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Gambia Updates Entry Requirements Meant to Curb COVID-19

By Nelson Manneh The Ministry of Health has over the weekend updated the Gambia’s entry requirements meant to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19...

GABECE Results 2021: Public Schools Register More Aggregate 6 Than Private...

By Ndey Sowe Results analysis from the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) have shown that public schools have registered more aggregate 6 than...

National Assembly Confirms Appointment of 2 into Judicial Service Commission

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly on Monday confirmed the appointment of Mrs. Mary Abdoulie Samba and Ms. Sulayman Samba as members of the...

IGP Receives Project Coordinator of German Police Support Team

By Nelson Manneh The Inspector General of Police, Abdoulie Sanyang, on Tuesday 27th September 2021, received the Project Coordinator of the German Police Support Team (GPST)...

Gambia Urged to Domesticate Protocol on Rights of Older Persons in...

By Nelson Manneh The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in a joint statement with Ageing with a Smile Initiative (ASI) has called for the ratification...

Five Star Security Ltd Trains 100 Gambian Youth

In partnership with the Youth Empowerment Project of The Gambia, Five Star Security (FSS) Ltd has successfully recruited and trained one hundred Gambian youth...

40 participants awarded with certificates after completing training on SME business...

By Mustapha Jallow GIZ, a German Corporation for International Cooperation, in partnering with ECOWAS Regional Stabilisation and Development Fund (ECOWAS–RSDF) on Friday awarded forty (40) participants...

Ministry on retreat to scrutinise evaluation report to replace fisheries, aquaculture...

The Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters (MoFWR-NAMs) on Tuesday, 28thSeptember 2021 commenced a five-day technical retreat on the Terminal Evaluation...

UTG approves D12.6 million to buy buses for its students

By Ndey Sowe The University of The Gambia (UTG) Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Pierre Gomez, has informed Foroyaa that they have tabled a position paper...

By Law, dictatorship still prevails in the Gambia!

Yesterday, September 23, Amnesty International released its seminal research report into the state of human rights in the Gambia in regard to the necessary...

Windstorm renders family of ten homeless

By: Aja Musu Bah Heavy windstorm on Thursday, 14th September, 2021 struck a house in Manjaikunda leaving a family of ten homeless. Isatou Corr, a 35 year...

Meng Nyanta Association embarks on tree planting exercise

By Junkung Bayo Meng Nyanta Association of Pancharr village in the Central River Region (CRR) South on Wednesday 22 September 2021 embarked on a tree...

Gambia Validates Maiden Defense Policy

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s defense ministry has on Wednesday 22nd September 2021, validated its maiden National Defense Policy. The Policy as alluded to by the...

IMF Completes Third Review of Gambia’s Extended Credit Facility

By Nelson Manneh Their findings indicated that the economy of the Gambia is showing some early signs of recovery, but the third wave of COVID-19...

Army chief aims to transform GAF

By: Kebba AF Touray The Chief of Defence Staff, Yakuba Drammeh, said his vision is to transform the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) to an apolitical...

ECOWAS Trains Journalists, CSOs on Promoting Participatory Democracy

By Nelson Manneh The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday, 18th September 2021, trained journalists and civil society organizations (CSOs) on promoting participatory...

Ageing in The Gambia: a celebration or a challenge?

By Sola Mahoney In about ten days’ time on Friday, 1st October the world will celebrate the International Day of Older Persons (IDOP). I emphasize the...

Actionaid Representative Calls on Gambian Youth to Reject Hate Speech

By: Kebba AF Touray Foday Kanyi, representative of Actionaid International the Gambia, has called on Gambian youth to reject hate speech in the country, especially...

NCCE calls on Gambians to hold political leaders accountable

By Mustapha Jallow The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on Gambians to hold political leaders accountable by scrutinizing their party manifestos. “When politicians...

Darboe promises to provide women with gainful employment opportunities

By Morro ML Minteh The secretary general and leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Ousainou ANM Darboe, has assured his party supporters that a...