INCUMBENCY IS BEING DEFIED BY VOTERS IN AFRICA
The victory of PASTEF in the presidential election in Senegal and the victories of the opposition in Botswana and Ghana appear to be shaping...
WILL ASSAD’S DEPARTURE LEAD TO A STABLE SYRIA?
For more than 50 years, the Assad family ruled Syria. Syria is currently in the hands of an armed opposition that have asked the...
UNIONISM AS AN INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNANCE
The conflict between the administration and staff of the University of The Gambia (UTG) has impacted on the deliveries of lectures and the conducting...
Agric. Minister Says Government in Process of Acquiring 180 Tractors
By Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia’s Agriculture Minister, Dr. Demba Sabally, has told lawmakers that the government of the Gambia is in the process of...
GOV, GFD Commemorate International Day of Persons with Disability
By Louise Jobe/Madi S Njie
The Regional Office of the Gambia Organization for the Visually Impaired (GOVI) in the West Coast Region, on Wednesday, 4...
Minister Says Work Afoot to Develop Regulations for Tour Operators
By Kebba AF Touray
Mr. Abdoulie Jobe, the Minister of Tourism and Culture, has said that work is in progress to develop regulations for international...
70 Rural Folks Trained on Sustainable Beekeeping
By Madiba Singhateh
At least 70 rural folks have embarked on a four-day training on beekeeping and bee production by the National Beekeepers Association of...
NAMs Adopt Report on Bill Amalgamating Weights, Measures with Standards Bureau
By Kebba AF Touray
Photo: Hon. Kebba Jallow
The National Assembly of the Gambia has adopted The Gambia Legal Metrology Bill, 2024 which seeks to amalgamate...
IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL TO CHANGE THE NAME NIA TO SIS?
The name National Intelligence Agency (NIA) cannot be changed to State Intelligence Services (SIS) without constitutional amendment. The Attorney General should make this known...
SCRAMBLE FOR PASSPORTS
The announcement that there is a legal way to go to Saudi Arabia and Spain for employment has motivated young men and women to...
Pensioner Urges President Barrow to Increase Underpaid Pensioners’ Pay
Alagie Mbye Jeng, a pensioner, has written an open letter to President Adama Barrow and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, demanding the...
Justice Minister Says Gov’t Committed to Prosecuting Past Crimes
By Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia’s Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, has told the lawmakers that the government is committed to prosecuting crimes committed during the...
COULD A PERSON BE HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND SECRETARY...
Section 168 subsection (1) of the Constitution states:
“The President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Public Service Commission, shall appoint a person...
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The nation should be informed that the two steps that must be taken for The Constitution of The Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill,...
Farmers Union Demands Investigation into Intercepted Senegalese Truck Carrying Fertiliser
By Lamin Fatty
The National Farmers Union has condemned the attempted fertiliser smuggling incident and demanded a thorough investigation into the matter.
Foroyaa published the alleged...
UTG Students Leader Says Reinstatement of Staff not Under the Union’s...
By Nelson Manneh
Mr Nyaninka Manjang, the president of the University of the Gambia Students Union, has said the reinstatement of lecturers at the University...
Teachers Resume Work After Gov’t Disbursed November Salary
By Nelson Manneh
Teachers who embarked on a sit-down strike on Monday 2nd December 2024 for not receiving their November salaries yesterday returned to their...
Parliament Recommends Deduction of over D25 Million from Budget of President’s...
By Kebba AF Touray
Deputies at the National Assembly on Monday, December 2, 2024, recommended the deduction of twenty-five million and four hundred thousand Dalasi...
World Bank Approves $47.7 Million to Improve Gambia’s Public Sector
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $47.7 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Public Administration Modernization for Citizen Centric...
Captain Traoré inaugurates tomato processing plant
By Biran Gaye
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has inaugurated a new tomato processing plant in Bobo-Dioulasso, reiterating the country’s commitment to economic...
