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NAWEC ON ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY 

A nation that does not have the capacity to generate its energy requirements would be deprived of its energy sovereignty. It is therefore  necessary to...

Home-based Scorpions share spoils with Algeria in CHAN playoff

By Momodou Jarju The Algerian local-based national team Saturday held The Gambia’s Home-based Scorpions to a goalless draw in the first leg of the TotalEnergies...

Gambia Orders Inquest into Death of Ex-Jungler Brigadier General Bora Colley

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives  The Gambian government has ordered a coroner's inquest into the death of Brigadier General Bora Colley, a former military officer...

Journalists Undergo Training on Child-Sensitive Reporting and GBV Coverage

By Nelson Manneh Media personnel across The Gambia have commenced a capacity-building training on child-sensitive reporting and ethical coverage of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual...

U.S. Embassy in The Gambia Faces Possible Closure Amid Trump-Era State...

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives The United States government is reportedly considering shutting down its embassy in The Gambia, an unprecedented diplomatic retreat that...

Civil Servants Say Labour Day Means Nothing Without Better Pay

By Nelson Manneh As Gambians joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Workers' Day, many government employees used the occasion to voice their...

Undoing Jammeh’s Legal Legacy: Gambia’s Dormant Reform Engine

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives  When Yahya Jammeh’s authoritarian regime crumbled in 2017, a wave of hope swept across The Gambia. The new government,...

Justice Delayed: The Gambia’s Victims Demand Broader Accountability

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives  The arrest warrant for Sanna Manjang, a key figure in the Jammeh regime, has offered some relief to victims...

Former BCC CEO Faces Scrutiny over £3.1 Million Ostend Project Expenditures

By Kebba AF Touray The former Chief Executive Officer of the Banjul City Council, Mustapha Batchilly, appeared before the National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts...

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...