Friday, May 3, 2024

Legal Affairs

Chairman Sherrif Sonko Urges UDP to respect his office

By Yankuba Jallow Sheriffo Sonko, the Chairperson of the Brikama Area Council has called on UDP to respect his office and the electorates who put...

Police Grant Bail to Arrested Imams

By Mustapha Jallow The spokesperson of the Police Force on Sunday confirmed that two Imams, who were arrested by Police on Friday for leading congregational...

Truck Owner, Driver Charged for Attempting to Smuggle Food Stuff Out...

By Mustapha Jallow A Police spokesperson has on Thursday, confirmed that a truck owner and his driver who were arrested by Police for attempting to...

Drivers Suspected of Smuggling Basic Commodities Yet to be Charged

By Nelson Manneh Superintendent Mamading Dibba has informed this medium that the drivers of the two mini-truck that they say were loaded with basic commodities...

Chamen Alkalo’s Relatives charged with assault, prohibition of conduct

By Yankuba Jallow The Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Police Force has confirmed to Foroyaa that seven residents of Chamen Nianija have been charged...

Basse Court Convicts 11 For Overpricing Essential Commodities, Acquits 2 For...

By Lamin Fatty A trial magistrate in Basse on Tuesday, 7th April convicted eleven traders for selling commodities contrary to the Government’s stipulated price. The court...

GAF Spokesperson Confirms Arrest of Military Guards

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambian army has on Saturday confirmed the arrest and detention of several military guards. Major Lamin K. Sanyang, army spokesperson told this...

Three Drivers Deny Charges Of Overloading Their Vehicles

By Nelson Manneh Three drivers charged with overloading their vehicles on Wednesday, 8th April denied committing the offence as they took a not guilty plea. The...

Court fines 16 drivers each to pay D5000 for overloading

By Nelson Manneh A trial magistrate in Kanifing on Monday convicted sixteen drivers for overloading their vehicles with passengers contrary to the recent Regulation by...

Court Discharges 2 Individuals Accused of Overpricing Food Commodities

By Nelson Manneh Two Mauritanians were on Monday acquitted and discharged by the Brikama Magistrate’s Court after the Court held that the prosecutors have not...

Police Confirm Criminal Case of Jarra Kani Kunda Imam Is Under...

By Mustapha Jallow Gambian Police on Monday said the case involving Imam Alhagie Kawsu Saidyhan of Jarra Kani Kunda, who was arrested for leading a...

Constitutional Review Commission side-steps controversy on secularism, took objective approach

By Yankuba Jallow The outgoing Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has handled the controversy on secularism by taking an objective approach. The CRC, after publishing the first...

Remarks By Justice Cherno Sulayman Jallow, Qc (Jsc), Chairperson Of The...

Date: Monday, 30th March, 2020 Venue: Cabinet Office, Office of the President Your Excellency, the President of the Republic Your Excellency, Madam Vice President Hon. Speaker of the...

Authorities in the Security Sector Recommend Prosecution of Detained Soldiers

By Mustapha Jallow Gambian Security Agents have completed their investigations and recommended the prosecution of ten soldiers allegedly involved in extortion, the Army Spokesperson Major...

Court Sentences CEO of Kairaba Shopping Center, Others for overpricing of...

By Nelson Manneh The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kairaba Shopping Center with five others were on Wednesday convicted by a lower court for overpricing...

Niang Sarang Jobe’s Case set for Judgment

By Yankuba Jallow A superior court in Banjul is set to deliver judgment in the civil suit involving an employee of The Point Newspaper and...

Gambia Maritime Administration sues former employee claiming for 1 million dalasis

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia Maritime Administration (Plaintiff) has sued former employee Raymond Sarr of Bakoteh claiming for over a million dalasis (D1,057,756.00). Lawyer Malick H.B....

President Barrow freezes price of rice, other essential commodities

By Yankuba Jallow President Adama Barrow has passed a law that freezes the prices of all essential commodities to the prices they were sold in...

Health Minister Urges Absconded Individuals from Quarantine to Return or Face...

By: Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, has warned those individuals who have absconded from quarantine, to report themselves to their...

Yankuba Touray succeeds in application to subpoena TRRC Executive Secretary

By Nelson Manneh & Yankuba Jallow Yankuba Touray, an erstwhile Minister of Local Government and Lands has succeeded in his application to subpoena the Executive...