ARE THE GABECE RESULTS A FAIR INDICATION OF THE QUALITY OF...
No yardstick has been established to gauge the performance of schools in the grade 9 exams in The Gambia. The indication is that assessment...
MCA Warns against Use of 2 Degraded Drugs
By Nelson Manneh
The Medicines Control Agency on Saturday, 4 October 2024 recalled two medicinal products (Salbutamol Oral Solution and Plasmodial tablets) from the Gambian...
Lawmakers visit intervention sites, beneficiaries of Agric projects under the CPCU
Members of the National Assembly have embarked on a nationwide tour of intervention sites of the various agricultural projects being executed by the Ministry...
Mali suspends export of essential agricultural products
By Biran Gaye
The Malian government has suspended the export of several essential agricultural products, marking a significant development that seeks to promote local industries.
According...
Private Schools Outperform Public Schools in 2024 GABECE
By Ndey Sowe / Nelson Manneh
Results of the 2024 Gambia Basic Education Certificate Examination (GABECE) announced on 4 October 2024 by MoBSE have shown an...
Villagers of Sutukoba Embark on Massive Cleansing Exercise
By Kebba AF Touray
The Community of Sutukoba in the Wuli East District of the Upper River Region has embarked on a massive cleansing exercise...
SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MEDICINAL DRUGS
It is one thing to withdraw certain medicaments from circulation and another to prevent their sale by unlawful means. Foroyaa has received a press...
Court Frees Man Accused of Stealing 1.3 Million Dalasi
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Magistrate Muhammed Krubally has released Suwaibou Sonko, who was charged with stealing one million, three hundred and sixty-one thousand, five hundred...
Man Arraigned in Court for Obtaining D600,000 by False Pretense
By Kemeseng Sanneh (kexx)
ASP E. Sarr, representing the Inspector General of Police, arraigned Bully Saho for allegedly obtaining money by false pretence contrary to...
African Parliament Calls for More Resources to Combat Drug, Substance Abuse
By Kebba AF Touray
The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has tasked member states to allocate more resources to combat drug and substance abuse, and its...
HOW LONG WILL LITIGANTS SUFFER IN FARM LAND DISPUTES?
Many farmers who have dispute over ownership of land suffer a great deal. When a land dispute between two famers end up in a...
PROJECTS NEED EFFECTIVE MONITORING
Without a good infrastructure, development would be a nightmare. Good roads are needed to transport goods, for example farm products from the farm to...
Why Substance Abuse is a Public Health Concern in The Gambia
By Sariba Manneh
Cannabis and Ecstasy are common causes of mental illness in The Gambia and 88% of total patients admitted to the Government-run Tanka...
“Takku Wallu Senegal” coalition names former President Sall as head
By Biran Gaye
Former President of the Republic, Macky Sall, has been selected as the head of the national list of the “Takku Wallu Senegal”...
Negotiators Urged to Agree on Treaty That Tackles Plastic Pollution
By Nelson Manneh
As representatives of countries’ meeting on Tuesday, 1 October 224 in Nairobi for an international legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution concluded,...
HOW ARE LADY COUNCILLORS SELECTED?
Foroyaa has been receiving information about selection of lady councillors in many parts of the country. But there is no sign of any document...
THE MEDIA LAWS THAT HAVE TO BE REPEALED
In this editorial, we will deal with the key media laws that are repugnant to democratic dispensation.
In 2002, the Jammeh administration enacted the Media...
Police Charge Voice Newspaper Editor-in-Chief
The Spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force, Cadet ASP Modou Musa Sisawo has confirmed to Foroyaa that the Editor-in-Chief of The Voice Newspaper, Musa Sheriff,...
Newspaper Publishers express concern over prosecution of Voice journalists
We the Newspaper Publishers Association are concerned about the fast-developing case of the Publisher and journalist of The Voice, Musa Sheriff and Momodou Justice Darboe,...
WHEN WILL THE GOVERNMENT FIX THE PRICE OF GROUNDNUTS
As we enter the month of October, we also enter the period of harvest of groundnuts. How soon will the GGC announce the price...
