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TRRC: The making and workings of a model truth commission

By Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow Increasingly, The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is being referred in global transitional justice circles as the Gambian...

Senegalese Transport Union Calls Off Protest over Introduction of Truck Tracking...

By Nelson Manneh  Members of the Senegalese transport union have embarked on a strike to stopping Gambian vehicles from leaving or entering Senegal. The Gambia Government...

Dry Spell Hit URR Farmers Hard

By Lamin Fatty  Farmers in the Upper River Region have been advised to grow early maturing crops as the dry spell hits farmers hard in...

Foundation 221 Inaugurates Boreholes In WCR

By Sariba Manneh  In a bid to provide adequate, clean and safe drinking water to vulnerable communities within the country, Foundation 221, an international charitable...

Four Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn-in

By Sariba Manneh  Four Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in on Wednesday to serve in the education sector, at a ceremony held at the Massembeh...

FAO Commences Training on Aquaculture Management

By Kebba AF Touray The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has commenced training for fisheries and agriculture extension staff on aquaculture...

NATCOM to reforest twenty hectares in eight communities

By Amadou Manjang The Gambia National Commission for UNESCO& ICESCO (NATCOM)in collaboration with the Islamic World Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), is to plant...

Magistrate Orders Deportation of 31 Africans 

By Louise Jobe  Principal Magistrate Fatou Darboe-Jaguraga of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court on Monday ordered the deportation of several citizens of African countries for failure...

EX- BAC CEO Admits Non-Compliance to Procurement Rules 

By Makutu Manneh Photo: Witness Jongo Mr Modou Jonga, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Brikama Area Council (BAC) on the 8th of August, 2024,...

Justice Jaiteh Clarifies Lamin Lang Sanyang’s Prison Sentence

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lamin Lang Sanyang, a convict in the NIA 9 trial made an application to the court seeking clarification regarding his prison...

Woodside challenges Senegal’s tax increment in court

By Biran Gaye Australian oil company Woodside has filed a legal action against Senegal’s government at the Dakar High Court, challenging the abrupt tax increment...

WHAT LAW IS THE GOVERNMENT RELYING ON THE RISE OF THE...

It is said that that ignorance f the law is no excuse. That is why Foroyaa is continuing its investigation to find out the...

OLD PROBLEMS BETWEEN SENEGAL AND GAMBIA EMERGES AGAIN

The special relation that exists between Senegal and The Gambia has not been reflected in the transport sector. Over the years,, Senegalese transport operators...

New DLEA-G Director Continues Familiarisation Tour

By Louise Jobe Demba Ceesay, the newly appointed Director of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency-The Gambia (DLEA-G), continues his familiarisation tour of the sister security...

Gov’t, partners validate policy to address security challenges

By Mustapha Jallow  The Interior Ministry, in partnership with Geneva Central for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), the European Union, and the office of the National...

UTG, South Carolina University sign MOU

By Amadou Manjang The University of the Gambia (UTG) and South Carolina State University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for sharing knowledge. The Memorandum...

Former CEO Jonga Says BAC Operates Several Accounts Due to Condition...

By Makutu Manneh   Mr Modou Jonga, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Brikama Area Council (BAC) continuing his testimony before the Local Government Commission...

Gambia’s Chief Justice Presides Over the Enrolment of 5 New Lawyers into...

The Chief Justice of The Gambia who doubles as the Chairman of the General Legal Counsel, Hassan B. Jallow, on Tuesday, 6th August 2024...

ARE THE US PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND OIC CHAIRMAN AWARE...

It is reported by CNN Dana Karni on Tuesday , August 6, 2024  that the  Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to...

THE STATE POLICY ON FERTILISER SALE NEEDS FURTHER CLARIFICATION

The  cooperative producer and marketing societies which had seccos all over the country were initially designed to  provide production input at affordable prices to the farmers...