Two Drug Suspects Jailed
By Mamadou Dem
Magistrate Abdoulie Fatty of the lower court in Banjul on Monday, 4 January, 2016 imposed a mandatory jail term and a fine of...
Kiang Karantaba Hold 1st Annual General Meeting
By KebbaJeffang
The natives and members of Kiang Karantaba Development Association (KKDA) have recently staged their first annual general meeting in Kiang West District, Lower...
2015 IN BRIEF ...
ARRESTS AND DETENTIONS IN 2015
The position of the Constitution on arrest and detention is quite clear. In the first place there must be reasonable...
PAPA GASSAMA IS AFRICA’S BEST REF
Gambia’s referee, Papa Gassama, was yesterday evening voted as Africa’s Best Referee of the Year in Abuja, Nigeria.
The record-making Bakary Papa Gassama, who won...
Gamtel bemoan sub-standard pitches ahead of CAF game
By Sulayman Bah
Gaffer Tapha Manneh has said his Gamtel side faces not much major challenges ahead of their maiden appearance in the CAF competition...
GFF leagues resume, pulsating ties in weekend
By Sulayman Bah
The sabbatical as a result of the festive period is over with an array of league fixtures to grace in the weekend.
How...
Volleyball Federation urged standard calendar
By Sulayman Bah
Gambia international Abbie KS Barrow has suggested for the country’s volleyball federation to consider going standard with their sports calendar to ease...
DID FOROYAA REPORT ANY CASE OF DISAPPEARANCES LAST YEAR WHICH LATER...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
The answer is in the positive. There was the case of Minah Manneh who was later found to be in the United...
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT BILL TO INCREASE THE...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT BILL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CONSTITUENCIES TO 53?
First and foremost, the bill must...
PDOIS’ POSITION ON HEAD TIES FOR WOMEN AND WITCH HUNTING ...
Issued By Halifa Sallah 6th January 2016
For the Central Committee
On 4th January 2016, a memorandum is reported to have been issued by the Personnel Management...
Women Civil Servants Start Putting On Head Ties
By MUHAMMED Sailu BAH
Foroyaa received information that a circular has been sent to all government departments, institutions and agencies requiring all women staff to...
LAMIN NJIE QUITS AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE STANDARD
Lamin Njie, editor-in-chief of The Standard has resigned as editor of the paper.
The young editor handed in his resignation to his employers on Wednesday,...
Young people lament their difficulties in the TDA
By Mamour M Mbenga
Some unemployed young people, often called ‘Bumpsters’, who hang around the tourism development area (TDA) to look for tourist friends are...
Traders at GCCI Trade Fair decry low turn out
By MUHAMMED SAILU BAH
Traders showcasing their latest products and services at the ongoing trade fair at the Independence Stadium in Bakau under the aegis...
Deputies ratify Additional 10 Million SDR (D550 million) IFAD agreement
Sarjo Camara-Singateh
Deputies at the National Assembly on 28 December, 2015, ratified a financing agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for an...
Referee Bakary Papa Gassama Named “Person Of The Year 2015”
The Gambian international football referee, Mr. Bakary Papa Gassama, has been designated “Person Of The Year 2015” by the Gambia News & Report weekly...
OVERSEAS CLUBS TRACKING GAMBIA HANDBALL STARS
By Sulayman Bah
A surfeit of clubs in overseas are keeping tabs on Gambia handball players with a view to signing them, Foroyaa Sport can...
WORK PERMIT ISSUES DELAY GAMBIA DUO’S SENEGAL DEAL
By Sulayman Bah
Prospects for Bun Sanneh and AbdoulieJallow, a Gambian duo, formally joining the Senegalese club Generation Foot is being delayed by the issue...
Sosseh scores in first two games for new club
By Sulayman Bah
Gambian striker AlagieSosseh put his awful debut for new club SiahJamegan behind him to score his first goal for the Iranian Premier...
Clubs scare by Sanneh’s price tag
By Sulayman Bah
Top clubs continue to enquire about possibilities of signing Bubacarr Sanneh but are being warded off by the price tag levelled on...
