August 22, 2023
Gambia: Ousman Sowe Appointed Minister of Lands and Regional Government
A press release issued by state house has indicated that President Adama Barrow, acting on the powers vested on him by Sections (71)(1) and 71 (3) of the Constitution has appointed… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Gambia: GAF Says Retired Lt. Col Samsudeen Sarr's Remarks About the Army, ECOMIG Disappointing and Ill-Informed
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) in a press release referred to retired Lieutenant Colonel SamsudeenSarr's remarks about the Gambia Army and ECOMIG as disappointing, fallacious,… Read more »
Gambia: Commercial Taxi Drivers Abandon Bundung Highway
Commercial taxi drivers that ply the Bundung highway, from Serrekunda to Latrikunda, have recently abandoned the way after the recent heavy downpour which left the road in bad… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Gambia: Standards Bureau Developed Over 300 Standards - Executive Director Secka
Mr Papa Secka, the Executive Director of The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB), has disclosed that the Bureau has developed over three hundred standards. Read more »
Gambia: Budget Execution
The government of the Gambia has suspended foreign travels by public servants in order to cut down on expenditure. However, Foroyaa is not aware of any review made by the minister… Read more »
Gambia: Plantation Nurseries Signs MOU With British High Commissioner
Plantation Nurseries Friday 18th August, 2023 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the British High Commission for the funding of a one-year Community Environmental… Read more »
Gambia: President Barrow Temporarily Suspends All Foreign Travels
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Senegal: When Will President Macky Sall Act?
The fact that since the incarceration of Ousmane Sonko there is more calm than expected has proven that the Senegalese situation is unpredictable and should not be taken for… Read more »
Gambia: Jabang-Estate Residents Express Dissatisfaction On Level of Ongoing Drainage Work
Despite recently acknowledging the temporary stoppage of flooding at the Jabang-Estate, the community had once again expressed their dissatisfaction with the rate of the ongoing… Read more »
Gambia: National Assembly Members Receive Prado Vehicles
Members of the National Assembly, on Friday,18th August,2023 each received Prado vehicles worth over two million Dalasi. Read more »
Gambia: PURA Trains Licensed Broadcast Media On Regulatory Framework
The Gambia's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority dubbed PURA, has on Wednesday 16th August 2023, held a dialogue and training forum for the licensed broadcast media outlets in… Read more »
Gambia: Government Approves Banjul Port Expansion And Sanyang Deep Seaport Development
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Gambia: KETP Project Launches Call Centre, Magazine, Fleet Management System
The Kanifing Environmental Transformation Project (KETP) under the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has on Friday, 18 August, 2023 launched the project's call centre Magazine and… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Gambia: Accessibility and Affordability of Drugs
The government is taking measures that require very careful consideration of causes and consequence. The abuse of licence to import medicinal products has resulted in the death of… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Gambia: Presidential Task Force Recommends Immediate Sacking of Head of Medicines Control
The presidential task force on the Acute Kidney Injuries (AKI), has recommended for immediate dismissal of the Executive and Deputy Executive Director of the Medicines Control… Read more »
Gambia: Drivers' Association Accuses Transport Union of Flouting Court Orders
The National Drivers' Association has accused the Gambia Transport Union of disregarding the orders of the high court. The drivers group says they are not fairly treated in the… Read more »
Gambia: 'BAC Ledger Indicates Over D9 Million Spent On Purchase of Fuel'
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Senegal: Senegal/Gambia Meet Darsilami Villagers Over Tranquil Border Crisis
The Gambian authorities and a Senegalese diplomatic representative to Gambia on Sunday held peace talks with residents of Darsilami community in a bid to finding a lasting solution… Read more »
Gambia: BAAC Chairperson Elected GALGA President
The Chairperson of the Basse Area Council (BaAC) Muhamadou Ceesay, has been elected President of the Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities (GALGA) at the Association's… Read more »
Gambia: Environmental Activists Call On Government to Preserve Country's Natural Resources
The Gambia's environmental activists took to the streets in a peaceful protest on Saturday 22nd July 2023, calling on the government of the Gambia to preserve the remaining natural… Read more »
Gambia: Who Signed Bail Bond for Khadija Kebbeh?
Controversy has ensued in the case of Khadija Kebbeh after the lawyer for the two sureties said the signatures on the bail bond were not signed by his clients. Read more »
Gambia: Ferries GM Calls for More Support to Provide Stable Services
Lamin Jawara, the General Manager (GM) of the Gambia Ferry Services (GFS) has called for more support from the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) and government, to provide stable and… Read more »
Gambia: Health Minister Says Deaths of 70 Children Was Due to Acute Kidney Injury
The Minister of Health, Dr Ahmad Lamin Samateh, has finally admitted and confirmed to the media, that the deaths of seventy children were as a result of the Acute Kidney Injury… Read more »
Gambia: Govt Revokes Importation License of Atlantic Pharmaceutical
The Government of The Gambia has permanently revoked the importation license of Atlantic Pharmaceutical Company Limited. This decision came after the presidential task force on the… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Gambia: Court Freezes Aisha Fatty's Bank Accounts
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court on Wednesday, 5 July issued an order freezing Aisa Fatty's bank accounts. He made this order in a civil case involving Fatty and… Read more »