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THE BORDER CHALLENGES AND THE SOLUTION

The Gambia is a transit zone for vehicles plying between Northern and Southern Senegal. Drivers of the two countries have been complaining of the...

Insight into Non-Enforcement of Tobacco Control Act 2016  

By Nelson Manneh  In December 2016, the Gambia government adopted an Act called the Tobacco Control Act which entered into force on December 17, 2018....

Jabang Residents Call for Urgent Intervention by Gov’t to Resolve Land...

By Assan Bah The residents of Jabang in the West Coast Region (WCR) have called on the Gambia government to intervene in their long-standing land...

African migrants, refugees face terrible conditions in Tunisia as raids continue

By Biran Gaye Dozens of sub-Saharan migrants and refugees are living in heartbreaking conditions in Tunisia, facing severe difficulties in accessing basic necessities as local...

GAF Detains Former Brigadier General Colley

By Hatab Nyang The Gambia Armed Forces have confirmed that a former Brigadier General, who left the Gambia Armed Forces following the departure of Yahya...

ECOWAS Commission Team to Evaluate Humanitarian Relief for Disaster Victims

By: Kebba AF Touray A team from ECOWAS is scheduled to embark on a field validation to monitor and evaluate humanitarian relief assistance to flood...

IN THE FACE OF SO MANY LAND DISPUTES, WHAT IS THE...

The primary role of the land commission should have been to do a proper inventory of all state owned lands and map out the...

THE DANGERS OF FRAGILE DEMOCRACIES

Fragile democracies like that of Ali Bongo of Gabon which are based on patronage and intimidation as well as coups d’état as we now...

Senegalese Transport Union Calls Off Protest over Introduction of Truck Tracking...

By Nelson Manneh  Members of the Senegalese transport union have embarked on a strike to stopping Gambian vehicles from leaving or entering Senegal. The Gambia Government...

Dry Spell Hit URR Farmers Hard

By Lamin Fatty  Farmers in the Upper River Region have been advised to grow early maturing crops as the dry spell hits farmers hard in...

FAO Commences Training on Aquaculture Management

By Kebba AF Touray The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has commenced training for fisheries and agriculture extension staff on aquaculture...

NATCOM to reforest twenty hectares in eight communities

By Amadou Manjang The Gambia National Commission for UNESCO& ICESCO (NATCOM)in collaboration with the Islamic World Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), is to plant...

Magistrate Orders Deportation of 31 Africans 

By Louise Jobe  Principal Magistrate Fatou Darboe-Jaguraga of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court on Monday ordered the deportation of several citizens of African countries for failure...

Justice Jaiteh Clarifies Lamin Lang Sanyang’s Prison Sentence

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lamin Lang Sanyang, a convict in the NIA 9 trial made an application to the court seeking clarification regarding his prison...

WHAT LAW IS THE GOVERNMENT RELYING ON THE RISE OF THE...

It is said that that ignorance f the law is no excuse. That is why Foroyaa is continuing its investigation to find out the...

OLD PROBLEMS BETWEEN SENEGAL AND GAMBIA EMERGES AGAIN

The special relation that exists between Senegal and The Gambia has not been reflected in the transport sector. Over the years,, Senegalese transport operators...

UTG, South Carolina University sign MOU

By Amadou Manjang The University of the Gambia (UTG) and South Carolina State University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for sharing knowledge. The Memorandum...

Gambia’s Chief Justice Presides Over the Enrolment of 5 New Lawyers into...

The Chief Justice of The Gambia who doubles as the Chairman of the General Legal Counsel, Hassan B. Jallow, on Tuesday, 6th August 2024...

ARE THE US PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND OIC CHAIRMAN AWARE...

It is reported by CNN Dana Karni on Tuesday , August 6, 2024  that the  Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to...

THE STATE POLICY ON FERTILISER SALE NEEDS FURTHER CLARIFICATION

The  cooperative producer and marketing societies which had seccos all over the country were initially designed to  provide production input at affordable prices to the farmers...