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Court Quashes Murder Conviction and Death Sentence in Landmark Ruling

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction and death sentence of Mariama Conteh, who had been found guilty of...

Finance Minister Says Over €11 Million Needed to Implement DTT Project

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister for Finance, Seedy Keita, has informed the National Assembly that a total of €11,257,830 is required to fully implement...

Cement Shortage Hits Greater Banjul Area

By Assan Bah Cement vendors across parts of Kanifing Municipality (KM) and the West Coast Region (WCR) are facing severe shortages, with some businesses going...

Finance Minister to Respond to Audit Reports on GAMTEL, NAWEC Today

By Kebba AF Touray Finance Minister Seedy Keita is set to appear before the National Assembly today to respond to the Public Enterprise Committee (PEC)...

P2-P2RS Engages CRR Farmers to Boost Rice Production in Dry Season 

By Kebba AF Touray Project 2 of the Program to Strengthen Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) has recently concluded a...

Gambia’s Court of Appeal Split in Vista Bank 

By Yankuba Jallow  A high-stakes corporate dispute has divided the Gambia Court of Appeal, with justices delivering sharply contrasting opinions on whether court documents were...

45 APPOINTED AS DOMESTIC WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA ON WHAT TERMS?

Foroyaa is required by the Constitution like all media establishments to hold the Gambia Government accountable for the terms and conditions of service of...

LAWMAKERS SHOULD BE THE FOCUS ON ANY FURTHER CONSULTATION ON THE...

The Gambian people in particular and all concerned persons and institutions abroad should know the stage of the constitution making/building process in The Gambia....

CSOs urged IEC to develop regulations on ‘hidden campaigns’ on election...

Amadou Manjang In a joint Statement, the Gambia Participates and Elections Watch Committee (EWC) has recommended that the IEC consider developing regulations on hidden campaigns...

Parliament to Ratify Visa Exemption Agreement with UAE

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambian Parliament is set to consider a motion to ratify a visa exemption agreement between The Gambia and the United...

Gambian Youths Confront Senegalese Soldiers Over Border Trade

By Louise Jobe & Mustapha Jallow Tensions flared along the Gambian-Senegalese border recently as Gambian youths confront Senegalese soldiers over the transportation of goods into...

Bakary S. Jarju Elected as Masembeh Ward Councillor

By Assan Bah Bakary S. Jarju of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been elected as the new Councillor for the Massembeh Ward in the...

300 Thousand Metres of Sediment Lost Annually on Gambia’s Coastline

By Kebba AF Touray The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its technical assistance report on the Gambia, indicated that an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 meters...

Justice Akinbiyi Adjourns Rongo’s Case Amid Dispute Over New Evidence

By Nelson Manneh Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the Banjul High Court Annex on Monday, 17 February 2025adjourned the case of Momodou L. Jarju, commonly known...

WHAT ARE THE PAY AND TERMS AND CONDITION OF THOSE TO...

The government should ensure that before Gambians leave for Saudi Arabia, they have appointment letters indicating their terms and condition and pay. Foroyaa will...

KMC CLEANSING EXERCISE YET TO REACH THE SANDICA AREA

The worst eye sore can be found in the Sandica area after vendors depart to go home and leave empty containers and other thrash...

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE NATIONALITY OF A DEAD PERSON IS...

There is news in social media that the corpse of a Malian citizen by the name of Anna Trawally is at the hospital waiting...

MEDIA BATTLE BETWEEN BAKERS’ ASSOCIATION AND MINISTRY OF TRADE: SETTLEMENT URGENT

The mind of the bakers’ association was already expressed when they announced their plan to increase the price of bread to D13 which is...

Religious Affairs Minister Updates National Assembly on 2025 Hajj Preparations

By Kebba AF Touray Hamat N.K. Bah, Gambia’s Minister of Religious Affairs, provided an extensive briefing to the Regional Government Committee of the National Assembly...

Foni Bintang NAM Declares Intention to Run for 2026 Presidential Election

By Nelson Manneh  Hon. Bakary K. Badjie, the National Assembly Member for Foni Bintang Karanai in the West Coast Region Region, has declared his intention...