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Judge Warns Prison Officers Against Handcuffing Accused in Court

By Mariama Marong Justice Sidi Jobarteh of the Banjul High Court issued a stern warning to prison officers on Monday, instructing them to immediately cease...

Rape Trial Nears Conclusion as High Court Sets Judgment Date for...

By Mariama Marong  The trial of an elderly man accused of raping a minor over a period of three years has entered its final stage...

Gambia Spends Over D8.13 Billion in First Quarter

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia's total government expenditure for the first quarter of 2025 stood at Eight Billion One Hundred and Thirty Million Dalasi...

WHAT DID THE MINISTER SAY ABOUT BUDGET EXECUTION?

The Constitution of the Republic under section 152 requires the P resident to cause the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, to prepare and...

Minister of Environment Launches Proposed Waste Management Plan

By Madiba Singhateh The Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources, Rohey John Manjang, on Thursday, 12th June 2025, launched The Gambia’s Proposed Waste...

THE SECOND CHANCE OR ANOTHER OPTION FOR THE CONSTITUTION

The Gambian public should begin to have a say on how they wish to be governed. They never had an opportunity to determine the...

NRA Spends Millions on Drainage Cleaning as Public Frustration Grows

By Nelson Manneh The National Roads Authority (NRA) says it spends up to GMD 7 million annually on drainage cleaning operations across The Gambia, yet...

Cement is Now Available – Ministry of Trade

By Amadou Manjang The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, in a press release, informed the public that cement is now readily available...

Banjul North Legislator Raises Alarm over Ongoing Destruction of Tanbi Wetland

By Nelson Manneh Honourable Modou Lamin B. Bah, the National Assembly Member for Banjul North, has raised concerns over what he describes as the deliberate...

ON DR JANNEH’S BACKFOOTING FROM HIGH GRADE INTELLECTUAL DEBATE

When a debate starts to sound like a broken record common sense teaches that there is greater merit in drawing the curtain and exiting...

SHOULD COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BE REINTRODUCED

According to a letter published in this edition a student at Muslim Senior Secondary School is calling for the reintroduction of the common entrance...

Darsilameh Villagers Express Border Concerns to CDS Cham

By Makutu Manneh Residents of Darsilameh, a village in Kombo North District bordering Senegal, have called on the government to urgently demarcate the border to...

Landowners Demand Return of Plots Seized by State

By Yankuba Jallow & Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A constitutional legal challenge launched by a group of landowners in Batokunku has brought fresh scrutiny to the...

Young Man Granted D100,000 Bail Over Alleged Theft of Solar Panels...

By Louise Jobe Magistrate Fofana of the Brikama Magistrate Court on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of one hundred thousand dalasi (D100,000) to a...

Gambia Presents CRC Report as UN Committee Concludes Review

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, through its Directorate of Children Affairs, on Thursday presented the country’s latest report...

IEC Registers Alliance for Democracy and Development

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday announced the registration of a new political party, the Alliance for Democracy and Development...

Two Men Accused of Stealing 21 Cattle Remanded at Mile Two...

By Louise Jobe A magistrate in Brikama on Thursday ordered the remand of two men at Mile Two Central Prison following their arraignment on charges...

Gambians Endure a Bureaucratic Marathon to Get National ID Cards

By Nelson Manneh As dawn breaks over the coastal city of Kanifing, a small crowd begins to gather outside the national ID card processing center,...

HAS THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN SENEGAL BROUGHT PEACE IN CASAMANCE?

Foroyaa has been following the Casamance situation since the time of Reverand Diamacoune Senghor. The paper conducted many interviews and covered many incidents of...

DRAINS IN KM WAITING TO BE CLEANSED

Roads cannot last long without a proper drainage system. Compounds cannot be protected if the drains in the municipality are clogged. Now is the...