Thursday, April 25, 2024

Burning Issues

Inside Gambia’s Immigration Racket

By Yankuba Jallow Foroyaa’s eight-month investigation has revealed that some personnel of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) have been unlawfully taking money from other West...

Gambia Lacks Laws Protecting Buyers from Real Estate Scammers

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia Government’s plan to regulate the real estate sector is not going as planned. Despite President Adama Barrow’s numerous promises, the...

Farmers Sell Groundnut on Credit to Government

By Biran Gaye For decades, Gambian farmers have continued to sell groundnut produce to government as the latter hardly provides adequate cash to purchase groundnuts...

Case involving sureties of Khadijatou Kebbeh suffers setback

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The theft and money laundering case involving Khadijatou Kebbeh could not proceed in court. The police informed the court that their machine...

Government Plans to Prosecute Perpetrators of AKI

By Kebba AF Touray Dr Ahmad Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health, said consultations are ongoing for a possible legal action against companies allegedly responsible...

Tanji Drivers, Vendors in Limbo Due to Lack of Car Park,...

By Madi S. Njie Taxi drivers and women vendors in Tanji, Kombo South District have decried the lack of a car park (garage) and market...

Man Allegedly Cut Down Cashew Trees in Pacholing Village

By Louise Jobe Pa Musa Gibba of Gunjur allegedly cut down the cashew trees in the farmland of Karonaka Mendy in Pacholing Village, Kombo South...

Council official can’t explain what he did with the monies he...

By Makutu Manneh Momodou Saidybah, the manager of Mansakonko Area Council conference center was unable to explain to the commission what he did with the...

GOVERNMENT YET TO DECIDE PRICE OF GROUNDNUT

By Kebba Touray The Gambia Government is yet to determine the price of groundnut as farmers begin calls for the Government to consult them in...

Police Arrest 144 in Demolition Exercise in KM & Brikama

By Abdoulie Fatty The police operations team engaged in demolishing structures along the public highways have so far arrested 144 people as of 17 November...

Police Arrest 13 in Brikama for Violating Demolition Order

By Abdoulie Fatty The Gambia Police Force on Wednesday arrested and detained thirteen (13) people in Brikama for violating the demolition order. They were detained...

Victims of Mass Demolition Express Concerns over Economic Hardships

By Abdoulie Fatty Victims of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) demolition exercise have expressed concerns over their economic hardships as they continue on their mass...

Ousainou’s Lawyer Continues Questioning Soldier in Police Shooting Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe representing Ousainou Bojang, an alleged police killer, on Monday, 6 November 2023 continued with his cross-examination of...

Justice Minister answers questions on Jammeh’s terminal benefits

By: Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Justice answered MPs’ questions on whether Yahya Jammeh will enjoy any terminal benefits as a former president. The...

National Assembly Passes Victims’ Reparations Bill

By: Kebba AF Touray & Sariba Manneh The National Assembly, on 1st November, passed a bill to provide reparations of victims. The Attorney General and Minister for Justice,...

Joint Security Team Continues to Demolish Stalls within GBA

By Nelson Manneh The Road Cleansing Exercise, jointly carried out by the National Road Authority (NRA), Police Intervention Unit (PIU) of The Gambia Police Force...

Desperate Stall Owners Voice out Their Frustration 

As Nationwide Road Clearing Exercise Continues    By Nelson Manneh Stall owners along the Serrekunda-Tippa Garage highway, on Tuesday 24 October lamented their frustration as the government...

Alleged Police Killer Faces Murder, 3 Other Charges

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The State Law Office has filed four (4) criminal charges agains Ousainou Bojang, who allegedly shot two (2) policemen to death.  Ousainou,...

BsAC Former Finance Director Admits Finance Manager Used to Collect Revenue...

By Makutu Manneh Lamin Suso, former Finance Director of Basse Area Council has admitted before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that he and Finance...

Darsilameh Border Crisis: Authorities Hold Talks with Senegalese Counterparts

By Assan Bah The Gambia government through a delegation headed by the defence Minister has on Sunday held talks with its Senegalese counterparts to resolve...