Thursday, October 16, 2025

Legal Affairs

Court Refuses Police Application To Issue Arrest Warrant To A Sick...

By Yankuba Jallow A trial magistrate in Kanifing on Monday refused the police application to issue a bench warrant for the arrest to a sick...

Case of Former Ocean Bay Employees Adjourned

By Yankuba Jallow The long-standing case involving 145 former Ocean Bay Hotel employees and the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) couldn’t proceed because...

Gambian Authorities Vow to Penalize Intercepted Vessels

By: Mustapha Jallow Gambian authorities on Tuesday said they will penalize six vessels intercepted by the Navy on Christmas day. Permanent Secretary ministry of fisheries Dr...

Killa Ace’s Judgment Adjourned to Monday

By Yankuba Jallow & Isatou Kanyi A Magistrate’s Court on Monday adjourned the judgment in the criminal trial of Ali Cham alias Killa Ace to...

Accessing court records still worrisome for litigants

By Yankuba Jallow Accessing court files in The Gambia is one of the problems that the judiciary is faced with. In what everyone will refer to...

Kila Ace’s Criminal Case Set For Judgment On Thursday

By Yankuba Jallow The criminal trial involving rapper Killa Ace is set for judgment on Thursday, 9th January 2020. Cham, who pleaded not guilty to the...

Gambia Navy Intercepts 6 Vessels in Barra

By Mustapha Jallow Gambian authorities on Christmas day intercepted six foreign vessels found fishing in a prohibited area in the internal waters of The Gambia...

David Gomez appeals against Group Tribunal’s Judgment

By Louise Jobe Micheal David Gomez has appealed against the West Coast Region Group Tribunal’s decision on his land dispute with one Malang Baku Manneh...

Draft Institutional, Operational Policy Review Of Police, Immigration Held

By Louise Jobe The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) and the Gambia Police Force (GPF), have recently concluded a two day workshop on the institutional policy...

TRRC’s Executive Secretary Calls on Women Victims to Come Forward, Testify

By Yankuba Jallow TRRC’s Executive Secretary Dr. Baba Galeh Jallow, has reiterated the Commission’s call for more women victims to come forward to give their...

Women’s Ministry Wants More Stake In New Draft Constitution

By Ndey Sowe The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, said the new draft Constitution should cater more for women...

AG Chambers Studying Case File on Alleged Passport Fraud

By Mustapha Jallow The government’s spokesperson on Thursday told this paper that the case pertaining to the alleged diplomatic passport scandal is under study pending...

Case of Former Ocean Bay Employees Proceed Before Industrial Tribunal

By Yankuba Jallow The case of 145 former employees of former Ocean Bay Hotel proceeded yesterday before the Industrial Tribunal of the Kanifing Magistrates Court. The...

CRC Concludes Public Consultations on New Draft Constitution

By Nelson Manneh The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) on Monday December 16th 2019 concluded public consultations on the new draft Constitution. The Commission is tasked...

CRC Extends Deadline for Submission of Comments on Draft Constitution

By Nelson Manneh The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has in a press release issued on Wednesday December 18th 2019 extended the deadline for submission of...

Edward Singhatey Denies Committing Theft

By Yankuba Jallow Edward Singhatey, a member of the defunct AFPRC Government has instituted an appeal before the Court of Appeal between him and the...

Ex-President Jammeh’s brother challenges Janneh Commission’s power

By Yankuba Jallow Ansumana Jammeh, a brother to former President Jammeh is challenging the jurisdiction of the Janneh Commission at the Gambia Court Appeal. Mr. Jammeh...

Islamic Council Delegation Advocates for Non-inclusion of Secularism in New Constitution

By Nelson Manneh Gambia’s Supreme Islamic Council (SIC) has sent a delegation to engage the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), on their contribution on the non-inclusion...

Army Major Testifies in Yanks Murder Trial

By Yankuba Jallow Major Amat Jangum of the Gambia Armed Forces on Friday testified that in June 1995, he and his colleagues took the family...

Court Orders defendants to vacate in Rongo’s Case

By Nelson Manneh Principal Magistrate Omar Cham has issued orders for the two defendants in their civil case involving Rongo to vacate the premises they...