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Gender Minister to Table Motion on Protocol on Rights of PWDs...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gender Minister of the Gambia is scheduled to appear before the country’s lawmakers to table a motion on the protocol...

GPU Engages Government Information Officers on Implementation of ATI 

By Sariba Manneh In its quest to enlighten stakeholders, partners, and the general public at large, The Gambia Press Union (GPU has recently engaged 25 government...

Magistrate Says UDP’s Ebrima Dibba is Wrongly Charged

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Principle Magistrate Muhammed Krubally of the Banjul Magistrate’s Court on Thursday held that the police relied on the wrong section of...

Hamat Bah Asks Courts to Stop Passing Judgments against Government

By Yankuba Jallow Hamat N.K. Bah, the Minister of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Matters has called on the courts to stop passing fines against the...

Court to Rule in Rongo’s Case against 3 Alkalos & 14...

By Nelson Manneh Justice Ruqata Oremei Ayoola of the Banjul High Court Annex is set to rule on Rongo’s motion seeking court order for injunction...

Minister Promises to Punish People Liable for Illegal Allocation of Land...

By Yankuba Jallow The Minister of Regional Government and Religious Affairs, Hamat N.K. Bah, has said the Government will act against the people found wanting...

WHERE IS BURKINA FASO HEADING?

A republic belongs to a sovereign people. Soldiers and law enforcement officers of a republic should be trained to be the servants of their...

SEPARATION OF POWERS IS GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION

The following comments made by the Minister of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs need careful assessment: “Everybody who comes there is a judgment...

Government Revokes All Land Allocations in Kamalo Industrial Area

By Yankuba Jallow The Minister of Lands, Hamat N.K. Bah, has disclosed that his Ministry has accepted 100% of all the recommendations of the task...

UDP’s Ebrima Dibba Granted D100,000 Bail on Sedition Charge

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Political commentator Ebrima Dibba of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been granted bail by a trial magistrate in Banjul in...

Finance Minister Scheduled to Appear Before Deputies

By: Kebba AF Touray Photo of NA Clerk Momodou A. Sise Gambia’s Finance Minister, Mr. Seedy Keita, is scheduled to appear before lawmakers to report on...

Unresolved Land Dispute Requires Immediate Intervention of Authorities

By Louise Jobe  An unresolved land dispute between villagers of Suluko and SareJama in the Jarra Central District of the Lower River Region (LRR) requires...

Authorities Tour Flood Prone Areas

           Ahead of Rainy Season By Assan Bah  Ahead of this year’s rainy season, government officials led by the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural...

WILL THERE EVER BE POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE GAMBIA AGAIN?

Anybody who is imprisoned for remarks against a state or a president becomes a political prisoner. A democratic state should not have political prisoners....

CRIMINALISATION OF SPEECH YET TO DISAPPEAR IN GAMBIA AND SENEGAL

Foroyaa has gathered that developments in criminal law regarding speech continue at different levels. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, meeting at its...

Jah Oil Clarifies “Claim” of Cement Shortage In Gambia

By Mustapha Jallow Mr. Momodou Hydara, the Managing Director of Jah Oil Company on Monday, June 3, 2024, strongly denied widespread claims that there is a shortage of cement in The...

Former President Sall’s stalwart Diakhate, Imam Ndao sentenced to 3 months

By Biran Gaye The Court of Dakar has sentenced former ruling Alliance for the Republic’s staunch supporter, Bah Diakhate and Imam Ndao to three (3)...

Pres. Barrow, EU Ambassador discuss port expansion, schools electrification projects

By Amadou Manjang President Adama Barrow and the European Union Ambassador to The Gambia Corrado Pampaloni have discussed projects they are collaboratively working on. The projects...

ACHPR Report Highlights Challenges to Freedom of Expression in Africa

By: Kebba AF Touray The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) has identified significant challenges confronting freedom of expression and access to information...

Climate Resilience Project Winds Up as Activities Continue

By Madiba Singhateh  The Climate Resilience and Coastal and Marine Zones Project, (GCCA+), held a stakeholder meeting with partners at a ceremony held on Friday...