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Foni Beneficiaries Hail SBCC Component of Nafa Project as Transformative

By Ndey Sowe As the Nafa cash transfer program reaches its twelfth payment cycle for extremely poor households across The Gambia, beneficiaries in the Foni...

Taskforce confiscate goods from road vendors

By Amadou Manjang Operation Clear the Road task force seized a large quantity of goods from the Serekunda Market on Friday.  The confiscated goods, which mainly...

Apex Body promises cash to end the halt in Groundnut Buying 

By Lamin Fatty  The coordinator and liaison of the Federation of Cooperatives assured Foroyaa that cash will be available today to enable Seccos to purchase...

FPAC Reports on Alleged Fraudulent Activities of over D7 Million 

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has reported the alleged fraudulent activities worth over seven million,...

NPP Holds Congress in Soma

By Makutu Manneh The National People’s Party (NPP) has held its second National Congress in Jarra Soma, where President Adama Barrow, party leader and secretary...

D261 Million Allocated to Procure Fertilizer in 2024

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported that a total of US$9.0 Million or approximately two hundred and sixty-one million Dalasi...

Minister Says “Access to Information Not A Privilege, But A Right”

By Nelson Manneh Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, said during the validation of the consolidated Access to Information Implementation Plan, which...

GLAM at odds with staff over renewal of contract 

By Amadou Manjang Foroyaa is privy to a letter written by Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency indicating that the agency seeks not to renew the contract...

Migrant Workers to Spain to Work on Farms

By Assan Bah Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE) Lamin Dampha has informed Foroyaa that the migrant workers...

Works Ministry, Partners Sign Contract for Construction of Bertil Harding Highway...

By Nelson Manneh The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure in partnership with the National Roads Authority on Tuesday, 14 January 2025 signed the contract documents...

GCCPC to hold public hearing over price increment of saline

By Amadou Manjang The Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (GCCPC) has said it will be holding a hearing before imposing a penalty or giving...

Several Health Facilities Fall Short of Required Staff

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported that 80 percent of health facilities their audit team visited fall short of the...

Finance Minister Urges IsDB to Support Muslims, non-Member Countries

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of the Republic of the Gambia, Seedy Keita, has urged the Islamic Development Bank...

Armed Robbers Attack Farafenni GNPC Station, Injured Officer 

By Nelson Manneh The Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Police Force, Cadet Assistant Superintendent Modou Musa Sisawo, on Monday reported an armed robbery incident...

MoBSE Trains Trainers on Utilizing ‘I Learn’ Gambia Platform

By Ndey Sowe The Directorate of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) has concluded a five-day Training of Trainers...

Stakeholders Review Progress on Food and Nutrition Security

By Kebba AF Touray Project 2 of the Program to Strengthen Resilience on Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) has hosted a two-day...

WACOMP-Gambia Awards Outstanding Journalists

By Kebba AF Touray West Africa Competitiveness Program-The Gambia (WACOMP-Gambia), in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), have awarded outstanding journalists who...

Gnut trade slows down amid reconciliation of purchases

By Lamin Fatty & Assan Bah The trade season in rural Gambia has slowed down amid challenges of farmers cashing out their payments and credit...

NAO Challenges Health Ministry to Ensure Full Utilization of Mental Health...

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has challenged the Ministry of Health (MOH) to ensure the full utilization of the mental health...

Gambian Diaspora Remittances Rise to US$776 Million in 2024

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia received $775.6 million in remittances in 2024, marking an increase of $28.8 million compared to the previous year, according to...