GRA Staff Charged with Stealing D1.1 Million
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Mustapha Barrow, an employee of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has been arraigned before the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing...
Cement Importers, Cement Manufacturers Contradict Each Other on Duty Increment
By Assan Bah and Amadou Manjang
The Cement Importers and Traders Association (CITA) on one side and Jah Oil, Salam and GACEM group on the...
Court Admits Cutlass, Mattress, Clothes & Bedsheet in Gorgi Sowe’s Attempted...
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The State through Sergeant Omar Drammeh of the Police Anti-Crime Unit tendered a cutlass, mattress, clothes and a bed sheet in...
Calls for rejection of pro-FGM bill intensify as more CSOs engage...
By Momodou Jarju
More civil society organisations (CSOs) have joined the call for the rejection of the proposed Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2023 which is aimed...
High Court Hears Brikama Area Council’s Case against Governor of WCR,...
By Louise Jobe
Justice M.L. Owolabi of the Brikama High Court on Tuesday, 14 May 2024 commenced hearing of a case instituted by the Brikama Area...
Swiss Court Sentences Former Gambian Interior Minister to 20 Years
By Mustapha Jallow/Amadou Manjang
Switzerland’s top Court on Wednesday, 15 May 2024, convicted OusmanSonko, a former interior minister of Gambia under the regime of former...
Dr Abubacarr Jah Says FGM Cannot be Medicalised
Gambian consultant urologist and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Abubacrr Jah Wednesday informed lawmakers that Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) cannot be medicalised because doctors are not...
GPU Welcomes Sentencing of Ousman Sonko Over Torture of Journalists
(Banjul, 15 May, 2024) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s verdict and sentencing of former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland to a 20-year prison...
Police Arraign Man for Trespassing Minister’s Sister’s Property
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Alieu Aziz Jagne was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye by the police on charges of trespass contrary to Section 285A...
Financial Manager Continues Testimony in Health Officials’ Economic Crimes, Theft Trial
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Amadou Badjie, an administrator and finance manager of the Health Promotion and Development Organisation (HePDO) continued his testimony in the economic...
Policeman Testifies in British Lady’s Murder Trial
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Modou Badjie on Monday testified as the first prosecution witness in the murder trial of Augustine Bangura, who is accused of...
Forensic Expert Testifies in Police Shooting Trial
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Francis Jatta, a forensic expert working in the Criminal Records Office of the Gambia Police Force (GPF), is the latest witness...
HePDO‘s Financial Manager Testifies in Health Officials’ Economic Crimes, Theft Trial
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Amadou Badjie, an administrator and finance manager at the Health Promotion and Development Organisation (HePDO) on Monday, 13 May testified in...
Dr. Daffeh presents evidence to lawmakers showing FGM/C is harmful
By Momodou Jarju
Gambian gynecologist Dr. Babanding Daffeh last Wednesday presented evidence to lawmakers in Banjul showing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is harmful.
Dr. Daffeh who...
Four Die of Kush in three Months
By Nelson Manneh
The Regional Director of Health Services on Thursday, 9 May 2024 disclosed to the press that four people had died as a result...
Police Arrest 8 Paramilitary Personnel on Allegation of Impersonation
By Lamin Fatty
Eight (8) personnel working in the Police paramilitary unit renowned as the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) were arrested for their alleged involvement...
Police detain 23-year-old after newborn found dead in bag
By Mustapha Jallow
A team of detectives of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) are investigating the death of a newly born baby wrapped in a...
Security Officers among 14 Apprehended in Major Drug Bust
By Nelson Manneh
Over the weekend, Mr. OusmanSaidyba, the spokesperson for the Drug Law Enforcement Agency - The Gambia, revealed to this publication a significant...
Magistrate Fines Senegalese D200,000 for Possession of Illicit Drug
By Louise Jobe
Principal Magistrate Muhammed Krubally of the Banjul Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 3 May convicted and sentenced one Ebrahim Cisokho for drug possession.
Cisokho...
Assan Corr Scores Hatrick for Real
By Yankuba Jallow
Assan Corr scored a hat-trick for Real de Banjul Football in their 3-1 win over Bombada Football Club on Friday in Basori.
Assan...
