FGM survivors reveal their Ordeals to lawmakers
By Momodou Jarju
Scores of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) survivors from across the country Tuesday thronged the National Assembly to give unsettling testimonies of the...
UDP Members File 5 Cases against Regional Governors
By Kemeseng Sanneh
Bundung High Court presided over by Justice Aisatou Jallow-Sey has commenced hearing five (5) cases filed by 5 members of the United...
Rent: Business Tycoon Abdoulaye Thiam Dragged to Court
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Golden Beach Hotel represented by Sheriff Marong has instituted a civil case against Senegalese business tycoon Abdoulaye Thiam and his Immo...
Gambian Authorities Bust Major Drug Trafficking Ring
Nelson Manneh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency in The Gambia (DLEAG), in collaboration with the Sensitive Investigation Unit and the Seaport Command, executed a meticulously...
DLEA-G Nabs 21 with Suspected Kush, Other Prohibited Drugs
By Nelson Manneh
The Spokesperson of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency – The Gambia (DLEAG) Mr Ousman Saidybah has recently informed this medium that his...
Revenue Collector Admits Suppressing Council’s Revenue
By Makutu Manneh
Gibbi Fatty, a revenue collector at the Brikama Area Council (BAC) has admitted before members of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry...
Ferry Services Refutes Agreement between Government, Turkish Private Company on Secondhand...
By Sariba Manneh
Abdoulie Tambedou, the general manager of the Gambia Ferry Services Company, has said there is no Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement between...
Rights Commission Recommends Gov’t to Refrain from Stifling Freedom of Speech
By Assan Bah
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advised the government of the Gambia to refrain from stifling freedom of speech and the...
Syncytial Virus (RSV) Causes Respiratory Illness in Infants, Says MRC
The Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG), in a press statement, said Respiratory Syncytial Virus...
NHRC Advises GPF to Train Officers on Arrest, Detention Procedures
By Assan Bah
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its 2023 State of Human Rights Report recommends the training of Police Officers on arrest...
Commission Urges Government to Investigate, Suspend, Prosecute State Agents Accused of...
By Assan Bah
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the government to investigate, suspend and prosecute state agents found wanting for maltreating...
NHRC chairperson details govt’s long silence over attempts to repeal anti-FGM...
By Momodou Jarju
The chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Emmanuel Daniel Joof has detailed The Gambia Government’s long silence over attempts to...
Anti-FGM campaigners say parents can decide for their children, but not...
By Momodou Jarju
Amid growing debate on the proposed women’s amendment bill, opponents of female genital mutilation (FGM) have informed the national assembly joint committee...
FGM Survivor Challenges Colleagues To Speak Out
By Momodou Jarju
A survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) Isatou Dea Sawaneh has recently challenged fellow survivors to speak out while participating at the...
GRA Signs Agreement with Canadian Company to Boost Economic Growth
By Mustapha Jallow
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sogema Technologies, a Canadian-based company operating in over...
GRA, Social Security Sign Partnership Agreement
By Mustapha Jallow
Officials of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) and Social Security Housing and Finance Corporation (SSHFC) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Chief Justice Advocates for Resolving Disputes Out of Court
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow on Friday continued his advocacy for disputes to be resolved out of court through Alternative Dispute...
Ombudsman’s Office Recommends More Voter Education
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Office of the Ombudsman has recommended for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), to undertake adequate voter education in subsequent elections.
The...
UNDP Launches 2023/24 Human Development Report
By Assan Bah
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration with the Gambia government and partners, on Wednesday 15 May 2024,launched the Human Development Report...
ActionAid The Gambia recommends amendments in Nutrition Bill
ActionAid The Gambia on Thursday made two recommendations to the Nutrition Bill 2023 for consideration by the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Disaster,...
