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First Witness Takes Stand in Trial of Woman Accused of Insulting...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The trial of Mariama Naba Darboe, who is accused of directing a “parental insult” at the President of The Gambia, opened...

Prosecutor Urges Court to Reject ‘No Case’ Submission in Economic Crimes...

By Mariama Marong State prosecutor have asked the High Court in Banjul to order three accused health officials to open their defense in an ongoing...

Court Hears Cross-Examination of Gach Global’s CEO in Multi-million Dalasi Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court in Banjul on Wednesday continued hearing the civil lawsuit filed by Gach Global Trading against two individuals —...

“Order From the Top” Blocked $30M Criminal Case

By Assan Bah The Inspector General of Police, Seedy Muctar Touray, has told the National Assembly's Joint Committee on Finance and Public Enterprises (FPAC) and...

Court Hears How Victims Paid Alleged Trafficker ‘Diamond’

By Mariama Marong A police investigator on Tuesday told the High Court in Banjul that victims of human trafficking were forced to pay large sums...

Woman Arraigned for Allegedly Insulting President Under New Law

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A Gambian woman was arraigned on Monday at the Brusubi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly insulting President Adama Barrow, in what legal...

Gambian Parliament Rejects 2024 Draft Constitution in Second Major Blow to...

By Kebba AF Touray For the second time in five years, Gambia’s legislature has voted down a bill that would have paved the way for...

District Tribunal Hears New Testimony in Bondali Land Dispute

By Louise Jobe A fourth witness in the land dispute between the Badjie Kunda Family of Kanjibato and the Sanyang Kunda Family of Chabai testified...

Gambian Fishermen Decry Night Fishing Closure as “Sham”

By Madiba Singhateh Fishermen across The Gambia have voiced their frustration over the government's failure to effectively implement the night fishing closure, describing it as...

Call Logs Reveal Soldier Wasn’t Near Crime Scene in Police Shooting...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The credibility of a key prosecution witness came under sharp scrutiny in the fatal police shooting case as defence lawyers used...

Blocked Gutters Threaten Health as Rains Approach

By Nelson Manneh Inthe densely populated communities that border the country’s wetlands—from Ebo-Town and New Jeshwang to Tallinding Farokono—residents are grappling with an invisible public...

AKI Case: MCA Director Admits Deadly Children’s Drugs Were Unregistered

By Mariama Marong During a tense cross-examination on July 3, 2025, Acting Director of the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), Ensa Marena, admitted before the Banjul...

Justice Jobarteh Sentences Bubacar Jallow to Life Imprisonment for Murder

By Mariama Marong On Thursday, July 3, 2025, Justice Sidi Jobarteh sentenced Bubacar Jallow to life imprisonment after convicting him of murdering Mamadou Salieu Jallow....

Bread Rise Deepens Gambia’s Cost of Living Crisis

By Nelson Manneh As of July 1st, 2025, the cost of a loaf of bread in The Gambia officially rose from D10 to D12. The...

Court Hears Security Adviser Call Alleged Police Killer a Rebel

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) In the ongoing murder and terrorism trial of Ousainou and Amie Bojang, the court was presented with video footage revealing a...

Court Adjourns Former Magistrate’s Drug and Corruption Case to October

By Mariama Marong The trial of former principal magistrate Pa Modou Njie on charges of dealing in prohibited drugs and official corruption has been adjourned...

State Lawyer Seeks Court Order to Compel Industrial Tribunal to Produce...

By Mariama Marong State Counsel A.A. Wakawa has applied to the Kanifing High Court, seeking an order of mandamus to compel the Registrar of the...

Three Media Houses Present Videos in Police Shooting Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Three media houses—QTV Gambia, Kerr Fatou, and The Fatu Network—have presented video footage before the High Court in the ongoing trial...

High Court Halts Proceedings in URR Football Dispute, Orders Internal Remedies...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court in Banjul has ordered a stay of proceedings in a legal dispute between Kuteh Jonbul Football Club and...

Justice Ministry Workers Accused of Stealing Millions

By Mariama Marong and Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Seedy Jammeh, Yusupha M. Cham, and Matarr Sylva, all officials at the Intellectual Property Registry Office under the...