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Clarification on “Justice Slows as Courts Shut Before Time ” A...

Banjul, 10th July 2025: The Judiciary of The Gambia has taken note of the article published in the Foroyaa Newspaper dated July 7, 2025,...

First Witness Takes Stand in Trial of Woman Accused of Insulting...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The trial of Mariama Naba Darboe, who is accused of directing a “parental insult” at the President of The Gambia, opened...

Assembly Committee Orders Local Government Councils to Account for Millions of...

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has issued sweeping recommendations to multiple local government councils across...

MPs Demand Documents on Ministerial Land Grants

By Assan Bah Hamat N.K. Bah, the Minister for Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs has defended the government's allocation of state-forfeited lands at Brufut...

Parliament Adopts Report on US$30 Million Oil Scandal

By Kebba AF Touray In a ground breaking development, the National Assembly has on Thursday 10th July 2025, adopted the report of the Joint Committee...

Businessman Demands D35 Million Refund from BCC After Failed Land Deal

By Yankuba Jallow  A prominent businessman has demanded a refund of D35 million from the Banjul City Council (BCC) following a failed land transaction that he says involved high-ranking...

Sering Modou Njie Appointed as New Foreign Affairs Minister

A press statement from the State House has announced that President Adama Barrow appointed Sering Modou Njie as Foreign Affairs Minister. The statement read...

Creed Energy, Ultimate Biege Logistics Owe GRA over D20 Million in...

By Assan Bah The National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Finance and Public Enterprises (FPAC), and the Public Enterprises Committee (PEC), have disclosed in a report...

Gender Minister Says Efforts Ongoing to Address Child Begging

By Kebba AF Touray The Gender Minister, Fatou Kinteh, has told Members of the National Assembly that there are ongoing efforts to address the issue...

Shots of Hope: A Community’s Journey to a Malaria-Free Future

In Sotuma Sainey Kandeh and many other villages across The Gambia’s Upper River Region (URR), a vaccine is transforming health outcomes for people. For...

FPAC Demands Explanation on over D2 Million Procurement by Farafenni General...

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of The Gambia’s National Assembly has officially called for clarifications from the management of...

25 Gambians Deported from EU Countries with Majority from Germany

By Biran Gaye In a troubling report from the Gambian diaspora, 25 citizens were deported from various European Union countries on July 8, with a...

Interior Minister Warns against ‘Laissez-Passer’ Levies 

By Assan Bah Minister of Interior Abdoulie Sanyang has warned against the levying of laissez-passer on non-Gambians, emphasising that laissez-passer should be issued free of...

President Barrow appoints Joe as IEC Chairman

By Nelson Manneh In a significant move aimed at shaping the electoral landscape of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow has appointed Joseph Colley as the...

Lawmakers Question Vice President on Diplomatic Passports, Disaster Readiness, and OIC...

By Kebba AF Touray Vice President Muhammed B.S. Jallow on Wednesday appeared before members of the National Assembly, fielding wide-ranging questions on the issuance of...

Prosecutor Urges Court to Reject ‘No Case’ Submission in Economic Crimes...

By Mariama Marong State prosecutor have asked the High Court in Banjul to order three accused health officials to open their defense in an ongoing...

Court Hears Cross-Examination of Gach Global’s CEO in Multi-million Dalasi Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court in Banjul on Wednesday continued hearing the civil lawsuit filed by Gach Global Trading against two individuals —...

Justice Ministry Confirms Receipt of 619 Case Files Over Five Years

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Justice, Dawda A. Jallow, disclosed before the National Assembly on Wednesday that his ministry has received a total...

Mayor Lowe & Ex-CEO Admit Repeated Procurement Violations

By Yankuba Jallow A series of damning revelations at the Local Government Commission of Inquiry has exposed deep-rooted administrative dysfunction and financial irregularities at the...

Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe Makes Stunning U-Turn on Local Government Commission...

By Yankuba Jallow In a remarkable reversal of position, the Mayor of Banjul City Council, Rohey Malick Lowe, who once fiercely denounced the Presidential Commission...