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...
Parliamentarians Call for Investigations & Prosecutions Over ‘Rampant’ Government Corruption
By Kebba AF Touray
Lawmakers in The Gambia’s National Assembly erupted in anger Thursday as they debated the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) report...
FPAC Demands Accountability Over D1.27 Billion in Payments
By Kebba AF Touray
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has recommended that the Accountant General be sanctioned should he...
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...
Over 100 Turtles Found Dead along Gambian Coast Due to Harmful...
By Madiba Singhateh
Over 100 dead turtles have been discovered along the Gambian coastline since the launch of the turtle bycatch reduction program, according to...
Rental Law Fails to Protect Gambian Tenants From Exploitative Practices
By Nelson Manneh
In The Gambia, the relationship between tenants and property owners is regulated by law. The Rent Act was amended in 2024 to...
Mayor’s Attestation Lawsuit Cost BCC D795,000
The disputed payment of D795,000 in legal fees by the Banjul City Council (BCC) in a case involving the personal actions of the city’s...
Filthy, Stagnant Water in Greater Banjul Markets Raises Food Safety Concerns
By Amadou Manjang
As the rainy season settles over the Greater Banjul Area, many local markets are grappling with the unwelcome reality of dirty, stagnant...
Parliament Adopts Report to Address Transhumance Activities
By Kebba AF Touray
The National Assembly of The Gambia on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, unanimously adopted a comprehensive report from the Environment Committee aimed...
I Was Promised a Whiteman, iPhone 15 — Instead Forced Into...
By Mariama Marong
A victim of human trafficking and sexual exploitation known as Diamond testified on Thursday, 2nd July 2025, before Justice Sidi Jobarteh at...
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....
Sharbel Elhajj Denies Fraud in D15 Million BCC Land Deal
A Lebanese-Gambian businessman who made D15 million from the sale of a Banjul City Council (BCC) property admitted on Wednesday that he paid no...
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...
