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Sidia Jatta: Parochial Consideration of law has delayed Gambia for 22...

By: Kebba AF Touray Sidia Jatta, member for Wuli West told lawmakers on Monday that parochial consideration of law has delayed the Gambia for over...

David Colley Applied Colonial Law While He Was Prison Service Boss

By Momodou Jarju The former Director General of the prison service of The Gambia, David Charles Colley, has been using colonial law to discharge his...

Foni Bondali MP Lambasts Lawmakers Who Opposed Local Government Amendment Bill

By: Kebba AF Touray Kaddy Camara, Member of Parliament for Foni Bondali, on Monday lambasted lawmakers, who were opposed to the Local Government Amendment Bill...

Gambia’s Prison Service Was Trapped in Fear, Incompetence under Jammeh Era,...

By Momodou Jarju Dr. Lamin J. Sise, the chairman of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has indicated that the Gambia’s prison service under...

Defence Lawyer Objects to State’s Request for Adjournment in Yanks Touray’s...

By Nelson Manneh Adoulie Sisoho on Monday asked the Court not to grant an adjournment request sought by the State in the case of his...

Soldier Caught With Suspected Cannabis in Foni Charged

By Mustapha Jallow Lance Corporal Nuha Conteh, a soldier who was caught with suspected cannabis has been charged and will be arraigned before the Brikama...

Tension Brews at the National Assembly

By: Kebba AF Touray Tensions emerged at the Legislative House in Banjul, as lawmakers disagreed on whether or not the house could debate on the...

David Colley Finally Admits Food Served in Prisons Was Bad

By Momodou Jarju The former director of the prison service, David Charles Colley, has on Monday admitted that the food served in the prisons for...

Gambia Arrests 63 People for Drug Trafficking, Possession

By Mustapha Jallow Drug enforcement officers have apprehended fifty-seven (57) Gambians and six foreign nationals for drug trafficking in June 2020. Seventeen detainees were paraded at...

National Journalism Award Committee Reduce Award Categories

By Yankuba Jallow The Awards Committee of the National Journalism Award (NJA) has reduced the award categories from twenty to thirteen for the 2020 awards...

Mile 2: The Gambia Center that is ‘Unfit for Purpose’

By Momodou Jarju Built on the outskirts of Banjul along the highway linking Serrekunda and the capital, Mile II was the epicenter of gruesome mistreatment...

New Policy to Regulate Donations of Medical Items to Gambia in...

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia is working on plans to introduce a policy that will regulate donated medical items to ensure the country does not...

Distance Learning Programme Creates Controversy at Gambia College

By Nelson Manneh Yielding to extraordinary measures amid extraordinary times caused by a global Covid-19 pandemic, The Gambia College joined the bandwagon of learning institutions...

Minister Samateh: World Bank to Build Infectious Treatment Center in the...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Health Minister, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, has informed the country’s Lawmakers that the World Bank is going to build...

Minister Tangara Sheds Light on Death of Two Gambians Abroad

By: Kebba AF Touray Momodou Tangara Gambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister has recently disclosed to the legislature that information relayed by their missions abroad indicated that...

Environment Ministry Working on Project to Safe Fort Bullen from Erosion

By: Kebba AF Touray Environment Minister Lamin Dibba said Wednesday his Ministry was working on a project aimed at protecting Fort Bullen which was threatened...

Minister Tangara says 4837 Gambians are required to leave Germany, 25...

By: Kebba AF Touray Momodou Tangara, the Gambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, on Wednesday told lawmakers that 4837 Gambians are required to leave Germany, adding 25...

Hamat Bah Reveals Plans to Erect Fence at Fort Bullen

By Momodou Jarju The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat Bah, has recently informed lawmakers in Banjul that his ministry has laid out plans to...

Current Occupants of Kerr Mot Hali take Sering Ndigal Followers to...

By Nelson Manneh The current residents of Kerr Mot Hali village have instituted civil action against the followers of Sering Ndigal, who are currently in...

When will the IEC commence registration of voters for a referendum?

QUESTION OF THE DAY It is clear registration for ID Card is continuing. Rice distribution has been done in many places using coupons. In some...