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GNPC Clerk Charged With Stealing More Than D1 Million Changes Plea...

By Mariama Marong Ousman Jammeh, a clerk at the Gambia National Petroleum Company Limited (GNPC), who was initially accused of stealing more than D1.1 million...

Former Soldier Remanded Over Burning of APRC Bureau

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Principal Magistrate Touray of the Kanifing Magistrate Court has remanded former soldier Abdoulie Sanyang in custody on an arson charge relating...

Polls Put Barrow Ahead in 2026 Race, But Undecided Voters Hold...

By Nelson Manneh As The Gambia moves closer to the December 2026 presidential elections, civil society organization Gambia Participates has released the results of a...

Defence Concludes Cross-Examination of Chief Witness in Homosexuality Case 

By Mariama Marong The defence in the ongoing homosexual case involving Muhammed Krubally and Muhammed Jawo concluded cross-examination of the prosecution’s chief witness, Momodou Sanyang,...

A Village Without Fences: How Gunjur Sambuya Farmers Grow Crops in...

By Hatab Nyang On a rainy August morning in Gunjur Sambuya, the green stretches freely. Maize stalks rise tall beside cassava plots, and vegetable beds...

Poll Highlights UDP Rift as Bensouda Outshines Darboe Ahead of 2026

By Nelson Manneh A nationwide opinion poll conducted by Gambia Participates shows that while President Adama Barrow currently leads nationally in public support, a growing...

Senegal condemns U.S. sanctions against ICC judges, prosecutors

By Biran Gaye The Senegalese government has expressed shock and dismay following the announcement of U.S. sanctions against four Magistrates of the International Criminal Court...

HOW ARE WE TO PREVENT CONFLICT ON LAND DISPUTES?

The Governor’s Office of the West Coast Region has convened a meeting on the Gunjur/Kartong land dispute. The authorities should address such land disputes,...

THE PRESIDENT IS INVITED TO VISIT THE SANDIKA AREA

Foroyaa invited the Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure to visit the Sandika area to see what is happening to the newly constructed roads...

Four Years After Disability Act, Gambians With Disabilities Still Face Old...

By Assan Bah Four years after The Gambia passed the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2021, designed to safeguard inclusion and human rights, many deaf and...

NRA Managing Director Speaks to Foroyaa on Cross-Cutting Issues

Clarifies Role of Councils in Road and Drainage Management By Nelson Manneh The Acting Managing Director of the National Roads Authority (NRA), Mr. Sulayman Sumareh Janneh,...

GCCPC Condemns PURA’s Price Regulation on Internet Data Services

The Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (GCCPC) has expressed strong opposition to the recent decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to...

Magistrate Jallow Sentences Five Young Drivers for Stunt Driving in Jabang

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) and Mariama Marong Five young men have been sentenced to fines and custodial terms by the Brusubi Magistrates’ Court after pleading...

Gambia Police Force Urged to Respect Constitutional 72-Hour Detention Limit

 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to strictly comply with the constitutional requirement that detainees be...

Financial Services Employee Granted Bail of D1.9 Million Property in Theft...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A former Credit Officer at Reliance Financial Services’ Brusubi Branch, Ousainou Faal, has been granted bail by the Bundung Magistrate Court...

GADHOH Celebrates Deaf Students’ Outstanding 2025 WASSCE Results

By Assan Bah The Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHOH) has commended the remarkable achievements of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in...

Gambia Surpasses Global Target on Exclusive Breastfeeding

But Urban Mothers Struggle By Ndey Sowe As the world marks World Breastfeeding Week, which in The Gambia is observed as World Breastfeeding Month, nutrition experts...

Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Act Could Hit Gambia’s Economy Where It Hurts...

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives U.S. law imposes new tax on diaspora money transfers Remittances vital to Gambia’s foreign currency reserves Families brace for financial shock...

IS CABINET PROTECTING GAMTEL AND  GAMCEL’S FUTURE?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah. He indicated that the government would continue to depend on contracting tax-based economy to over tax the citizenry...

FEMALE CIRCUMCISION ON THE SPOTLIGHT

The death of a one-month-old child after being circumcised has raised legal, social and moral questions that the country should face with maturity. The...