Monday, April 29, 2024

Burning Issues

AG Receives Report On Alleged ‘Whatsapp’ Officers

By: Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Armed Forces, GAF, have now completed investigations into the case of soldiers that are accused engaging in mutinous and seditious...

2 dead, 2 MPs Injured In Car Collision

By Kebba Jeffang & Yankuba Jallow  The accident that happened on Monday morning near Mile 2 prisons along the Banjul highway, had left two persons...

EUTF-IOM Sign 3.9 Million Euro Project

By Kebba AF Touray The European Union Trust Fund and The International Organization for Migration (EUTF-IOM), on the 3rd November 2017, signed an agreement to implement...

How Is The GRTS To Function Under The New Gambia?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Political parties in the country have different opinions on the performance of GRTS. Some are beginning to accuse GRTS of favouritism. Our...

Senior Lawyer, Solicitor General Face Criminal Charges

By: Yankuba Jallow Mr. Cherno Marena, the Solicitor General and Lawyer Bory S. Touray, are facing four criminal charges at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court presided...

6,000 Tons Of Paddy Rice Lost In 2017 Cropping Season

Abdoulai G. Dibba Col. Seedy Baldeh, the manager of the former president’s rice fields in Pacharr, has informed the Minister of Agriculture that 1,350 hectares...

Chief Justice Presides Over Introductory Ceremony For New Judges

By Yankuba Jallow The Chief Justice of The Gambia, Hassan B. Jallow, has presided over the introductory ceremony for the newly appointed judges of the...

Migration Policy Validation Underway

By: Kebba AF Touray A two day validation workshop on Gambia’s migration policy is underway at a local hotel in Senegambia. The policy, which aims to...

NIA 9 Case: Security Personnel Deny Media Entrance

By Yankuba Jallow The ongoing criminal trial of former senior officials of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), proceeded in the absence of the media practitioners...

2017 In Brief: Security Officers In Detention Without Trial

By: Mustapha Jallow There are at least twenty three soldiers in custody for more than seventy two hours without being brought before a court of...

Will Section 91 Subsection 1 (d) be Repealed?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The removal of many National Assembly members from their seats by simply dismissing them from a political party has motivated the...

Family Continues Search for Missing Member

By MUHAMMED S. BAH The Family of Sergeant Ebrima Ceesay, who went missing since 11th November 1994, continue to ask for his whereabouts, dead or alive....

High Court Delivers Verdict In Kerr Mot Hali Case

By Yankuba Jallow The Banjul High Court has delivered judgment in the trial involving residents of Kerr Mot Hali of Central River Region. These people brought...

What Are The Roles Of Human Right Lawyers

Question of the Day The new Gambia requires a new start. This new start requires that the wrong doings of the past do not start...

Why Is The Current Government Comfortable With A Constitution That Some...

Question of the Day Many Gambians are worried that after decades of propaganda, the 1997 Constitution is a Soldiers Constitution. No sign of haste is...

Is Election Of Chairperson Of Council In The Making

QUESTION OF THE DAY Readers would recall that Section 192 of the   1997 Constitution States that ‘‘Local government administration in The Gambia shall be based on a...

‘Janneh’ Commission Dismiss Business Mogul’s Discharge Application

By Mamadou Dem The ‘Janneh’ Commission of Enquiry Chaired by Sourahata Janneh, yesterday 30th October 2017, dismissed the application made by Lawyer Mary Samba, on behalf...

Discharged Officer Complains of Delayed Benefits

By Mustapha Jallow A senior discharged member of the Gambia Armed Forces said he is yet to receive his benefits. ‘‘The process is very slow...

GAF Redeploys, Appoints Middle Level Officers

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has redeployed and appointed four serving members. They are two Colonels and Navy Captains. They have been...

What Type Of Media Should GRTS Be?

Question of the Day The changed Gambia expected GRTS to give full coverage to all views that are express, without owing any allegiance to...