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Bread Rise Deepens Gambia’s Cost of Living Crisis
By Nelson Manneh
As of July 1st, 2025, the cost of a loaf of bread in The Gambia officially rose from D10 to D12. The...
Court Hears Security Adviser Call Alleged Police Killer a Rebel
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
In the ongoing murder and terrorism trial of Ousainou and Amie Bojang, the court was presented with video footage revealing a...
Second Batch of Gambian Migrant Workers to Spain Set for Interviews...
By Assan Bah
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment announced on Wednesday that interviews and selection for the second batch of 50...
Witness Denies Receiving D100,000 in BCC’s Aloe Vera Project, Claims Forged...
Phabian Ina Grante Sanyang appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on June 2. The Commission was established to conduct a full and...
Rural Gambians Defy Ban, Burn Charcoal for Survival
By Nelson Manneh
Despite a longstanding government ban on charcoal production, many rural communities in The Gambia, especially in the Central River Region (CRR), continue...
WHAT SHOULD BE THE AFTERMATH OF BORA COLLEY’S DEATH THR0UGH LAPSES?
Foroyaa strongly recommends, the ministry of the interior and the prison department to invite the Gambia Redcross Society, along with the prison visiting committees...
BREAD AND BREAKFAST
In the past, a poor person’s breakfast used to be rice pudding with milk. Today that is no longer the case. A small tin...
Court Adjourns Former Magistrate’s Drug and Corruption Case to October
By Mariama Marong
The trial of former principal magistrate Pa Modou Njie on charges of dealing in prohibited drugs and official corruption has been adjourned...
State Lawyer Seeks Court Order to Compel Industrial Tribunal to Produce...
By Mariama Marong
State Counsel A.A. Wakawa has applied to the Kanifing High Court, seeking an order of mandamus to compel the Registrar of the...
Three Media Houses Present Videos in Police Shooting Trial
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Three media houses—QTV Gambia, Kerr Fatou, and The Fatu Network—have presented video footage before the High Court in the ongoing trial...
Mayor Lowe Gets D60,000 Monthly Fuel Allocation, Former Banjul CEO Testifies
Mustapha Batchilly, former Chief Executive Officer of Banjul City Council (BCC), told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on July 1, 2025, that Mayor...
Former Banjul CEO Admits Making Unauthorised Payments to Ex-Banjul Deputy Mayor
Mustapha Batchilly, former Chief Executive Officer of Banjul City Council (BCC), appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on July 1, 2025, and...
Abandoned Compounds in Ebo-Town, Tallinding Farokono Become Dumpsites
By Nelson Manneh
Several abandoned compounds in Ebo-Town and Tallinding Farokono have turned into makeshift dumpsites, raising health and environmental concerns among residents as the...
High Court Halts Proceedings in URR Football Dispute, Orders Internal Remedies...
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The High Court in Banjul has ordered a stay of proceedings in a legal dispute between Kuteh Jonbul Football Club and...
Justice Ministry Workers Accused of Stealing Millions
By Mariama Marong and Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Seedy Jammeh, Yusupha M. Cham, and Matarr Sylva, all officials at the Intellectual Property Registry Office under the...
Farmers Union Welcomes Reduced Fertilizer Price
By Lamin Fatty
The Gambia Farmers Union has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new fertilizer price for the 2025 farming season, describing it as...
WHAT IS THE END OBJECTIVE OF THE SANYANG DEEP SEAPORT PROJECT?
What are the stages of its implementation? What is the status of the company implementing the project? What concessions have been given by government...
THE CHALLENGES OF FARMERS
Farmers need seeds, fertiliser and heavy downpour of rain with a reasonable degree of consistency and sustainability for a reasonable time before actual sowing...
Basse Council Chairman, Vice Chairman Clash Over D750,000 Borehole Deal
By Lamin Fatty
What was expected to be a routine general meeting of the Basse Area Council on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, descended into a...
Rohey Malick Lowe Says CEOs Control Council, Not the Mayors
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of the Banjul City Council (BCC) on 25 June testified before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, where she faced...
