Rohey Malick Lowe Says CEOs Control Council, Not the Mayors
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of the Banjul City Council (BCC) on 25 June testified before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, where she faced...
“Mayor Cannot Be A Paying-Out Cashier,” Lead Counsel Gomez Told Mayor...
Rohey Malick Lowe, Mayor of Banjul City Council, was on Thursday told in no uncertain terms that she had overstepped her legal mandate by...
Banjul Mayor Admits to ‘Unlawful’ Media Contracting
The Mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, has admitted that her office did not follow any formal procurement procedures in contracting media services for...
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...
Drug Law Enforcement Agency Commemorates World Drug Day
By Nelson Manneh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, the Gambia on Thursday 26th June 2025 commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug...
NAWEC Faces Scrutiny Over Missing D545 Million Revenue in 2021
By Kebba AF Touray
A parliamentary report has uncovered major financial discrepancies in the 2021 financial statements of The Gambia’s National Water and Electricity Company...
WHO Updates Pneumonia Vaccine Policy To Reach More Children
A press release from the Medical Research Council-The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM) on Tuesday, June...
Health Committee Chairperson Introduces Bill to Expedite Medicine Registration Process
By Kebba AF Touray
The Chairperson of the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Hon. Amadou Camara, yesterday Thursday 26th June 2025, introduced the Bill...
MRCG at LSHTM Celebrates Launch of African Population Cohorts Consortium (APCC)
The MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRC-G at LSHTM) has announced the formal launch of the...
Georgetown (Janjangbureh) Inscribed Into UNESCO’s Prestigious Network of Heritage Sites Linked...
The nomination file submitted by the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) on behalf of The Gambia in February 2025 for Historical ‘Georgetown’...
CEASEFIRE BETWEEN IRAN AND ISRAEL, WHY NOT GAZA?
The world is again revealing its double standard by displaying its capacity to ensuring an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Iran but leaders are...
NRA AND THE UNCLOGGING OF DRAINS IN THE KANIFING MUNICIPALITY
Newspapers are given a mandate under the 1997 Constitution, which states in section 207, subsection (3) that:
“The Press and other information media shall, at...
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...
Judge Designates Special Seating for Journalists After Dispute with Lawyers
By Mariama Marong
In a rare move reflecting the tension between legal practitioners and the press, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court on...
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...
WHAT NEXT FOR THE OIL SAGA REPORT?
Readers would recall that a tanker loaded with 36,000 tonnes of oil containing entered Gambian waters and offloaded and was accused of entering its...
CEMENT IMPORTERS SEEK COURT INTERVENTION: WHAT NEXT?
Gambians generally survive through the informal sector. Government and formal private companies are not major employers of the Gambian population.
The vast majority of Gambians...
