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Is The Country Ready For Elections?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The Constitution building process is still in limbo, the Election Act is yet to be reformed, the process of issuing ID...

THE PLAIN AND UNALLOYED TRUTH:

The Constitution As Drafted By The Constitutional Review Commission And Its Future It is my concern that even the media is being misled to broadcast...

Gambia Registers Two New Cases of COVID-19 Variant

By Kebba Secka  Minister of Health Dr. Ahmadou Sawaneh has revealed that the country has registered two new different cases of COVID-19. Minister Samateh said the...

NIA Officer says Members of Special Operation Unit Were ‘Jungulers’

By Nelson Manneh A staff of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) said members of the special operation unit were the ‘Jungulers’ of the agency. Born on...

One COVID-19 Patient Absconds From Ndemban Treatment Center

By Nelson Manneh Health Authorities have on Thursday 14th January 2021 informed this medium that one COVID-19 patient has absconded from the Ndemban Treatment Center in...

Gambia Ferry Service PRO says Some Accidents at Ferry Terminal are...

By Kebba Mambury Mr. Burr Touray, the Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Ferry Service at the Gambia Ports Authority, has informed Foroyaa that brake...

Gambia to Improve Enrollment in Schools at three Regions

By Ndey Sowe Stakeholders in the education sector in The Gambia have disclosed their commitment to improve enrollment and retention of students in basic education...

NIA Employee says “Alagie Morr” Fled the Country after the 2016...

By Nelson Manneh A staff of the NIA said on Wednesday Edrisa Jobe(alias Alagie Morr), who is accused of torturing several people at the country’s...

Fishermen Attribute Fish Scarcity to Poor Weather

By Makutu Manneh Fishermen at Tanji landing site have attributed the current fish scarcity in the markets to poor weather conditions. In the past three (3)...

Government Increases Prices of Fuel

By Makutu MannehAs the world welcomes 2021; fuel prices have increased in The Gambia in the first month of the year- January.The price of...

State Challenges Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Ex-DG NIA Case

By Yankuba Jallow The five public prosecutors hired by the State to prosecute ex-director general of NIA Yankuba Badjie have appealed against the Court of...

Absence of Lawyers from Legal Aid Hampers NIA 9 Trial

By Yankuba Jallow Absence of lawyers from the National Agency for Legal Aid (NALA) on Wednesday, 13th January 2021 hampered the NIA 9 case from proceeding. This...

NIA employee says former observer news editor was tortured by the...

By Nelson Manneh A staff of the National Intelligence Agency on Wednesday testified that former deputy editor of the defunct Observer Newspaper was tortured by...

Diverting The Focus On Petty Drug Users To Organised Criminal Syndicates

Drug syndicates have long seen the Gambia and Guinea Bissau as soft spots to grab and establish their trails linked to Latin American drug...

Are political parties negotiating the details of a defunct draft constitution...

QUESTION OF THE DAY The Attorney General should give a Press conference to explain what type of negotiation is taking place. The media is informing...

NIA Officer Says Yahya Jammeh Gave Orders for them to Torture...

By Nelson Manneh A witness before the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), Samba Gajaga, testified on Monday said former President Yahya Jammeh used to...

TRRC Witness Admits Torturing People at NIA

By Nelson Manneh Omar Cham, who was adversely mentioned before the Truth Commission (TRRC) as someone who violated people’s rights, including torture, has on Tuesday...

Gambia Records Nine New COVID-19 Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has on Tuesday 12th January 2021 registered nine new cases of the deadly coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases...

Fire Ravages 3 Apartments, Bureaus in Serrekunda

By Nelson Manneh Three apartment line-houses, three bureaus and one electrical enterprise in Serrekunda, Kanifing Municipality, were recently consumed by a devastating fire incident. The contents...

Gambians in Provinces Unhappy with Delay in Voter Registration

By: Kebba AF Touray Gambians in the provinces have expressed their dissatisfaction with the delay in voter registration and are calling on the Independent Electoral...