July 06, 2022
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 »
Gambia: Mene's 'No Case' Submission in Gam Petroleum Case
In the last edition we published the first part of the submission of Lawyer Christopher E. Mene, the lead defence lawyer in the ongoing Gam Petroleum Economic Crime Case, on… Read more »
Gambia: WADR Holds Roundtable to Provide Relevant Information for Potential Migrants
West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) Thursday, June 30, 2022 held a roundtable aimed at providing quality and relevant information for potential migrants to make informed decisions. Read more »
June 23, 2022
Gambia: Govt Commits to Replacing Jammeh-Era Constitution
The Gambia's Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, has told the members of the Human Rights and Constitutional Matters Committee of the National Assembly, that the Government is… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Gambia: Sukuta School Receives Donation of Furniture, Other Learning Materials
Sukuta Junior and Senior Secondary School has recently received 251 tables, 246 chairs and other learning materials from Sukuta- Moormerland Association in Germany. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Gambia: Commission Finds Jammeh Regime Committed Gender-Based Violence
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), in its Investigative Report submitted to Government, outlined that Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) was… Read more »
Gambia: Residents of Serrekunda Bartez Encounter Flooding After Heavy Downpour Last Week
The National Assembly Member for Serrekunda Hon. Musa Cham, together with the Bartez Ward Councilor Hon. Karim Darboe, conducted a site visit after a heavy downpour, which… Read more »
Gambia: Federation of the Disabled, Partners Hold Consultative Session
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Gambia: FPAC Gives Ultimatum to GCCPC to Present Reports
Members of the Finance and Public Account Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly have extended the time for the Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (GCCPC)… Read more »
Gambia: 'Gambia Doesn't Have Capacity to Clean-Up Oil Spill' - Environmentalist Says
Mr Nfarama Drammeh, a seasoned environmentalist in an interview with Foroyaa, said certainly Gambia does not have the capacity to clean-up oil or deal with oil spillage. Read more »
Gambia: 14 Kerr Mot Hali Residents Ask Court to Free Them
Fourteen residents of Kerr Mot Hali, currently held in detention at Janjanbureh Prisons have filed an application before the high court seeking an order for their unconditional… Read more »