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PS Gibba Says Fisheries Sector Contributes 12.1% to Gambia’s GDP

By Nelson Manneh Omar Gibba, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries, said the fisheries sector contributes about 12.1% to the Gambia's Gross Domestic Product...

Residents of Tabokoto Urge NAWEC to Restore Their Taps

By Assan Bah Residents of Tabokoto / Piccadilly junction on Thursday August 4th 2022, renewed their calls for the nation's utility company NAWEC, to restore...

Gambia, Cuba to Sign MoU in Area of Higher Education

Banjul, August 6th 2022:-The Gambia and Cuba will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Higher Education with the purpose of...

Recent Heavy Downpours Affects Households In URR

By Lamin Fatty Recent heavy downpours which caused flash floods on Wednesday 3rd August 2022, has affected numerous household in Upper River Region The downpour which...

Widow vows to sue after death of her husband in police...

By Mustapha Jallow Yassin Badjie, widow of late Fakebba Colley who died in police told Foroyaa at her residence in Bundung that she would sue...

LRR Governor Hails Nafa Program

By Ndey Sowe Seedy Lamin Bah, the Governor of Lower River Region (LRR), has hailed and welcomed the Nafa Program in his region. Governor Bah...

Beneficiaries Express Gratitude to the Nafa Funded Project in URR

By Ndey Sowe Beneficiaries of the NaFa funded project in the Upper River Region (URR), recently expressed gratitude to World Bank and The Gambia Government...

WHAT LESSONS CAN WE LEARN FROM KENYA?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Despite the violent elections from 1992 to 2017 the term limit honoured by outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta may give Kenya a new...

GAMBIA COULD MAKE A POLIICAL DIFFERENCE IN AFRICA

In many parts of Africa today traditional rulers are descendants of former kings and political leaders are children or grandchildren of former first-generation political...

World Bank Promises to Tackle Urban Poverty in Gambia

By Ndey Sowe Christabel Dadzie, Senior Social Protection Specialist and Task Team Leader for The Gambia Safety Net Project of the World Bank, has assured...

CBG Governor Harps on Africa’s Potential

To Build Robust, Resilient Economies By Makutu Manneh Buah Saidy, the Vice Chairperson of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB) and current Governor of the...

Transport Union President Raises Concern Over Devastating Traffic Jams

Within KM By Nelson Manneh The president of the Gambia Transport Union Omar Ceesay, on Thursday August 4th 2022 raised concerns over the devastating traffic jams...

NHRC To Monitor Implementation Of  TRRC Recommendations

Continuation... The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in its Investigative Report and Recommendations to The Gambia Government, said the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)...

Two Journalists Face New Charges

Fatou Touray of ‘Kerr Fatou’ online media and one Fatoumatta Drammeh, both media practitioners, are now the only two charged before the Brikama Magistrates...

Father Solicits Overseas Medical Assistance For Son

By: Aja Musu Bah-Daffeh Alhagi Gibba of Faraba Banta, seeks overseas medical assistance for his 29 year-old son who suffers from left sided weakness and...

GRA Still Struggles To Collect D13.5 Billion

As Tasked By Government By Mustapha Jallow Yankuba Darboe, Commissioner General of The Gambia Revenue Authority on Tuesday said his institution is still struggling to collect...

NHRC Validates Universal Periodic Review, Midterm Assessment Report

By Nelson Manneh The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Thursday August 4th 2022, validated the Universal Periodic Review or Midterm Assessment Report. The Commission stated...

PURA EMPOWERS CONSUMERS TO CHOOSE TO RECEIVE UNSOLICITED SMS

By: Kebba AF Touray PURA at Headquarters yesterday, inaugurated the DND guideline, which seeks to empower consumers to choose or not to choose to receive...

Nafa Program Likely To Be Extended In Urban Gambia

By Ndey Sowe Dr Amat Bah, Executive Director of the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), who doubles as the Project Coordinator of the Social Safety Net...

Kenya Elections: Former Botswana President to head Commonwealth Observer Group

The Commonwealth has announced the appointment of Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae to lead its observer group for Kenya’s upcoming general elections. The 20-person Group...