Gambia Intercepts 32 Fishing Vessels Over Licensing Violations Since 2018
By Momodou Jarju
The Gambia Government has since 2018 intercepted thirty-two (32) fishing vessels for violating their licensing conditions, the Minister of Fisheries and Water...
Gambia in 2014 unilaterally Revoked Fishing Agreement with Senegal without following...
By Momodou Jarju
The Gambia government under the leadership of exiled and former President Yahya Jammeh unilaterally revoked the fishing agreement she had with neighboring...
Parliamentarians Pass Bill Paving Way for the Appointment of Magistrates as...
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Legislature has on Tuesday 7th July 2020, passed the Constitutional (Amendment) and the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Bills 2020.
The...
David Colley Applied Colonial Law While He Was Prison Service Boss
By Momodou Jarju
The former Director General of the prison service of The Gambia, David Charles Colley, has been using colonial law to discharge his...
Gambia’s Prison Service Was Trapped in Fear, Incompetence under Jammeh Era,...
By Momodou Jarju
Dr. Lamin J. Sise, the chairman of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has indicated that the Gambia’s prison service under...
Defence Lawyer Objects to State’s Request for Adjournment in Yanks Touray’s...
By Nelson Manneh
Adoulie Sisoho on Monday asked the Court not to grant an adjournment request sought by the State in the case of his...
Soldier Caught With Suspected Cannabis in Foni Charged
By Mustapha Jallow
Lance Corporal Nuha Conteh, a soldier who was caught with suspected cannabis has been charged and will be arraigned before the Brikama...
David Colley Finally Admits Food Served in Prisons Was Bad
By Momodou Jarju
The former director of the prison service, David Charles Colley, has on Monday admitted that the food served in the prisons for...
Gambia Arrests 63 People for Drug Trafficking, Possession
By Mustapha Jallow
Drug enforcement officers have apprehended fifty-seven (57) Gambians and six foreign nationals for drug trafficking in June 2020.
Seventeen detainees were paraded at...
Current Occupants of Kerr Mot Hali take Sering Ndigal Followers to...
By Nelson Manneh
The current residents of Kerr Mot Hali village have instituted civil action against the followers of Sering Ndigal, who are currently in...
Court of Appeal Dismisses Ex-President Jammeh’s Brother Case
By Yankuba Jallow
The Gambia Court of Appeal has on Thursday, 2nd July 2020 unanimously dismissed the case of Ansumana Jammeh, a younger brother to...
Justice Hassan Jallow, Former Irish President and Another to Review Allegations...
Foroyaa newspaper has been reliably informed that Chief Justice Hassan Jallow and two others have been appointed by the African Development Bank to review...
Activist Madi Jobarteh May Appear in Court on Monday
By Mustapha Jallow
Madi Jobarteh, a rights activist is likely to appear before the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 6th July 2020.
Madi said when he...
Madi’s Bail Extended to Tomorrow
By Mustapha Jallow & Modou Jarju
The Gambia Police Force has on Wednesday extended the bail for a Gambian activist – Madi Jobarteh to Thursday.
Jobarteh...
TRRC: David Colley Maintains Innocence in 2006 Carrion Scandal
By Momodou Jarju
In the reproduction of David Charles Colley’s testimony held last week at the Truth Commission (TRRC), today’s part teed off in 2006...
Lawyer Wants Court to Subpoena Judicial Secretary, TRRC Executive Secretary in...
By Nelson Manneh & Yankuba Jallow
Lawyer A. Sisoho for Yankuba Touray has on Monday made an application for the high court to sign subpoena...
State asked to pay D500,000 to Global HOMM
By Yankuba Jallow & Nelson Manneh
A high court judge in Banjul has on Monday, 29th June asked the Government of the Gambia to pay...
Alleged Serial Rapist Faces 16 Criminal Charges
By Yankuba Jallow & Nelson Manneh
The State has increased the charges against Ismaila Ndong, an alleged serial rapist and robber from eight to sixteen...
National Assembly Considers Constitutional, NHRC (Amendment) Bills 2019
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly of the Gambia has on Monday 29th June 2020, considered the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill 2019 and the National...
Magistrate tells lawyer she won’t entertain flimsy excuses for adjournment
By Louise Jobe
Magistrate P. Sowe of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court has warned the Defence Counsel in the Farato land dealer’s case that she will...
