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Fisheries Department Hold Planning Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming

By Kebba AF Touray The Department of Fisheries in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), recently held a planning meeting on gender mainstreaming...

Lawyer Essa Faal: “I am the Best Candidate for The Gambia”

By Yankuba Jallow & Nelson Manneh Lawyer Essa Mbye Faal, the lead counsel at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission has on Thursday evening declared...

Why Is The Response To Covid-19 Vaccination Low?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Foroyaa has visited vaccination centres but has not seen a high turnout. Why are people not coming out in full force...

Save Yourself And Others From Covid-19

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases and the number of Covid-19 related deaths keep rising at an alarming rate. Yesterday, ten deaths were announced....

Civil Society Actors React to Signing of Freedom of Information Law

By Momodou Jarju Hopes for a change in the phase of journalism in The Gambia have been hoisted as the long-awaited bill that seeks to...

Police Prosecutors Commence Training on Criminal Procedure, Prosecution of Criminal Cases

By Nelson Manneh Police prosecutors drawn from all regions throughout the country are currently undergoing training at the Police Headquarters Conference hall in Banjul, the...

Justice Roche tells journalists to avoid use of inflammatory and divisive...

By Ndey Sowe A justice of the Gambia Court of Appeal said one of the ways the media could take to discharge their peace building...

The Gambia: New law on access to information

Gambian President Adama Barrow has signed on Wednesday 25 August the Access To Information (ATI) Bill into Law. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...

What Is The Revising Court Empowered To Do?

QUESTION OF THE DAY It is first of all important to note that the revising courts will commence proceedings on 6th September, 2021 and must...

Internal Condition Is The Basis Of Change

Many people ask the question why the USA with all its military might cannot crush the Taliban. It is important to note that a chicken...

NAWEC secures funding for electrification of over 685 communities

By Nelson Manneh The Managing Director of NAWEC on Wednesday said his institution has secured funding for the electrification of over 685 communities countrywide from...

PURA Warns fuel peddlers selling fuel from residences, garages

The  Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Tuesday said it will carry out enforcement action against vendors and fuel peddlers selling fuel from residences or garages,...

Gambia Registers Ten COVID 19 Related Deaths

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has on Wednesday 25th August registered ten (10) COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total to three hundred and eleven (311). The newly confirmed...

Senegambia Bridge: UN, Partners collaborate to address challenges vulnerable groups encounter

By Nelson Manneh   A Project Steering Committee (PSC) for a United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) project that aims at strengthening the...

What Should The Registering Officer Do After Receiving Notices Of Objections...

QUESTION OF THE DAY According to section 22 of the Elections Act the registering officer shall serve on the affected persons notices of objections in...

A Registration Process Racing Against Time

Preparing a register of voters is not a one day affair. It is not limited to the listing of voters at registration centres. For...

Revising courts to start work in September

By Makutu Manneh The Judicial Secretary has informed Gambians that the revising courts will start to hear and decide objections and appeals to the inclusion...

GPA, Stakeholders Validate Roadmap to Establish Dock Workers’ Company

By Kebba Secka The Management of Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) and other stakeholders like Gambia Dock Workers Union on Monday August 23th gathered at the...

UNESCO-NATCOM Embarks on Massive Tree Planting Exercise

 By Ndey Sowe The National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO-NATCOM) has on Saturday embarked on a massive tree planting exercise...

Environment Ministry Plants Over 6000 Seedlings at Dobbo Forestry Park

By Mustapha Jallow The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources has as part of yearly routine, embarked on tree planting exercise where over 6,000...