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Fisheries Stakeholders Say Night Fishing Halted

By Hatab Nyang / Louise Jobe Night fishing activities have stopped across Gambian waters to help rejuvenate the country’s fish stock following the temporary ban...

Apprentice Still Missing After Cassamance Gunshot Incident

By Nelson Manneh Amadou Juma Camara, who survived a gunshot by the Senegalese military, said his apprentice Malick Faal, a witness to the incident, is...

Government Bans Cross-Border Sale of Subsidized Fertilizer

The Gambia Government has banned the sale of its subsidised fertilizer across the border, a move meant to support Gambian farmers' productivity, a press...

Minister Bah Says Ministry Implementing Measures to Curb Unregulated Development in...

By: Kebba AF Touray explained that in 2010, the technical departments were instructed to initiate land banking within the state lands of the Western Region, now the...

Friendship Hostel Murder Case: Defendant says Boyfriend Forced Her into Sex

police asked one shopkeeper whether she purchased the razor blades from him, but the businessman said he did not see her. At the Stadium,...

High Court Strikes Out UDP’s Case against Governors, Deputy Governors

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Aisatou Jallow-Sey of the Bundung High Court has struck out a lawsuit filed by five (5) members of the United...

Dock Labour Company gets Office Complex

By Amadou Manjang Dock Labour Company got a new official Complex in Banjul. It was inaugurated on Thursday by the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA).  The complex...

WHAT WAS THE MOTIVE OF THE 20-YEAR OLD ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN OF...

There are many 20 year old youth in The Gambia who graduated from high schools and are ready to move to tertiary institutions or...

THE DANGER OF CLOGGED DRAINS DURING THE RAINY SEASON

The NRA has to have inspectors who will go around during the rainy season to find out whether the drains that are to be...

Gambian midfielder Ebou Adams joins Derby County permanently after successful loan

By Momodou Jarju Gambian international footballer Ebou Adams has signed a three-year deal with Derby County after a successful loan spell in the second half...

Committee Expresses Concern About Incarcerating Mentally Ill People at Mile 2...

A nascent body called the Judiciary Prisons Visiting Committee has on Friday expressed concerns about the decision of prison authorities to mix mentally ill people...

ECOWAS Calls for Swift Implementation of Single Currency Program

By: Kebba AF Touray The Economic Affairs and Agriculture Department of the ECOWAS Commission has called for the expedited implementation of the single currency program.  This...

ECOWAS Council of Ministers Approves Budget for Commission’s Internal Services Department

By: Kebba AF Touray The Council of Ministers of the ECOWAS Commission has approved a budget of 13,082,120 Units of Account (UA) for the utilities...

Gambian authorities tasked to tackle root causes of FGM despite ban

By Momodou Jarju Global human rights group Amnesty International has urged Gambian authorities to urgently address the root causes of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) despite...

Minister Discloses Disbursement of over D66M from Women Enterprise Fund

By: Kebba AF Touray Minister for Gender, Fatou Kinteh, has informed Gambian lawmakers that over D66 million has already been disbursed to women groups across...

Minister Gomez Updates Lawmakers on Welfare of Students in Morocco 

By: Kebba AF Touray On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Gambia’s Higher Education Minister, Prof. Pierre Gomez, addressed Gambian lawmakers about the status of Gambian students...

BAC Revenue Collector Nyassi Continues to Account for Council Funds 

By Makutu Manneh & Aji Fatou Ceesay Momodou Lamin Nyassi, a License Revenue Collector, at Brikama Area Council (BAC), has on Wednesday, 17th July,2024 before...

WHAT ARE THE IMPORTERS OF CEMENT PAYING FOR?

Foroyaa has commenced its investigations into the claims of importers of bags of cement that the charges paid to customs when they import bags...

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC AND THE PROMISES

The Gambians in particular and the international community at large are increasingly focusing on the promises made by the President to have a referendum...

Police Arrest Man Found with Suspected Cocaine

By Nelson Manneh  The Tourism Security Unit (TSU) of the Gambia Police Force, during its routine patrols, arrested a foreign national found in possession of...