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Justice Akinbiyi Adjourns Rongo’s Case Amid Dispute Over New Evidence

By Nelson Manneh Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the Banjul High Court Annex on Monday, 17 February 2025adjourned the case of Momodou L. Jarju, commonly known...

President Lays Foundation Stone for Bertil Harding Highway Phase III

By Makutu Manneh  President Adama Barrow has laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Bertil Harding Highway phase three (3) project last Saturday...

WHAT ARE THE PAY AND TERMS AND CONDITION OF THOSE TO...

The government should ensure that before Gambians leave for Saudi Arabia, they have appointment letters indicating their terms and condition and pay. Foroyaa will...

KMC CLEANSING EXERCISE YET TO REACH THE SANDICA AREA

The worst eye sore can be found in the Sandica area after vendors depart to go home and leave empty containers and other thrash...

Initiative Expands to Over 300 Locations in The Gambia as Ramadan...

By Ndey Sowe In a heart-warming show of community spirit, QCell’s QNdogou Initiative was launched on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at the QCity grounds, marking...

Gambia Launches Modernization Project to Revolutionize Electricity Transmission

By Assan Bah President Adama Barrow officially inaugurated the Transmission and Distribution Modernization Facility on Thursday, February 20, 2025, a cornerstone of the Gambia Electricity...

Kerewan Area Council Revenue Collectors Face Questions Over Financial Withdrawals

By Makutu Manneh Three former revenue collectors from Kerewan Area Council have testified before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, which is investigating the council's...

Weak Enforcement of Fisheries Agreements Driving Economic Hardship and Irregular Migration...

By Mariama Marong At the 4th Blue Economic Conference, Fatou Bensouda, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and The Gambia’s High Commissioner to...

GRA Signs MoU with Agib Bank to Enhance Transparency and Accountability 

By Mustapha Jallow  The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Agib Bank, a leading Gambian commercial bank, to streamline...

ECOWAS Trains Gender Actors on GBV Prevention & Response

By Mariama Marong / Makutu Manneh The Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) has commenced a three day national training on the prevention...

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE NATIONALITY OF A DEAD PERSON IS...

There is news in social media that the corpse of a Malian citizen by the name of Anna Trawally is at the hospital waiting...

MEDIA BATTLE BETWEEN BAKERS’ ASSOCIATION AND MINISTRY OF TRADE: SETTLEMENT URGENT

The mind of the bakers’ association was already expressed when they announced their plan to increase the price of bread to D13 which is...

Halifa Sallah Calls for a New Era of Sovereign Citizenship in...

By Assan Bah In a powerful address at a symposium marking The Gambia’s 60th anniversary of independence, Honourable Halifa Sallah urged the nation’s youth to...

Aisha Jammeh, UNDP Launch Podcast Studio to Amplify Victims’ Voices

By Mustapha Jallow Aisha Jammeh in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) The Gambia, has launched the YELEF Initiative Podcast Studio, a groundbreaking...

Religious Affairs Minister Updates National Assembly on 2025 Hajj Preparations

By Kebba AF Touray Hamat N.K. Bah, Gambia’s Minister of Religious Affairs, provided an extensive briefing to the Regional Government Committee of the National Assembly...

Foni Bintang NAM Declares Intention to Run for 2026 Presidential Election

By Nelson Manneh  Hon. Bakary K. Badjie, the National Assembly Member for Foni Bintang Karanai in the West Coast Region Region, has declared his intention...

Gambia Advances Maritime Sustainability at 4th Blue Economy Conference

By Mariama Marong The 4th International Blue Economy Conference (IBEC 2025) is underway in Banjul from 19 to 21 February 2025.  Held at the Sir Dawda...

NAATIP Engages Stakeholders to Strengthen Anti-Trafficking Laws 

By Ndey Sowe The National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons (NAATIP) has convened a two-day Task Force meeting for a national stakeholder consultation on the...

IS THE NEGOTIATION ON BREAD PRICE STILL ON HOLD

Foroyaa went round to see whether the promise of the bakers’ association to put a hold on their strike until the price of bread...

THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1965

In 1965 the first person who became prime minister of the country was 41 years old. He led the country from 1965 to 1970...