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Audit Exposes Alleged Fraudulent Payments of Over D2 Million at EFSTH

By Kebba AF Touray In a special audit report on the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), the National Audit Office (NAO) has exposed alleged...

Gambia to partake in maiden Africa School Games

By Momodou Jarju Gambian athletes are expected to participate in themaiden Africa School Games under the auspices of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa...

Greenpeace Slams U.S. Move to Bypass UN on Deep-Sea Mining Regulation

By Nelson Manneh Environmental watchdog Greenpeace has condemned a recent decision by the United States government to unilaterally advance deep-sea mining operations outside the regulatory...

MoHERST Validates New Research Policies to Strengthen Governance

By Assan Bah The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) on Wednesday convened a one-day validation workshop to review the draft National...

Microfinance Operator Arraigned for Allegedly Staging Robbery to Conceal Theft

By Nelson Manneh A 28-year-old microfinance operator accused of staging a fake robbery to cover up the alleged theft of over D140,000 has been arraigned...

Turning Point for Healthcare

Gambia Closer to NHIS Rollout Through Tariff Negotiation, Consensus Building By Ndey Sowe In a landmark step toward transforming healthcare in The Gambia, the National Health...

WHAT IS HAPPENING AT GAMTEL/GAMCEL?

Foroyaa will investigate why forms are being given to staff of Gamtel/Gamcel who have worked for the companies for decades to fill and commit...

SILENCE ON THE CONSTITUTION BUILDING/MAKING PROCESS

It is amazing that a two-year transition to restore constitutional rule after the coup d’état of 1994 gave birth to the 1997 Constitution. Now...

NAO Flags Unauthorised D3 Million Allowance Hike at Banjul City Council

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has recommended that the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Project Manager of the Banjul City...

Audit Finds Over D1.7 Million Paid to Ghost Workers at Edward...

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has uncovered that more than 1.7 million dalasis were paid to so-called ghost workers at the...

Microfinance Operator Accused of Staging Robbery to Cover Financial Mismanagement

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force is investigating a suspected case of staged robbery at the Younna Microfinance office in Kalagi Village, West Coast...

MAJaC Trains Gambia, Bissau Reporters

By Nelson Manneh The Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), with support from UNESCO and the UN Peacebuilding Fund, has launched a three-day international...

ECOWAS Parliament Convenes in Banjul to Address Fallout From Sahelian Countries’...

By Kebba AF Touray Against the backdrop of one of the deepest crises to confront West Africa’s regional bloc in decades, the Parliament of the...

Gambian delegation returns from 3-day basketball camp in Senegal

By Momodou Jarju A Gambian delegation led by the Gambia Basketball Association (GBA) has returned from Thies in Senegal where they participated at the Hoop...

Study Reveals High Rates of ‘Shigella’ Related Diarrhea, Drug Resistance in...

A press release from the Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia @ London School of Tropical Medicine and Research revealed high rates of ‘Shigella’ infections...

Ministry Launches National Gender Policy 2025–2034 

By Mariama Marong As a bold and forward-looking framework that will guide the nation’s continued efforts to achieve gender equality, social justice and inclusive development...

Gambia’s Higher Education Ministry Unveils TITA Mobile App 

By Mariama Marong In a major leap toward digitizing higher education, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has officially launched the...

WHAT ARE THE CENTRAL AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIONS SAYING ABOUT THE SITUATION...

There is need for swift action to reach an agreement with the vendors whose businesses once flourished in the Sandika Market. At the moment,...

POLITICAL LITERACY IN THE GAMBIA SHOULD INCREASE

The visit of Xu Qin, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Heilongjiang Provincial Committee to sign multiples of projects should educate Gambians...

Wuli East Lawmaker Provides D360 Thousand Water Facility for Sare Kolli...

By Kebba AF Touray In a bid to address access to quality and portable water for his constituents, National Assembly Member for Wuli East, Hon....