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Modern slavery continues to rear its ugly head in Libya as...

By Biran Gaye Dozens of African migrants and refugees have recently been captured for ransom in Kufra, Libya as modern slavery continues to rear its...

There is Zero Tax on Some Imported Food Commodities – GRA...

By Mustapha Jallow The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has clarified that imported food commodities such as rice, onions, and...

Netherland Trains Gambia Immigration Personnel on Hostmanship

By Ndey Sowe The government of the Kingdom of Netherlands through its Embassy in Dakar on Monday, 6 January 2025, commenced a five-day training on hostmanship...

Police Confirm 4 Deaths in Fatal Car Accident at Kafuta

By Nelson Manneh   The Gambia Police Force, in a recent update regarding the fatal accident that happened in Kafuta during the weekend, indicated that the...

IEC to Conduct Council By-Election for Massembeh Ward in Mansakonko

By Nelson Manneh The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), in a press release issued on Monday, 6 January 2025, revealed that a council by-election will be conducted...

PWD sensitised on immunization, vaccination 

By Amadou Manjang The Association of Non-governmental Organization in collaboration with the Gambia Federation of Disabled, and the Government of the Gambia sensitized forty persons...

HAS THE UTG RESUMED LECTURES?

Readers would recall the UTG had to close operations due to the downing of tools. Foroyaa had endeavoured to find out whether lectures would...

Police Arrest Suspect Involved in Robbery Incidents along Sukuta-Jabang Highway

By Nelson Manneh The Latriya Police Station has apprehended a suspect in connection with two robbery incidents that occurred on January 1, 2025, along the...

Chronicles of Blackness: Surviving the Shadows of Libya and Europe

As the 4th anniversary of the eviction of our protest in Tripoli, Libya is approaching, I try to pen down what is in my...

GRA Sets D23 Billion Target after Exceeding 2024 Revenue Milestone

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has set out to collect D23 billion in 2025, following a historic achievement of D20.83 billion in...

WHAT PLAN DOES KMC HAVE FOR MARKET WOMEN AND VENDORS IN...

KMC is supposed to operate on the basis of the rule of law. The Local Government Act provides the KMC, like all other councils,...

SECCO AT MAMUDFANA IN OPERATION WITHOUT LICENCE

Foroyaa has been reliably informed that the secco at Mamudfana is operational without a certificate for its cooperative producer marketing society. The beginning of...

President Barrow Extends Condolences to US on Passing of Former President...

By Makutu Manneh President Adama Barrow yesterday Thursday, visited the residence of the United States Ambassador in Fajara, to extend his condolence on the passing of...

DLEA-G Holds Sensitisation on Drug Abuse in Brikama

By Louise Jobe  The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia on Wednesday, 1st January sensitised the residents of Brikama Wellingara on drug abuse. The event was...

 ‘Yonna’ Group Holds Retreat, Awards Outstanding Staff

By Ndey Sowe ‘Yonna Group’, a homegrown and fully owned Gambian company that oversees four business entities, last Wednesday, January 1, 2025, held its annual end...

Mediterranean:  A cemetery for migrants amid aggressive EU migration policy

Biran Gaye Boat crossings in the Mediterranean continue to cost lives of several migrants as 27 migrants reportedly died in two shipwrecks off coast of...

IS TRUST  BANK NOT INVOLVED IN RECEIVING PAYMENTS DUE TO GOVERNMENT

Banks are facilitating the receipt of fees and dues to be collected by government agencies to prevent leakages and delay of payments into government...

96 SECCOS IN OPERATION, 500 QMONEY AGENTS DEPLOYED FOR GROUNDNUT PURCHASE

Farmers earn income annually. They spend over six months on farm production, pest control and sale between May and December. In many instances they...

Public Littering: A Mockery of Gambia’s Anti-Littering Act of 2007

By Nelson Manneh and Ebrima Jabang Public littering in The Gambia has become an alarming menace, undermining the very purpose of the Anti-Littering Act of...