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East, has on Tuesday said the survival of the citizenry is at risk...

When Will Government Declare A State Of Emergency Due To Covid...

QUESTION OF THE DAY As reports are received of the leaving of passengers who were kept in a hotel for observation after they disembarked in...

Africa Registers Seventeen Deaths from Covid-19, As the continent’s registers 633...

By MUHAMMED S. BAH Information coming from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa indicates that the death toll for coronavirus victims on...

Passengers from UK quarantined, isolated at Golden Beach Hotel

By Yankuba Jallow Passengers on board the InterAir flight that landed on Wednesday, 18th March have been quarantined and kept at the Golden Beach Hotel...

Gambia Suspends Flights From Thirteen European Countries

Gambia has on Thursday placed entry restrictions on thirteen European countries amid the Coronavirus pandemic. A press release from State House reads: “Countries affected by...

What does the law say about the postponement of the date...

QUESTION OF THE DAY After the Niamina West seat became vacant due to the sudden demise of Demba Sowe, Foroyaa did quote section 84 which...

Sidia Jatta: Preventive and Curative Measures are requirements in Combating COVID-19

By: Kebba AF Touray Sidia Jatta, the National Assembly Member for Wuli West, has told his fellow lawmakers that preventive and curative measures are fundamental...

Former Workers at Basse-Wuli Bridge apply for permit to demonstrate against...

By Yankuba Jallow Workers at the Basse-Wuli Bridge who had in January applied for permit at the Police to demonstrate what they described as poor...

National Assembly Suspends Sessions Amid coronavirus outbreak

By: Kebba AF Touray The Speaker of the National Assembly Mariama Jack Denton has suspended the first session of the 2020 Legislative sessions of the...

TRRC public hearings suspended till June

By Yankuba Jallow The public hearings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) have been suspended till the first week of June 2020. The decision...

Have you given your final proposal to the CRC?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Gambians at home and the Diaspora should have by now been able to go through the draft proposal made by the...

Sports In The Gambia Risk Halting As Coronavirus Positive Case Emerges

By Sulayman Bah Sports in the country could be put on pause following news of Gambia experiencing a positive case of the covid-19. The news comes...

Government Suspends Public Gathering & School for 21 Days

By Nelson Manneh President Adama Barrow has yesterday issued a statement suspending all public gathering henceforth. He said: “All schools, including universities, madrassas and daras or...

Gambia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus

Gambian Minister of Health Amadou Samateh has on Tuesday evening confirmed that the Gambia has recorded its first case of coronavirus after a Gambian...

How are Gambians to greet each other in the face of...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Shaking hands and hugging each other are common ways of showing closeness or intimacy in The Gambia. We are now being...

Three Minors Allegedly Caused Fire Outbreak at Bakoteh Dumpsite

By Momodou Jarju & Nelson Manneh Officials of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) have told journalists that the Sunday fire incident at the Bakoteh dumpsite...