Excerpts from the Draft Constitution 2024
ON THE SECOND ROUND OF VOTING
Clause 86 of the Draft Constitution 2024 stipulates:
Procedure of election of President
(1) The Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission shall...
FPAC Recommends IGP to Probe into D139 Million of Unresolved Resolutions
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the Assembly (FPAC) on Wednesday, 15 November recommended that the Inspector General of Police...
Representation is all about serving
Says Ousman Sillah, Former Banjul NAM
“Political representation is all about serving the interest of the people. Gambia is a republic where the people are...
Anti-Corruption Bill Referred to Business Committee of The National Assembly
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly Thursday referred the bill entitled Anti-Corruption Bill, 2019 to the Business Committee of the Assembly.
The bill has been...
National Assembly Passes Labour Bill 2023
By: Kebba AF Touray
Members of the National Assembly of the Gambia, on Monday, June 12 passed the Bill entitled 'Labour Bill, 2023'. The bill,...
Speaker Urges Parliamentarians to Focus on National Building
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has urged lawmakers to now focus on nation building as the...
VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT: WHAT NEXT?
The untimely death of the Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia has raised many questions that the Constitution of the Republic has...
ARRESTS CONTINUE ON ALLEGED COUP PLOT
Rumours about coup plot in social media were put to a halt when the spokesperson of the government issued a press release indicating arrests...
Lawmakers Call For Non-Interference In Selection Of SOE Commissioners
By: Kebba AF Touray
During their debate on State Owned Enterprises Bill, 2022 on Monday, 19th December 2022, Members of the National Assembly warned that...
Parliament Agrees to Continue with Unfinished Bills
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambian Parliament has on Tuesday 20th December 2022, adopted a motion to "carry over" six unfinished bills, which were tabled...
Petroleum Minister Tables State Owned Enterprise Bill
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Minister for Petroleum and Energy Abdoulie Jobe, on Monday 19th December 2022, tabled the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Bill 2022, to address...
Human Rights Committee Observes Long Detentions Without Trial
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly Member for Wuli East Constituency Hon. Suwaibou Touray, disclosed to his colleague members that they have observed that...
Stakeholders Renew Calls For Promulgation Of 2020 NSC Bill
By Mustapha Jallow
Gambians from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the media, University of The Gambia (UTG) and senior staff of the government, have renewed their...
National Advisory Council For Persons With Disabilities, Related Matters Inaugurated
By Ndey Sowe
The National Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities and Related Matters, was on Wednesday 14th December 2022, inaugurated at the Ministry of Gender,...
Human Rights Committee Call on Police not to Inflict Inhumane Treatment...
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly has recommended for the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to desist from inflicting any...
Lands Ministers Responds to Questions in Parliament
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Minister for Lands and Regional Government Sheriff Abba Sanyang, lamented that delay in conducting a study to zone Banjul was...
FPAC Report Unveils Numerous Wastage of Public Resources
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly in deliberating on Phase One of their report on the...
‘Chiefs Were Retired, Not Dismissed’ ...
By Louise jobe
The Minister for Local Government and Lands Musa Drammeh, said his Ministry did not sack or dismiss any Chief; that instead those...
GPU Calls For Police Investigation On Journalist Assault
By Yankuba Jallow
The Gambia Press Union has issued a press release called on the Inspector General of Police to investigate into alleged assault on...
VP Urges Commitment to Security Reform in The Gambia
By Mustapha Jallow
The country’s Vice President and Minister of Women Affairs Ousainou Darboe, has on Tuesday urged his government to continue the commitment in...
