July 08, 2022
Gambia: GAPP Organises Fundraising to Establish Photojournalism School
The Gambia Association of Professional Photographers (GAPP) has recently organised a fundraising Kora Show to establish a photojournalism school in order to enable young Gambians… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Gambia: Gambians Lament High Cost of Rams
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Gambia: GGC Managing Director Says Fertilizer Procurement Process Was Transparent
The Managing Director of The Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC) now called National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC), Muhammed Njie, has told the… Read more »
Gambia: Farmers in Palen-Wolof Fear Their Crops Will Die After 'Secco' Refused to Sell Fertiliser to Them
Farmers in Palen-Wolof of Sabach Sanjal District in the North Bank Region (NBR) are extremely worried about their fresh-grown crops dying after they claimed that a "secco" in… Read more »
Gambia: NRA Spent Over D735 Million On Road Maintenance in 2020
Mr. Mustapha Joof, the Finance Director at the National Road Authority (NRA), has told the Finance and Public Account Committee (FPAC) that the authority spent a total of seven… Read more »
Gambia: Regional Government Service Commission Officials Demand for Autonomy
Officials of the Regional Government Service Commission on Monday, July 4, 2022 demand their autonomy to ensure they execute their mandate and work effectively and independently. Read more »
Gambia: Neneh Freda Gomez & Co Arrested, Released
Nenneh Freda Gomez and Lamin Sey of Global Hearts of Medical Mission (GOHMM) were on Tuesday arrested and detained at the Senegambia Police Station, but were later released after… Read more »
Gambia: Arrest of Neneh and Sey Followed By Yusef Taylor and Killa Ace
The issue surrounding the arrest of Nene Freda Gomez is reported to be linked to a land dispute. Foroyaa was unable to communicate with Neneh Gomez while under arrest. The arrest… Read more »
Gambia: Govt Urged to Remove Traffic Obstructers On Trans-Gambia Highway
Omar Ceesay, the president of the Gambia Transport Union (GTU), on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 called on the Government of The Gambia to order the removal of traffic obstruction… Read more »
Gambia: PURA - Mobile Phone Penetration Reaches 2.7 Million Subscribers By Dec. 2020
Mr. Alieu Momodu Ngum, the Chairman of Board of Directors at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), has told the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) that mobile… Read more »
Gambia: Police On High Alert After Gun Attack On Businessmen in CRR
Officers of The Gambia Police Force (GPF) are on high alert after an armed group attacked two businessmen at Sami Tenda village in Central River Region (CRR) last Tuesday, the… Read more »
Gambia: Stakeholders Commence National Consultation On Sexuality Education for Adolescents, Young People
The government of the Gambia in partnership with UNFPA, UNAIDS and UNESCO have commenced a three-day national consultation forum on reproductive health services, Sexual Gender… Read more »
Gambia: Dramatic Increase in Fuel Prices Threatening a Dramatic Increase in Fares
Fuel prices increased several times since January 2022. The latest crises are as follows: Read more »
July 04, 2022
Gambia: The Right and Duty of Government Ministers With Regards to the National Assembly
The Constitution makes it a requirement for government ministers to report to the National Assembly when requested to do so and to also have the entitlement to address the National… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia Permanently Revokes All Timber Export Permits With New Regulations
Banjul, The Gambia -- With the endorsement of Cabinet chaired by His Excellency President Adama Barrow on Thursday and in line with Section 113 of the Forest Act, 2018, the… Read more »
Gambia: Business Person Hit By Bullet in CRR Attack Discharged From Hospital
Mustapha Faal, a 56-year-old Gambian-Mauritania who was recently hit by a bullet during an attack by armed robbers at Sami Tenda village in Central River Region (CRR), has been… Read more »
Gambia: SSHFC Registers Assets Growth of D700 Million in 2020
Haddy Sallah, the Director of Finance and Investment at the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) has said that the corporation has registered a growth in assets… Read more »
Gambia: World Bank Director of Operations to Visit U.S.$405 Million Projects in Gambia Today
The World Bank Group's Managing Director of Operations, Mr. Axel van Trotsenburg, is due to visit The Gambia today and he is expected to visit the bank's financed projects in the… Read more »
Gambia: MRC Workers' Union Conducts Biennial Congress
The Medical Research Council (MRC) Workers' Union held its biennial congress on Thursday, June 30, 2022 where the outgoing executive committee presented its financial and activity… Read more »
Gambia: No Gambian Confirmed Yet Among African Migrants Processed in Spain
Thousands of protesters rallied in Barcelona and other Spanish cities to demonstrate over the migrant deaths Pau BARRENA AFP Read more »
Gambia: What Is the Ruling of the High Court On the Attorney General's Against Judgment in Favour of Ghomm?
On 29th June, 2020 judgment was entered in favour of Global HOMM in their case against the Attorney General, the Minister of Lands and Regional Affairs and the Director of Lands… Read more »
Gambia: FARD Conducts Its Maiden Congress
The Foni Agency for Rural Development (FARD) on Saturday, July 2, 2022 conducted its first congress where the executive board presented its activity and financial reports for the… Read more »
Gambia: Commercial Drivers Call for Reduction of Fuel Price
Commercial drivers in the Greater Banjul Area have called on the Government of The Gambia to reduce the fuel price, which is reported to have risen on July 1 2022. Read more »
Gambia: Eulogy for LUC Verschelden
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Gambia: AG - Supreme Audit Institution Is an Essential Pillar of Parliamentary Democracy
The Gambia's Auditor General (AG), Mr Karamba Touray, has said that the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) is an essential pillar of parliamentary democracy. Read more »