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“We want to win – we are here to stay longer”...

By Yankuba Jallow Tom Saintfiet, the head coach of The Gambia national team has told the press that his team is aspiring to stay longer in...

Growing Backlog of Cases Delay Justice for People

By Yankuba Jallow  As the Judiciary prepares to begin the legal year celebrations, Foroyaa will be publishing the problems the people face in trying to access...

102 Accidents Registered on ‘New’ Bertil Harding Highway

As Sections of the new road opens to traffic By Nelson Manneh The Commissioner for Mobile Traffic of the Gambia Police Force Lamin King Colley on Wednesday...

Ousman Sonko Denies Responsibility for Baba Jobe’s Murder

Source Trial International: Reported by Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko is charged with crimes against humanity relating to torture, kidnapping,...

BCC’s CEO & Finance Director Speak on Their Controversies

By Demba Bah Two top officials of the Banjul City Council - the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Finance Director – on Friday spoke...

Ousman Sonko Declines to testify about Almamo Manneh’s Murder

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)(As reported by‘Trial International) The trial of Gambia’s former Interior Minister under former President Yaya A.J.J Jammeh, continues to progress in the Swiss...

Man Accused of Mutilating Ivorian with Cutlass Appears at Brikama Magistrate Court

By Louise Jobe  A man accused of mutilating the hand of one Mr. Rowoang Nwachukwu, an Ivorian national with a cutlass has appeared before Magistrate Fatou Darboe...

Alkalo of Lamen and Others Fail to Appear in Rongo’s Civil...

By Nelson Manneh The seventeen defendants in Momodou Lamin Jarju Aka Rongo’s civil suit on Wednesday, 9 January 2024 failed to appear before the Banjul...

Police Intervene in BCC’s CEO, Finance Director Tussle

By Demba Bah Banjul City Council (BCC) has been engulfed in a new confrontation. This time around it involves the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and...

Afcon 2023: Gambia squad ‘could have died’ on aborted flight to...

The Gambia squad travelling to Ivory Coast for the forthcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations "could have died" during a flight that was aborted,...

Mattar M’Boge departs assistant coach role at Loudoun United FC

Former Gambia U-20 Head Coach Mattar M’Boge has left his role as Assistant Coach of Loudoun United FC—an American professional soccer team based in...

Barrow intervenes as Scorpions board bigger flight for Ivory Coast after...

By Momodou Jarju The Scorpions of The Gambia have finally left Banjul International Airport for Yamoussoukro in Ivory Coast on Thursday afternoon after the Chartered Flight...

Everything you need to know about TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations...

As the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023, approaches, the anticipation and excitement are reaching fever pitch.  With Cote d’Ivoire hosting the tournament...

OB sign Yaya Bojang permanently after initial loan

By Momodou Jarju Danish football club Odense Boldklub (OB) has signed The Gambia’s teenage defender Yaya Bojang permanently after triggering the buy option clause in...

Salt water intrusion wreaks havoc in Faraba- Sutu Rice Fields

By Nelson Manneh The women in Faraba-Sutu have recently abandoned their fertile wetlands due to intrusion of salt water into the swamplands (‘Faros’).Faraba-Sutu is located...

Buying Points Halt Groundnut Trade over Cash Shortage

By Biran Gaye With the groundnut trading season opened a month ago, the buying points (seccos) in Sabach Sanjal District have halted the groundnut trade...

GAMBIANS & ILLEGAL BETTING

By Yankuba Jallow Gambians are not allowed by law to do gambling at the Casinos. The Betting and Gaming Act makes it an offence for...

Trust Bank donates over D2M to support Scorpions’ Afcon participation

By Momodou Jarju Trust Bank Gambia last Friday donated two and a half million dalasis to the senior Scorpions through the National Coordinating Committee (NCC)...

Inside Gambia’s Immigration Racket

By Yankuba Jallow Foroyaa’s eight-month investigation has revealed that some personnel of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) have been unlawfully taking money from other West...

Gambia Lacks Laws Protecting Buyers from Real Estate Scammers

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia Government’s plan to regulate the real estate sector is not going as planned. Despite President Adama Barrow’s numerous promises, the...