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Army Chief Pays Courtesy Call On IGP Jobe

By Makutu Manneh The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) Major General Yakuba A. Drammeh, on Monday April 27th 2020 paid a courtesy call on the...

Twenty-five Persons Taken into Quarantine

By Nelson Manneh Twenty-five people, ten Senegalese and 15 Gambians have been taken in to quarantine after they entered the country from Senegal. The Gambia currently...

GAF Releases Two Soldiers

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has on Monday confirmed the release of two soldiers, who were arrested after fuel coupons worth over...

EMERGENCY POWERS ACT CAP. 17:04 VOL. 4 LAWS OF THE GAMBIA

RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY POWERS REGULATIONS, 2020 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on the president by section 3 of the Emergency powers Act, these...

Gambian Hoteliers and Tour Operators say Hospitality Industry Risks Collapse, if…….

Gambian Tour Operators and Hoteliers said Sunday the hospitality industry risks crumbling if the Government and the development partners fail to intervene to save...

Governor Engages Local Authorities Ahead of the COVID-19 Food Distribution

By Lamin Fatty The Office of the Governor of the Upper River Region (URR) in collaboration with the Regional Task Force Advisory Committee on Tuesday...

GPU re-echoes call for journalism without fear or favour

Banjul, May 03: Today marks the 27th edition of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). May 3rd has been set aside by the United Nations...

INTERVIEW: Kebba Talks Facing PSG Striker Choupo-Moting, Rejecting Sweden for the...

He is one of those you wouldn’t have shivers thrusting in the department of defence. One need not look far to decipher why this...

GFA PRESS RELEASE: MANAGING THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN THE GAMBIA

In the face of unprecedented the aggression of our country by the deadly coronavirus, the position of our party has remained steadfast. From the...

Beekeeper sustains serious bodily harm after scuffle with women gardeners

By Louise Jobe Kairaba Fatty, a beekeeper on Thursday, 30th April sustained serious bodily harm after engaging in a scuffle with women gardeners in Banjulinding. A...

GWC Demands D4,500 As Minimum Wage For Workers

By Momodou Jarju The Secretary General of the Gambia Workers Confederation (GWC) has informed Foroyaa that they have recommended D4,500 to be the minimum wage...

NCAC, WAG Organize Covid-19 Short Story Competition 2020

By Momodou Jarju The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in partnership with the Writers Association of the Gambia (WAG) is set to organize...

Gambia Hospitality Industry Reports GMD 6.7 Billion Forecast Loss

Stakeholders in The Gambia Tourism Industry Sunday confirmed an assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on tourism and related sectors by Gambia Bureau of...

Gambia Registers Five New Cases Of Coronavirus

By Nelson Manneh Gambian health authorities on Saturday, 2nd May 2020, confirmed that five people have contracted the Coronavirus. This is the highest number of cases...

On Reduction of Fuel Price: Drivers Express Satisfaction, Call for Implementation...

By: Kebba AF Touray Scores of Gambian drivers have expressed satisfaction with the government’s decision to reduce fuel price during the trying times, as the...

Old Yundum Legislator: Food Assistance is Crucial for the implementation...

By: Kebba AF Touray Member for Old Yundum, Abdoulie Ceesay, said at the National Assembly in Banjul that government should provide assistance to the citizenry...

Minority Leader: Critical of the State of Public Emergency Regulations

By: Kebba AF Touray Minority Leader and Member for Niamina Dandkunku, Samba Jallow, has raised concern on the regulations that were designed by the State...

Gambia Reduces Fuel Prices amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The Ministry of Finance said on Thursday that the Gambia Government has effective 30th April 2020, reduced the prices of diesel, petrol and Kerosine. According...

Yankuba Touray’s Lawyer Threatens to Withdraw from Koro Ceesay’s Murder Trial

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyer representing former AFPRC Junta Minister Yankuba Touray, who is charged with the murder of a former finance minister Ousman Koro Ceesay,...

Courts to resume sittings soon

By Yankuba Jallow A spokesperson for Gambia’s judiciary said consultations are on to see how best the courts can resume without compromising the health and...