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GPA Signs Contract for Two New Ferries

By Sariba Manneh The Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) has disclosed that two new ferries are anticipated to be delivered within sixteen...

Finance Manager Lamin Suso is yet to Account for  D23 Million he...

By Makutu Manneh Lamin Suso, a former Finance Manager of Brikama Area Council (BAC), has still not provided a single piece of evidence on the...

President Barrow Working to Maintain Ban On FGM

By Makutu Manneh  After his meeting with President Adama Barrow at Statehouse recently, Rashad Hussain, US Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom revealed the President said he is working with members of the National Assembly to...

21 Suspects Appear in Court on Charges of Phone, Online Scamming

By Louise Jobe Twenty-one (21) Nigerians were on Tuesday arraigned before Magistrate P.M. Njie of the Bundung Magistrate’s Court on charges of mobile and online...

Victim Testifies in Gambia College Sex Scandal Case

By Louise Jobe The victim in the Gambia College sex scandal case on Thursday continued her testimony before Principal Magistrate Anna O. Mendy at Brikama...

Police Cum Lawyers Express Discontent over Lack of Allowance

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A senior police officer has informed Foroyaa that they are not benefiting from the allowances allocated to government lawyers. The officer said...

Banjul-Barra Commuters Say Crossing Has Become a Nightmare

By Sarib Manneh Commuters plying the Banjul and Barracrossing point said crossing by canoe has become their worst nightmare with the breakdown of both ferries. With...

PURA Commences Validation of Gambia Electricity Grid Code

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), in collaboration with its partner, has commenced the validationfor the launch of the Gambia...

300 Million Africans to Get Access to Electricity by 2030

By Assan Bah According to a news release from the World Bank Washington Office dated April 17th2024, the World Bank Group and Africa Development Bank...

Government Plans to Bridge Banjul/Barra Crossing Point

By Sariba Manneh Transport, Works and Infrastructure Minister, Ebrima Sillah, has announced that the Government is devising plans to bridge the Banjul Barra ferry crossing...

HAS GOVERNMENT CALCULATED THE COST OF NOT HAVING A FERRY OPERATIONAL...

It is reported that those who join boats from Barra to Banjul are now paying D200 to boat owners and D50 from the boat...

THE 40 MILLION DALASI MEDIA CONTROVERSY

Invitation conveyed to the print media houses by the newly appointed minister of information Dr Ismaila Ceesay did not end without information filtering that...

Commission Gives Lamin Suso 1 Week to Account for D23 Million...

By Makutu Manneh  A former Finance Manager of Brikama Area Council (BAC) was on Wednesday, 17 April 2024 given an ultimatum of one week by...

Standing Committee on Defence Recommends Introduction of National Speed Limit

By: Kebba AF Touray In a bid to mitigate the frequent road accidents that normally result in fatalities, the Standing Committee on Defence and Security...

Counting the Costs: How FGM/C Impedes The Gambia’s Economic Growth

By Chege Ngugi, Africa Regional Director, ChildFund International Fatou Bensouda – a name that is loved across the world. She is celebrated as the first...

BAC’s Principal Cashier, Former Finance Director Testify on D60 Million Unpresented...

By Makutu Manneh Mr. Lamin Kanteh, the Principal Cashier and Lamin Suso, the former Finance Manager of Brikama Area Council, have jointly testified before the...

Court Awards Cost to Rongo

By Nelson Manneh Justice Ruqata Oremei Ayoola of the Banjul High Court Annex has on Tuesday asked four (4) defendants to pay Two Thousand, Five...

UTG Management Meets President Barrow Ahead of 16th Convocation

By Assan Bah Officials of the University of Gambia (UTG) Governing Council on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, met and held talks with President Barrow, Chancellor...

President Barrow Visits Banjul Ferry, Canoe Terminals

Amid Public Concerns Information received from State House in Banjul on 16th of April 2024, indicate that President Adama Barrow made an unannounced visit to...

Is Israel Going to Retaliate after Iran’s Retaliation?

Israel is in a very vulnerable position after its genocidal response to Hamas' suicidal attack of 7 October 2023. The destruction of the properties...