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URR Residents Lament Frequent Power Outages Despite Grid Connection
Foroyaa 15 Jun 2026
For decades, many villages in URR relied on kerosene lamps, generators and solar panels for lighting and other basic energy needs.
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URR Governor Visits Windstorm Victims as Authorities Warn of More Severe Weather
Foroyaa 15 Jun 2026
The Governor of the Upper River Region (URR), Samba Bah, on ... Danjo, the Regional Health Director, URR Regional Disaster Management Coordinator Huddle Colley and the Regional Police Commissioner.
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New electricity connections bring frustration as outages hit rural URR
Foroyaa 12 Jun 2026
By Lamin Fatty ... The project was welcomed as a major milestone when electricity poles first appeared in villages that had long depended on kerosene lamps, generators and solar panels ... “We celebrated when the poles reached our compound ... ....
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President Barrow Launches Rural Road Network Project in URR, CRR
Foroyaa 20 May 2026
... Gambia Infrastructure Projects and officially inaugurated a road expansion project targeting over 700km of paved roads across the Upper River and Central River Regions (URR and CRR) respectively.
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Barrow: No community will be left behind as he launches 385km of road in URR
The Point 18 May 2026
Phase 1 will deliver 781 kilometres of paved, all-weather roads, with 385 kilometres in the Upper River Region (URR) and 395 kilometres in the Central River Region (CRR), a landmark initiative aimed ...
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GTBoard tours CRR, URR to boost tourism development
The Point 06 May 2026
As part of Day Two of the exercise, the team visited several places, including ecolodges and project sites in Janjanbureh and Sotuma Samba Koi ... ....
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Two Arrested for Alleged Illegal Wildlife Hunting in URR
Foroyaa 07 Apr 2026
By Lamin Fatty. Police in Basse have arrested two men for alleged wildlife poaching in Yorobawol village ... Conservationists welcomed the arrests, calling for stricter enforcement of wildlife protection laws ... ....
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