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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...

Atlantic Pharmaceuticals Boss Reappears in Court for Cross-Examination in AKI Case

By Mariama Marong  The Managing Director of Atlantic Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Mr. Ali Suman, reappeared on Monday, 26th June 2025, before the High Court of The Gambia for continued cross-examination...

Border Villages Still Fear Farming Near Casamance Despite Relative Calm

By Nelson Manneh Despite the end of military operations in Senegal’s restive Casamance region more than three years ago, fear continues to grip Gambian border...

National Assembly Uncovers $30 Million Oil Scandal Involving Fraud, Tax Evasion...

By Assan Bah  An investigation by the National Assembly has uncovered what lawmakers say is one of the largest corruption scandals in recent Gambian history,...

High Court Strikes Out Cement Importers’ Case

By Mariama Marong The High Court in Banjul on Thursday struck out a case brought by cement importers and traders challenging a controversial increase in...

MCA Head Casts Doubt on Link Between Contaminated Syrups and Children’s...

By Mariama Marong The acting executive director of The Gambia’s Medicines Control Agency (MCA) on Wednesday questioned the widely held belief that the deaths of...

High Court Orders URR FA to Suspend Third Division League Until...

The High Court in Bakau has ordered the Upper River Region Football Association (URR FA) to immediately suspend its Third Division football league until the ongoing legal dispute...

Gach Global CEO Testifies in D58 Million Lawsuit, Accuses Former Staff...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Dr. Abubakary Jawara, CEO of Gach Global Trading Company, on Monday laid out explosive allegations of fraud against his former employee,...

Saudi Labour Deal Leaves Gambian Migrants in Despair

By Assan Bah  At least six Gambian women have returned home from Saudi Arabia with heartbreaking stories of abuse, hunger, and poor treatment while working...

Court Strikes Out Bid to Add State Agencies in Rongo’s Land...

By Nelson Manneh  In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the Banjul High Court Annexe dismissed an application filed by Kebba...

Justice Jaiteh Fines Medicine Control Agency for Wasting Plaintiffs’ Time in...

By Mariama Marong In a rare rebuke from the bench, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, ordered the Medicine Control Agency (MCA) to pay D2,500 each to all...