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The Emergency Powers Regulations

PART Three The President proclaimed a state of emergency on 26th March 2020 and subsequently under the Emergency Powers Act he made several regulations known as...

Fire Ravages Apartments in Bundung

Nelson Manneh A four apartment line-house and its contents in Bundung in the Kanifing Municipality, was consumed by a devastating fire on Monday May 4th...

EU provides D73 Million Assistance to Gambia’s Coastal, Marine ZONE

By: Kebba AF Touray The European Union has provided D73 million (1,353,120 EUR) to fund a long term technical assistance team, to work in support...

Majority Leader Calls for Enforcement of Laws

By: Kebba AF Touray Kebba K. Barrow, the Majority Leader and Member for Kombo South at the Gambia’s National Assembly, has called on the nation...

Labour Union demands support from Government for labourers

By Nelson Manneh Ebrima Garba Cham, the Secretary-General of the Gambia National Trade Union Congress has called on the Government to support workers affected by...

Gambian Authorities Release Vessel After Crew Paid Fine of D500, 000

By Mustapha Jallow Dr. Bamba A.M Banja, the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Fisheries, has on Tuesday told Foroyaa that a vessel that was...

Health Ministry Says Results of 109 COVID 19 Tests Conducted In...

Information form Gambia's Health Ministry indicates a total of 109 tests from the mass screening test held in Bakau for COVID-19 cases, have all...

Is The Distribution Of Rice, Oil And Sugar The Key Strategy...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Gambians are receiving more publicity on the distribution of rice, oil and sugar as key commodities available to fight hunger in...

Women continue to struggle to get fish

With Madiba Singhateh Women engaged in small scale fishing are faced with several challenges including inadequate access to fund, competition with fish meal factories, and...

Gambia Local Businesses are collapsing due to COVID-19

By Makutu Manneh Local business owners in the Gambia are facing setbacks in their businesses since coronavirus entered the country. They complained that they were not...

No May Day Sports And No Introduction Of Social ...

1st of May is a day to remind the world of the maintainer of human life on this earth and the foundation of human...

Ministry of Health Commence Random Testing in Bakau

By Nelson Manneh The Ministry of Health (MoH) has commenced the random testing of COVID-19 in Bakau, after confirming a local transfer of the Coronavirus...

NYC Deploy Youth to Sensitize Bakau Community on COVID-19

By Nelson Manneh On Friday 30th April 2020, the Gambia registered its first local COVID-19 as a local contact case prompting the Ministry of Health...

DNPG Donates Bore Hole to Jeshwang Prison

By Louise Jobe Development Network Platform, Gambia (DNPG) has officially handed over a water project comprising a bore hole and an overhead water tank to...

Gambia Joins ECOWAS Network for COVID-19 Regional Response

By Nelson Manneh Dr. Mustapha Bittaye on Friday informed the media that the Gambia has joined the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Regional...

Government Procures Ambulances

By Nelson Manneh Gambia Government has purchased thirty-three Ambulances to support health facilities across the nation. This according to President Barrow has come at the right...

Essence Of Opposition In Politics

We have seen how democracy has been able to provide the breathing space for the existence, growth and survival of multiparty systems, a level...

GAF Confirms Arrest of Soldier Accused of Drug Trafficking

By Mustapha Jallow Military Police have on Monday arrested and detained a State Guard staff, who allegedly opened fire in the air after he was...

Father working on securing bail for son, who shot a friend

By Mustapha Jallow Ebrima Badjie, whose son recently shot someone in Lamin, on Monday told Foroyaa that he was working tirelessly to secure bail for...

Health Officers Undergo Training on Hand Sanitizer Production

By: Isatou Kanyi A week-long training of 26 health personnel on how to locally produce hands sanitizers in the fight against COVID-19 has ended. Prof. Ousman...