2024 WAS A DISASTROUS YEAR: 1557 GAMBIANS DIED, 880 GOT MISSING...
2024 was a disastrous year for Gambians who went abroad in search of greener pastures. It is reported that 1557 Gambians died at sea...
Nafa Program to Expand to 20,000 More Households in Kombo
By Ndey Sowe
The National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) has announced that the Nafa cash transfer program, a key pillar of The Gambia's Resilience, Inclusion, Skills,...
Magistrates’ Courts Not Sitting
By Louise Jobe
Magistrates' Courts in the Gambia have not been sitting this week due to security concerns. The Inspector General of Police decided to...
Gamcel Staff Demand Timely Payment of Salaries, Improved Working Conditions
By Nelson Manneh & Kemeseng Sanneh
Concerned Gamcel staff have handed a petition to Mr. Lamin Tunkara, the Managing Director of Gamcel, yesterday Monday, 20th January...
NAO Says Farmers Prefer Timely Availability of Fertilizer
By Kebba AF Touray
In its audit report on the provision of farm inputs to farmers, the National Audit Office (NAO) has disclosed that farmers...
New digital system introduced by SSHFC
As part of its efforts to digitalize its entire system, the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) has introduced what it called a...
Urban Agriculture Directorate Holds Farmer Field Day
By Kebba AF Touray
The Urban Agriculture Directorate organised the 2025 farmer field day on micro-gardening in urban areas on Monday, 20 January 2025.
The initiative...
Gambia Ferry Service trains staff on emergency response
By Mustapha Jallow
The Gambia Ferry Service (GFS) has concluded a 3-day emergency response safety capacity building training for its 25 staff.
The training aims to...
GROUNDNUT TRADE: HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ALL THE...
The authorities at first provided D500 million dalasi to purchase groundnuts from the farmers. When that was exhausted buying came to a standstill and...
MAGISTRATES NEED TO FEEL SECURE
Magistrates are adjudicators that are required by law to make decisions without fear or favour, affection or ill will. They must be able to...
NAMs promise to summon justice minister over unpaid funds allocated to...
By Mustapha Jallow
The members of the National Assembly Select Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters on Saturday promised to summon the Minister of...
WHY ARE WOMEN ACTIVISTS NOT FOCUSING ON THE MARKET WOMEN TO...
The National Roads Authority (NRA) and the security forces started to clear the streets of vendors to obtain a safe passage for transports and...
THE TRADE SEASON AND THE LESSONS OF THE STAKEHOLDERS
There are supposed to be 96 seccos established for the purchase of groundnuts during the trade season. It is reported that each secco is...
Nafa cash transfer: Positive Playful Parenting Expands to 17 New Districts
By Ndey Sowe
The Nafa Cash Transfer program, a key component of The Gambia's Resilience, Inclusion, Skills, and Equality (RISE) project, has rolled out the...
Foni Beneficiaries Hail SBCC Component of Nafa Project as Transformative
By Ndey Sowe
As the Nafa cash transfer program reaches its twelfth payment cycle for extremely poor households across The Gambia, beneficiaries in the Foni...
Taskforce confiscate goods from road vendors
By Amadou Manjang
Operation Clear the Road task force seized a large quantity of goods from the Serekunda Market on Friday.
The confiscated goods, which mainly...
Apex Body promises cash to end the halt in Groundnut Buying
By Lamin Fatty
The coordinator and liaison of the Federation of Cooperatives assured Foroyaa that cash will be available today to enable Seccos to purchase...
FPAC Reports on Alleged Fraudulent Activities of over D7 Million
By Kebba AF Touray
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has reported the alleged fraudulent activities worth over seven million,...
NPP Holds Congress in Soma
By Makutu Manneh
The National People’s Party (NPP) has held its second National Congress in Jarra Soma, where President Adama Barrow, party leader and secretary...
D261 Million Allocated to Procure Fertilizer in 2024
By Kebba AF Touray
The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported that a total of US$9.0 Million or approximately two hundred and sixty-one million Dalasi...
