July 05, 2023
Gambia: IMF Wraps up Discussions On Extended Credit Facility for Gambia
The International Monetary Funds (IMF) has recently wrapped up discussions for the Sixth Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement for The Gambia. The Mission in… Read more »
Gambia: Mayor Lowe's Lawyer Cross-Examines Commissioner Oreme
Lawyer Rachel Y. Mendy for Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe has commenced her cross-examination of Oreme E. Joiner of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry. Read more »
Gambia: Councillors Urged to Address Challenges Faced By Communities
Alhagie Sering Fye, the Chairperson of the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), has urged Councillors to work towards addressing challenges gripped by their communities and… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Gambia: Gambian Footballers Make Moves Ahead of Next Season
As clubs in Europe brace up for the next season, footballers, including Gambians, are making moves to new clubs to start new chapters of their careers. There are others who either… Read more »
Gambia: 'No Evidence Death of 16 Children Due to Syrup Intake'
The deputy director of health services has told Foroyaa that there is no evidence to show that the death of sixteen children at Kanifing General Hospital is related to the… Read more »
Gambia: Abba Sanyang Resign While Permanent Secretaries Redeployed
A press release from State House in Banjul on Wednesday 26th June 2023, disclosed that President Adama Barrow has accepted the resignation of Mr. Sheriff Abba Sanyang, as Minister… Read more »
Gambia: Navy Ill Equipped to Maintain Routine Patrol
The National Assembly Select Committee on Environment has reported that the inadequate status of the Navy in maintaining proper routine patrol is one of the major challenges faced… Read more »
Gambia: Representation Is All About Serving
Says Ousman Sillah, Former Banjul NAM Read more »
Gambia: Track Queen Gina Bass Breaks Her Record, Qualify for Two Championships
Track Queen Gina Bass Sunday broke the national record she set at 11:06 after competing in the women's 100m in Switzerland, as she clocked a 11:05 timing at the Swiss race. Read more »
June 29, 2023
Gambia: December 2022 Coup Trial Nears Judgment
The December 2022 alleged coup trial is almost coming to an end as the case has reached its final stage before judgement. Three members of the Gambia Armed Forces and one policeman… Read more »
Gambia: Court Acquits Purported Serial Rapist On 20 Criminal Charges
Justice F. Achibonga of the Banjul High Court has acquitted and discharged Ismaila Ndong, who was standing trial on twenty (20) criminal charges. Read more »
June 06, 2023
Gambia: Central Bank and the New Currency
According to section 161 of the Constitution, the Central Bank has the responsibility to issue currency in the country. The Jammeh administration was here for 22 years but left old… Read more »
Gambia: Immigration Departments Collects 64 Million Revenue in 2023
The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) Monday, 5 June announced that it has collected Sixty-Four Million Dalasis (D64,000,000) as revenue fees from January to March 2023. Read more »
Gambia: Environment Alliance Calls for Reduction, Re-Cycling of Plastic Waste
The secretary General of the Gambia Environment Alliance, Muhammed Hydara, calls for the reduction, re-use and re-cycling of plastics, as well as the adoption of a circular economy… Read more »
Senegal: What Is the Way Forward for Senegal?
Senegal is currently in the arms of the two most important arms of the state, that is, the judiciary and the executive. Presidents of republics and judges are sworn in to perform… Read more »
Gambia: Reporters, Editors Trained On Crime, Court Reporting
The Young Journalist Association of the Gambia (YJAG), in partnership with the Gambia Press Union (GPU), has commenced a two-day training for twenty reporters and editors on… Read more »
Gambia: Speaker Urges Parliamentarians to Focus On National Building
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has urged lawmakers to now focus on nation building as the country has just emerged from the last phase of the… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Gambia: NPP Condemns Attack On Journalists, Encourages Respect for Civil Liberties
The National People's Party (NPP) learned with dismay, the allegations of assault on two journalists who were covering the swearing-in ceremony of elected local officials at the… Read more »
Gambia: A Step in the Right Direction
The statement of the NPP condemning its members for assaulting a journalist is a step in the right direction. There have been incidents in the past when journalists or political… Read more »
Gambia: Local Government Service Commission Demands Office Space
The Chairperson of the Local Government Service Commission, while appearing before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, said the commission wants to have its own office… Read more »
Gambia: FGRA Commissioner General Receives Honorary Award From QCell
The Commissioner General (CG) of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has been conferred an honorary award by QCell on the occasion of the official launching of the… Read more »
Senegal: Govt Calls for Peace in Senegal
The Gambia Government has issued a press release dated 4 June calling for peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict in Senegal. Read more »
Gambia: Newly Elected Councillors, Chairperson for Basse Area Council Sworn-in
Mahamadou Ceesay, the newly elected chairperson for Basse Area Council and fourteen elected Councilors, were sworn into office last Friday, 2nd May 2023. The event was held at… Read more »
Gambia: What Will the KMC Discuss At Their Meeting Today?
The Kanifing Municipal Council is scheduled to meet today. This is their first meeting since the day of inauguration. Meetings of councils are supposed to be open to the public in… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Senegal: Six Thousand People Displaced By Casamance Conflict
The Gambia's Minority Leader, Hon. Alhagie S. Darboe, while addressing the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, disclosed that an estimated 6000 Senegalese and Gambians are displaced from… Read more »