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WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES IN PREVENTING CREDIT BUYING OF GROUNDNUTS?

Foroyaa has made persistent and consistent effort to link the GGC authorities to the comments of the farming community. Fortunately both sides are giving...

THE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS AG CHAMBERS’ TAKE ON A REFERENDUM ON THE...

The Gambian public in particular and the international community led by Ecowas have been dilating on the slow progress of the steps taken to ensure...

Salt water intrusion wreaks havoc in Faraba- Sutu Rice Fields

By Nelson Manneh The women in Faraba-Sutu have recently abandoned their fertile wetlands due to intrusion of salt water into the swamplands (‘Faros’).Faraba-Sutu is located...

PURA Presents Cheque for One Million Dalasi for AFCON 2024 Campaign  

By: Kebba AF Touray  In a show of strong support for The Gambia's national football team, the Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) presented a...

GRA to use GPS to track rental property tax evaders

By Mustapha Jallow Yankuba Darboe, the Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has announced that the authority will soon introduce a GPS aimed...

Anti-Crime Arrests 11 Suspects for Alleged Theft

By Nelson Manneh The spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police, Modou Musa Sisawo, said Tuesday 2 January 2024 that the...

GPA Faces Threat of Losing Business Without Adequate Investment

By Sariba Manneh The Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), Mr.OusmanJobarteh, has informed the media that the GPA risks losing business in 2024, if no investment...

Buying Points Halt Groundnut Trade over Cash Shortage

By Biran Gaye With the groundnut trading season opened a month ago, the buying points (seccos) in Sabach Sanjal District have halted the groundnut trade...

Gambia to Modernise, Integrate Quranic Memorization Centres into Education System

By Biran Gaye The Gambia governmentis set to introduce and integrate Quranic Memorisation (Tahfidh) into the country’s education system to restructure the Tahfidh towards providing not only...

ECOWAS Condemns Detention of Politicians, Civil Society Actors in Burkina Faso

By Biran Gaye The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the arrest and detention of political and civil society...

GOVERNMENT SECURES ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT BUDGET SUPPORT

TO STRENGTHEN GOVERNANCE, RESILIENCE BANJUL, 29th December, 2023 – A Press Release from State House said the Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Finance and Economic...

President Adama Barrow Wins African Award

For Promoting Peace A press release from State House in Banjul last Friday, 29 December revealed that President Adama Barrow has received a delegation from...

Tourism Staff, Partners Sensitised on GBV, Sexual Exploitation, Harassment

By Nelson Manneh The Tourism Diversification and Resilience Project (TDRGP) has organized a three-day sensitization programme aimed at enhancing awareness and understanding of environmental...

Foundation Gives Cash Support to Disabled Persons, Family

By Nelson Manneh The Hagie Gai Drammeh Foundation (HGDF) has provided cash support to some vulnerable differently abled persons and their families in Kombo North. The foundation made...

Gambia Holds First National Dialogue On Migration

By Mariama Marong The Government of the Gambia has held a two day National Dialogue on migration, in order to establish a frank societal approach...

WILL THE DECISION OF THE COURTS OVERRIDE ADMINISTRATIVE LAXITY IN THE...

All those who intend to be candidates for the 2024 presidential election in Senegal have submitted their credentials for scrutiny. The eye of pubic...

A NEW YEAR AND ITS CHALLENGES

It is common to celebrate the dawn of a new year, even if one is undergoing hardship. What is however prudent is to utilise...

Tallinding-Coloban residents dwelling in the midst of stinking waste water

By Nelson Manneh Tallinding-Coloban residents are dwelling in the midst of filthy, stinking waste water, in an environment not fit for human habitat. Mr Modou Dibba,...

2024 NEW YEAR MESSAGES FROM RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL LEADERS

As the Gambia joins the rest of the world in welcoming another new year, messages and new year greetings have come in from venerable...

GAMBIANS & ILLEGAL BETTING

By Yankuba Jallow Gambians are not allowed by law to do gambling at the Casinos. The Betting and Gaming Act makes it an offence for...