Senegalese Gendarmerie Seize Gambian Fishmonger’s Motorbike
By Lamin Fatty
A Senegalese Gendarmerie patrol team on Tuesday, 31st March 2020 intercepted a Gambian Bonga fish seller and seized his motorcycle.
Lamin Ceesay, a...
Pape Diouf, Former President of ‘Olympique’ Marseille Dies of Coronavirus
From the Editor
Famous French Football Magazine with the Caption ‘‘Our Pape Is Dead’’
Foroyaa Sport as well as all other media outlets across the World...
Are Gazettes containing the Emergency Powers Regulations available at the GPPC?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Foroyaa is still unable to access copies of the Emergency Powers Regulations accompanying the declaration of a state of public emergency...
The National Assembly suspends debate on emergency powers extension till today
An unexpected debate erupted between the National Assembly member for Serrekunda and the Attorney General and
Minister of Justice at the National Assembly when the...
Parliamentarians Refer Motion For Extension Of Public Emergency To Select Committee...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Parliamentarians on Thursday moved a motion for the Select Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters to scrutinize the motion on...
NCCE Sensitizes Rural Communities on the Coronavirus
By Mustapha Jallow
Officials at the National Council for Civil Education (NCCE) have sensitised community members of Essau, Passamass, Koina and Mandinaba on how to...
Will There Be By Elections To The Office Of chairperson Of...
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Foroyaa has been informed that the Chairperson of the Brikama Area Council and a Councillor who were elected under a UDP...
Health authorities discharge 2 Covid-19 Patients
By Ndey Sowe
Two patients of Coronavirus have been discharged yesterday by health authorities after recovering from the virus.
Dr. Ahmadou Samateh, the Minister of Health...
‘Two Hundred and Forty-Seven People on Mandatory Quarantine, 168 Contacts Traced’...
By Ndey Sowe
Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health on Tuesday March 31st said a total number of two hundred and forty-seven persons...
Support In Fight Against Corona Virus Continues As More Institutions,...
By: Kebba AF Touray/Ndey Sowe
In the battle to contain the spread of the deadly Corona virus, Government through the Ministry of Health continues to...
Enforcement without publication of regulation
Enforcing emergency powers cannot be done by simply relying on declarations made by the president. These declarations must be followed by the publication of...
‘Stigmatization, Discrimination against Contact with Positive Patients Must Stop’ Health...
By Ndey Sowe
The Minster of Health Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, said on Tuesday individuals and groups including even some health workers, who are being...
RE: Gambia Government Clarification On State of Public Emergency
Following His Excellency President Adama Barrow’s Proclamation of a State of Public Emergency on Friday 26th March, 2020 and in accordance with Section 3...
Constitutional Review Commission side-steps controversy on secularism, took objective approach
By Yankuba Jallow
The outgoing Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has handled the controversy on secularism by taking an objective approach.
The CRC, after publishing the first...
Remarks By Justice Cherno Sulayman Jallow, Qc (Jsc), Chairperson Of The...
Date: Monday, 30th March, 2020
Venue: Cabinet Office, Office of the President
Your Excellency, the President of the Republic
Your Excellency, Madam Vice President
Hon. Speaker of the...
On Impact Assessment of COVID-19 As Businesses Scale Down Due...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Businesses in the Kanifing Municipality are scaling down operations with the closure of non-essential food outlets or shops being ordered to...
Authorities in the Security Sector Recommend Prosecution of Detained Soldiers
By Mustapha Jallow
Gambian Security Agents have completed their investigations and recommended the prosecution of ten soldiers allegedly involved in extortion, the Army Spokesperson Major...
Could the National Assembly not sit using IT in...
QUESTION OF TH DAY
The National Assembly cannot afford to indefinitely suspend sittings when urgent state matters have to be addressed. However since the British...
The National Assembly Must Maintain Oversight
The reports reaching Foroyaa on the implementation of the state of emergency without the publication of the regulations confirm that powers could be abused...
Hon. Magasy Challenges Colleagues to Lead in Effective Sensitization on the...
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly Member for Basse Muhammed Magassy, has challenged his fellow Lawmakers to lead the way in conducting effective sensitization...
