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Government Re-Gazette Draft Constitution

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A press release from the Ministry of Information indicates that the Government of The Gambia has considered and reviewed the Draft...

Gambia Armed Forces Continues to Defy Court

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has still not complied with the court order to reinstate former Corporal Omar Sajor, who was...

Gambia-Senegal Strike Compromise to Foster Interstate Trade

By Assan Bah The Gambia and Senegal have agreed to cooperate to resolve the border issue following their Tuesday meeting in Mansakonko, Lower River Region. A...

Man Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment for Rape

By Lamin Fatty  Justice Landing. M. Sanneh of the Basse High Court on Monday, 29July 2024 convicted and sentenced one Bojang Jallow for rape and other...

Insight into Non-Enforcement of Tobacco Control Act 2016  

By Nelson Manneh  In December 2016, the Gambia government adopted an Act called the Tobacco Control Act which entered into force on December 17, 2018....

Jabang Residents Call for Urgent Intervention by Gov’t to Resolve Land...

By Assan Bah The residents of Jabang in the West Coast Region (WCR) have called on the Gambia government to intervene in their long-standing land...

African migrants, refugees face terrible conditions in Tunisia as raids continue

By Biran Gaye Dozens of sub-Saharan migrants and refugees are living in heartbreaking conditions in Tunisia, facing severe difficulties in accessing basic necessities as local...

GAF Detains Former Brigadier General Colley

By Hatab Nyang The Gambia Armed Forces have confirmed that a former Brigadier General, who left the Gambia Armed Forces following the departure of Yahya...

Senegalese Transport Union Calls Off Protest over Introduction of Truck Tracking...

By Nelson Manneh  Members of the Senegalese transport union have embarked on a strike to stopping Gambian vehicles from leaving or entering Senegal. The Gambia Government...

Magistrate Orders Deportation of 31 Africans 

By Louise Jobe  Principal Magistrate Fatou Darboe-Jaguraga of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court on Monday ordered the deportation of several citizens of African countries for failure...

Justice Jaiteh Clarifies Lamin Lang Sanyang’s Prison Sentence

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lamin Lang Sanyang, a convict in the NIA 9 trial made an application to the court seeking clarification regarding his prison...

Gambia’s Chief Justice Presides Over the Enrolment of 5 New Lawyers into...

The Chief Justice of The Gambia who doubles as the Chairman of the General Legal Counsel, Hassan B. Jallow, on Tuesday, 6th August 2024...

Football House Announces 2024/25 Football League Calendar

One of the most exciting football league campaigns ended in July but just few weeks after the completion of the 2023/24 season, The Gambia...

GFF to Implement Digital Player Registration System for New Season

In our attempt to migrate to the digital registration system of players and officials for our competitions, The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), will from...

Gina Bass Keeps Gambia’s Medal Hope Alive in Paris Olympics

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia's sprint sensation Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye has kept her country’s hope of securing a medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics...

Head Coach Abdoulie Bojang is optimistic Young Scorpions will shine in...

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia's under-20 Head Coach Abdoulie Bojang has voiced his optimism of his-led team’s ability to shine in the forthcoming WAFU Zone...

Flood Inundates Brikama Market Displacing Traders, Vendors

By Louise Jobe  Street and market vendors, hawkers and other traders are affected by run-off water at the Brikama Market. The populated market is a center...

Paris Olympics 2024: It’s Gina, Sanu’s Turn Today

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia’s track queen Gina Bass and sprinter Sanu Jallow will today grace the world stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics to...

Defence Lawyers in Police Shooting Case to Make “No Case Submission”

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Defence lawyers Lamin J. Darboe and Lamin K. Mboge have both informed Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court that...

Lawyer to Face Disciplinary Action after Protesting in Court

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh of the Banjul High Court has asked the General Legal Council to take disciplinary action tagainst Lawyer...