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WHAT DID THE PRESIDENT SAY TO THE CHRISTIANS ON CHRISTMAS DAY?...

QUESTION OF THE DAY WHAT DID THE PRESIDENT SAY TO THE CHRISTIANS ON CHRISTMAS DAY? Does he need to make further clarification? The President said: "In his...

WHERE IS IMAM SHEIKH OMAR COLLEY?

By Mustapha Jallow Family members have told Foroyaa that they have been told by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) that their loved one, Sheikh Omar...

Bill increasing number of Constituencies passed

By Kebba Jeffang The National Assembly members on Tuesday, 29th December, 2015 passed bill that seeks to increase the number of National Assembly members from 48...

House passes two Bills on the Legal Profession

MUHAMMED Sailu BAH The National Assembly yesterday, Tuesday enacted the Legal Practitioners Bill 2015 and The Gambia Law School Bill 2015. These bills were introduced...

HOUSE PASSES BILL TO CRIMINALIZE BABY ABANDONMENT Penalty 10 yrs Jail...

By Kebba Jeffang The National Assembly on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 passed a Bill to amend the Criminal Code and create the offence of ‘baby...

Cigarettes Kills Nearly Six Million Yearly As RAID Launches Project to...

By Amie Sanneh Globally, tobacco epidemic kills nearly six million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke,...

DO THE AGENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE HAVE ANY LAWFUL AUTHORITY TO...

QUESTION OF THE DAY DO THE AGENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE HAVE ANY LAWFUL AUTHORITY TO DEFY A COURT ORDER, such as an order to produce a...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT BECOMES VACANT?

Under the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, the office of President could become vacant if a motion for a vote of no...

NA inserts almost D5 billion debt service into Bill

By Sarjo Camara-Singateh The minister for finance and economic affairs, Hon. Abdou Kolley tabled a motion before deputies on the 28 December, 2015 at the National...

Businessman still held contrary to Court order

By Kebba Jeffang Yusupha Saidyleigh, a businessman, is still held in the custody of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) even though he was granted bail...

Detained Principal transferred to Janjangbureh Prison

By Mustapha Jallow Madam Jainaba Drammeh, wife of the unlawfully detained Lamin Camara, a Principal of Denfaye School, said her husband was transferred from Bansang...

Bill banning FGM/C in the Gambia passed

By Sarjo Camara-Singateh The National Assembly yesterday passed a Bill banning the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting. The Vice President, Madam Isatou Njie-Saidy, who doubles...

GROUNDNUT MARKETING SEASON STARTS TODAY

The National Food Security Processing & Marketing Corporation (NFSC) has announced in a press release that the groundnut marketing season commences today, Monday 28...

A mini cabinet reshuffle

President Jammeh has made a mini cabinet reshuffle, the state owned Gambia Radio and Television Services announced last night during news time. According to...

UTG Law Students urge NAMs Not to pass Legal Practitioners’ Bill

By Kebba Jeffang Students of the University of The Gambia faculty of Law have strongly urged the members of the National Assembly to disregard the...

WHAT WILL PRESIDENT JAMMEH SAY TO THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ON CHRISTMAS...

QUESTION OF THE DAY WHAT WILL PRESIDENT JAMMEH SAY TO THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ON CHRISTMAS DAY?  The feedback we have from the Christian community is that...

PRINCIPAL CAMARA OF DAMFAYE SCHOOL ARRESTED

Abdoulie G. Dibba and Mustapha Jallow  Information reaching this medium has it that Lamin Camara, the Principal of Damfaye School in the Sami District Central...

MARKETING OF GROUNDNUT YET TO COMMENCE

Abdoulie G.Dibba Farmers in the Gambia have informed this reporter that they are at the mercy of middlepersons who purchase their groundnuts at a cut...

Teachers, vendors renew call for Wellingara Market garbage removal

 By Fatoumatta K. Jallow Teachers, vendors and residents near the Wellingara Market are renewing their incessant calls for the Brikama Area Council (BAC) to finally...

FAO, GOVERNMENT SIGN D16M FISHERIES PROJECT

By SaikouSuwarehJabai The Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, on Monday, 21st...