SHOULD A NAM JUSTIFY WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 2024 DRAFT CONSTITUTION?
Halifa Sallah was asked whether National Assembly members can justify what happened to the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill 2024....
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR GOVERNANCE IS ISSUED THROUGH THE GAZETTE
An authority with powers to give order or make proclamation must do so through publication in the Gambia Gazette with reference made to the...
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...
Legislative Inquiry Highlights Policymaking Gaps in $30 Million Oil Scandal
By Assan Bah
The Joint Committee on Finance and Public Enterprise (FPAC) alongside the Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly has unveiled alarming...
Energy Minister Blames Recent Power Cuts on Technical Problems
By Assan Bah
In a recent address to lawmakers, Nani Juwara, the Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, attributed the spate of power outages experienced...
Gambia Generates Over $60 Million from Oil Exploration Licenses in Eight...
By Assan Bah
The Gambian government has reported a significant boost in revenue from oil exploration licenses, generating a total of USD $60,346,263 over the...
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...
WILL 2016 MARK A CHANGE WITHOUT A THIRD REPUBLIC?
28 years lie between the birth of the 1997 Constitution and 2025 when the National Assembly members are sitting to decide the fate of...
RULE OF LAW OR RULE OF MIGHT?
The state is the custodian of authority that is based on law and enforced by law enforcement agencies. Hence all those who are empowered...
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...
Justice Slows as Courts Shut Before Time
By Yankuba Jallow
It was just past 9:45 a.m. when Lamin* arrived at the Bundung Magistrates’ Court, clutching some documents she had been carrying back...
FPAC Demands Gamcel Settle D11.4M 2020 Gateway Within 30 Days
By Kebba AF Touray
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has demanded that the management of Gamcel settle arrears totaling...
Gunjur-Berending Boundary Demarcation Set for Thursday
By Louise Jobe
After years of quiet tension and intermittent disputes, authorities have scheduled a physical demarcation of the boundary between the neighbouring communities of...
SHOULD THE STATE WAIT FOR A COURT ORDER AFTER A CLEAR...
A government that claims to advocate for the rule of law does not wait for a court to order the dictates of law whenever...
BREAD IMPACTS ON BREAKFAST COST
Bread for breakfast has been traditionally linked to butter, mayonnaise, fried beans, fish, chicken, oysters, eggs and other products that enable consumers to have...
Cabinet Approves Lifting of Moratorium on Radio Broadcasting License with Conditions
A press release from the Gambia’s Ministry of Information indicates that following a Cabinet meeting held on July 3rd 2025, the Government of the...
Gambian Migrant Workers to Sign Contracts Following Probation in Saudi Arabia
By Assan Bah
Baboucarr Osmaila O. Joof, the Minister for Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE), announced to Members of the National Assembly on...
Report Uncovers over D356 Million in Unauthorised Government Virements
By Kebba AF Touray
A recent report by the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has revealed alarming financial irregularities in the Gambian government’s 2020...
