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GID Implements New Measures amid Surge in Passport Applications

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has reported a sharp rise in passport applications in recent weeks, prompting the department to implement enhanced...

Shadow Over KMC’s Contracts to Lang Karamo Suwareh

By Makutu Manneh Lang Karamo Suwareh has been awarded multiple contracts by the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) worth over D13.6 million between May 2018 and January 2024. Lang...

GFD Advocates for Disability-Inclusive Land Policy

By Madi S. Njie In a landmark move towards inclusivity, The Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD) has announced plans to submit a position paper aimed at ensuring...

Consultant Urges Gambia to Include PWDs in Climate Decisions

By Madi S. Njie Mr. Dawda Trawally, a climate change consultant, has urged The Gambia to include the Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD) in the...

Police Officer Sues Gambia Police Force Claiming Over D5 Million

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Sambujang Fatty, the Deputy Police Commissioner of Police responsible for Policy, Planning, Research and Training Departments in the Gambia Police Force has...

IS THE GOVERNMENT PROTECTING THE SOVEREIGN ASSETS OF THE COUNTRY?

China has eight companies that are working with private companies to expand trade abroad. The Gambia government however is not showing any sign of...

SENEGAL TAKES ACTION ON GROUNDNUT PURCHASE

The Prime Minister of Senegal has announced that the government will not allow any private company, especially foreign companies, from purchasing groundnuts in Senegal....

GCCI Engages Artisanal Fishermen on Sustainable Practices, Regulatory Consideration

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Thursday 7th November 2024, at the GCCI Head office in Bijilo, organized a town hall...

Research Explores Clinical Outcomes of Untreated Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in...

Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects approximately three hundred million people worldwide. Under current international guidelines, most of these people with chronic...

UN climate summit needs action – not a COP-out

By Deodat Maharaj The Paris Agreement on climate change is a decade old this month.  While there has been progress - with new net zero...

GAYO Awarded ‘Earthshot’ Prize in “Clean Our Air”

By Nelson Manneh  On November 6, 2024, in Cape Town, the Green Africa Youth Organization was awarded the Earthshot Prize in the "Clean Our Air". The award was...

IGP Touray Attends 92nd Interpol General Assembly

By Nelson Manneh The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Seedy Mukhtar Touray, along with delegates from The Gambia Police Force, has joined other heads of Police...

TANGO signs contract to build CSO house in Basse

By Amadou Manjang The Association of Non- Non-Governmental Organisations (TANGO) has signed a contract to build a new Civil Society Organisation Complex in Basse, URR....

Drug Agency, GTSC Sign MoU

By Louise Jobe  The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gambia Transport Service Company Limited (GTSC) at the...

NAO Bags Award of Excellence

By Kebba AF Touray Photo: AG, Modou Ceesay The National Audit Office (NAO) of The Gambia has been awarded the 2024 AFROSAI-E Recognition of Excellence for...

Gov’t Expects to Send First-Batch of Workers to Spain in 2025

By Assan Bah Baboucarr O. Joof, the Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, has informed Foroyaa that they expect to have the first...

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GAMBIA MUST ADHERE STRICTLY TO THE MOU...

The Memorandum of Understanding is clear that the Labour Department of The Gambia is responsible for coordinating and facilitating the recruitment process of Gambian...

HOW ARE THEY TO RECRUIT JOB SEEKERS FOR SPAIN FROM THE...

The Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, in answer to questions posed by Foroyaa, said the following is part of the Memorandum...

NRA, MoTWI Inspect OIC 50km Urban Roads Project

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI) and the National Roads Authority (NRA) have embarked on an inspection tour of the ongoing roads...

Regional Soil Fertility Mapping Project Launched

By Fatou B. Cham The Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security, has launched a $1.34 million Soil Fertility...