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State Lawyer Seeks Court Order to Compel Industrial Tribunal to Produce...

By Mariama Marong State Counsel A.A. Wakawa has applied to the Kanifing High Court, seeking an order of mandamus to compel the Registrar of the...

Three Media Houses Present Videos in Police Shooting Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Three media houses—QTV Gambia, Kerr Fatou, and The Fatu Network—have presented video footage before the High Court in the ongoing trial...

Mayor Lowe Gets D60,000 Monthly Fuel Allocation, Former Banjul CEO Testifies

Mustapha Batchilly, former Chief Executive Officer of Banjul City Council (BCC), told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on July 1, 2025, that Mayor...

Former Banjul CEO Admits Making Unauthorised Payments to Ex-Banjul Deputy Mayor

Mustapha Batchilly, former Chief Executive Officer of Banjul City Council (BCC), appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on July 1, 2025, and...

Abandoned Compounds in Ebo-Town, Tallinding Farokono Become Dumpsites

By Nelson Manneh Several abandoned compounds in Ebo-Town and Tallinding Farokono have turned into makeshift dumpsites, raising health and environmental concerns among residents as the...

High Court Halts Proceedings in URR Football Dispute, Orders Internal Remedies...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court in Banjul has ordered a stay of proceedings in a legal dispute between Kuteh Jonbul Football Club and...

Justice Ministry Workers Accused of Stealing Millions

By Mariama Marong and Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Seedy Jammeh, Yusupha M. Cham, and Matarr Sylva, all officials at the Intellectual Property Registry Office under the...

Farmers Union Welcomes Reduced Fertilizer Price

By Lamin Fatty The Gambia Farmers Union has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new fertilizer price for the 2025 farming season, describing it as...

WHAT IS THE END OBJECTIVE OF THE SANYANG DEEP SEAPORT PROJECT?

What are the stages of its implementation? What is the status of the company implementing the project? What concessions have been given by government...

THE CHALLENGES OF FARMERS

Farmers need seeds, fertiliser and heavy downpour of rain with a reasonable degree of consistency and sustainability for a reasonable time before actual sowing...

Basse Council Chairman, Vice Chairman Clash Over D750,000 Borehole Deal

By Lamin Fatty What was expected to be a routine general meeting of the Basse Area Council on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, descended into a...

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...