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Gambian Leader Appoints General Yakubu Drammeh as Chief of Defence Staff

Gambian leader Adama Barrow has on Friday appointed Major General Yakubu Drammeh as Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces barely two...

Police investigating the demise of one Ousainou Sambou in Old Jeshwang

By Nelson Manneh On Saturday 7th March, at around 13:00hrs a lifeless body was found at the swamps around Bakau women's horticultural gardens. ASP Lamin Njie...

CONFIRMED: Gambia vs Gabon Going Ahead as Planned despite Coronavirus Fears

By Sulayman Bah Gambia’s qualifier against Gabon is going ahead unhindered despite fears of the deadly pandemic coronavirus, Foroyaa Sport can report. It followed Confederation of...

Gambia Suspends Overseas Travels by Public Officials to Curb Spread of...

State House on Friday said the Government through the Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service has sent out a circular informing public...

What will the Presidents of The Gambia and Senegal discuss today

QUESTION OF THE DAY Gambians would want the two presidents to finally agree on the demarcation of the borders of these two countries once and...

PEC Accepts NEA Extension Request For The Second Time

By Momodou Jarju The Public Enterprise Committee of the National Assembly has on Wednesday accepted the extension request of the National Environment Agency (NEA) for...

IOM Trains Female Journalists on Migration Reporting

By Ndey Sowe The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in partnership with Women Journalists Association of the Gambia (WoJAG) has on Tuesday, 10th March 2020...

State opposes production of TRRC documents in Yanks Touray’s trial

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyer A. Sisoho for Yankuba Touray has made application for the testimonies of ex-Corporal Alagie Kanyi both before the TRRC and before...

The urgent need for registration of voters

There can be no third republic without a constitution of a third republic. This is inconceivable without a referendum. A referendum is inconceivable without...

When will the TRRC submit its interim report to the president?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Foroyaa will reach out to the Commission to find out when it will submit its interim report as stipulated under section...

This Year’s Inter-schools championship Targeting over 900 Athletes

By Ndey Sowe This year's inter-schools’ championship is targeting over nine hundred athletes from 71 junior and secondary schools across the country. The event will be...

Gambia As Case Study In Balancing The Powers Of Religion And...

COMMENTARY BY HALIFA SALLAH, PART 9 Incontrovertible evidence has been given to prove beyond doubt that the Gambia has always had a constitution which is...

MoBSE displeased with Catholic Education Secretariat’s decision

By: Kebba AF Touray / Yankuba Jallow The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has strongly condemned the decision of the Catholic Education Secretariat for...

Trouble for Gambia in the Wake of Italy Lockdown after Caf...

By Sulayman Bah Gambia have found itself disadvantaged after Caf said the Scorpions match with Gabon will go ahead, Foroyaa Sport can report. Gambia face Gabon...

Gambians Urged To Avoid ‘Insulting’ Party Leaders

By Mustapha Jallow Ansumana Yabou, a senior civic education officer at the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), has urged the community of Tabanani in...

Central River Region Has the Highest Incidence of Poverty- UNDP PUDC...

By Ndey Sowe The United National Development Program (UNDP) Program for Accelerated Community Development (PACD) feasibility study report indicated that Central River Region has the...

Separation Of Power Of Religion And Power Of The State Under...

POLITICAL COMMENTARY BY HALIFA SALLAH, PART 8 Constitutions do not drop from the sky. They speak the language of context and content. They are not...

CDS Massaneh Kinteh Relieved From Duty Redeployed to Foreign Service

By Makutu Manneh Lt. General Masanneh N. Kinteh, the former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has been relieved from...

Human and Group Rights under a Mundane Constitution

COMMENTARY BY HALIFA SALLAH PART 7 The three Constitutions of the Gambia which came into being as a result of a referendum could rightly be...

Six French Nationals, 4 Senegalese Arrested for Alleged possession of weapons

By Lamin Fatty Six French nationals and 4 Senegalese believe to be bird hunters, were on Monday 9th March 2020, arrested in Fatoto by personnel...