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Agric. Ministry to Purchase 50 Tractors For Farmers Amid the Rainy...

By Momodou Jarju Fifty tractors will be purchased to help farmers in the forthcoming rainy season, the minister of Agriculture, Mrs. Amie Fabureh, informed the...

GACH Pays Gov’t Over D33 Million as Royalty

By Momodou Jarju The Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Fafa Sanyang, has revealed to lawmakers that the Gambia Angola and China Holding (GACH) Company has...

Gambia to Benefit D867 Million from Turkey if Assembly Ratifies Agreement

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia will benefit a 17 million United States Dollars from the Republic of Turkey if the National Assembly ratifies a new...

On Gambia-Turkey Military Cooperation: Deputy Speaker says Gambia Has Nothing To...

By Momodou jarju The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Momodou L. K. Sanneh told lawmakers in Banjul on Tuesday that The Gambia has nothing...

Parliamentarians Refer Banjul Airport Rehabilitation/Development Loan Agreement to National Assembly committees...

By Makutu Manneh A loan agreement between The Gambia Government and the Saudi Fund for Development has been passed to the National Assembly Public Finance...

Government Local Expenditure in 2020 amounts to D5.08 billion

By Makutu Manneh The total Government Local Expenditure from January to April 2020 amounts to D5.08 billion which is 29% percent more than the same...

AG Ba Tambadou to Table Bill on Extradition Agreement Between the...

Gambia Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubacarr Ba Tambadou will on 22nd June 2020 table a motion at the National Assembly on the...

PS Land Ministry says Government has right to takeover land anywhere...

By Madiba Singhateh Buba Sanyang, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Land has told Foroyaa, as per section 4 of the Land Acquisition and...

Gambia’s Creative Industry to Benefit from National Funding

By Momodou Jarju Actors in the country’s creative industry are set to benefit from national funding as an enhancement to their work, Hamat N.K. Bah,...

Banjul North Nam Engages Constituents On Covid-19

Ousman Sillah, National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul North, on Saturday 30 May, 2020, was out and about in the streets of his constituency...

Defence Minister Visits Garawol Village

The Minister of Defence Sheikh Omar Faye on Wednesday 28 May 2020, visited Garawol Kuta Village in the Upper River Region (URR) of the...

“All COVID-19 Funds will be audited’’, Finance Minister Njie assures

By Yankuba Jallow The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mambury Njie has made promises that the financial expenditure and management of the COVID-19 Health...

Mayor Bensouda solicits more support from Government to councils

By Yankuba Jallow Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the Mayor of Kanifing Municipality has called on the central government to support councils by divulging some of its...

Lawmakers Refer Motion on Appointment to Armed Forces Council to Appointment...

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly has deferred a motion for the Appointments of Retired Colonel Momodou Ndow Njie and Mr. Yusupha Dibba as...

National Assembly Confirms Appointment of Ombudsman

By: Kebba AF Touray In line with Section 164 (1) of the 1997 Constitution, the National Assembly yesterday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Bakary Sanyang...

Halifa Sallah Calls for Introduction of Sustainable Measures in the Fight...

By Yankuba Jallow Halifa Sallah, the National Assembly member for Serrekunda on Saturday said the Gambia Government should begin working towards having a sustainable system. “Monies...

Gambian Lawmakers Reject Motion on Extension of State of Public Emergency...

By: Kebba AF Touray Gambian Lawmakers on Saturday 16th May 2020 rejected a motion for the extension of the State of Public Emergency to 45...

Sidia Jatta Warns Lawmakers to Desist from Deploying Sentiments in the...

By: Kebba AF Touray Sidia Jatta, National Assembly Member for Wuli West, has warned his fellow lawmakers to desist from deploying sentiments in the war...

Special Committee Recommends Extra 21 Days Extension of State of Public...

By: Kebba AF Touray, reporting from the National Assembly Alagie Mbow, the Chairperson of the National Assembly Select Committee on the Implementation of State of...

NDMA Updates Health Committee on COVID-19 Food Distribution

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) yesterday updated the National Assembly Select Committee on Health on the situation of COVID-19 humanitarian...