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Hon Suwaibou Touray Voices Sharp Critique on State of the Nation...

By Kebba AF Touray Hon. Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East, delivered a measured but pointed response to President Adama Barrow’s 2025...

GADHOH Deaf School Celebrates Milestone with First Graduation Ceremony

By Sariba Manneh The Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHOH) Deaf School held its inaugural graduation ceremony on Saturday, marking a...

Nigerian Woman Faces Six Counts of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation...

By Mariama Marong A Nigerian woman identified as Hanna Magbujor Isaiah, also known by the aliases “Treasure” or “Madam,” is facing six serious criminal charges...

CID Officer Testifies Harouna Tine Was Not Forced During Statement

By Mariama Marong A police officer from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has told the High Court that murder suspect Harouna Tine was neither forced...

Court Orders West Coast Radio to Submit Original September 14 Broadcast

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court on Monday ordered West Coast Radio to produce the complete and unaltered audio recording of a September 14,...

Gov’t Spox Under Fire in Court Over Statements

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Government Spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh faced questions in the High Court on Monday as defence lawyers challenged the accuracy and source...

URR Director Urges Farmers to Wait, Use Seeds Wisely

By Lamin Fatty, reporting from Basse  As the rains begin to mark their return to the farmlands of The Gambia’s easternmost region, Samba John, the...

Jammeh’s Forfeited Assets Sold as ‘Scraps’

By Amadou Manjang When former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh fled the country in January 2017, he left behind hundreds of luxury vehicles, machinery, real estate,...

USET Holds Historic Graduation of First Engineering Cohort  

By Ndey Sowe On Saturday, June 21, 2025, President Adama Barrow, the Chancellor of the University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET), officially inaugurated...

Murder Suspect Acquitted in Basse Over Lack of Evidence

By Lamin Fatty In a case that captivated residents of the rural Upper River Region for more than a year, the High Court in Basse...

WHAT DOES THE US HOPE TO GAIN?

The intelligence advisers of the US government have failed to weigh the position the Trump government has placed itself prior to attack of the...

FARMERS DEMANDING FOR FERTILISER AND SEEDS

In his state of the nation address, the President made reference to the provision of seeds and fertiliser at subsidized prices. Farmers are now...

High Court Halts Kumba Sinyan Murder Trial Pending Supreme Court Decision

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court has ordered a suspension of proceedings in the ongoing murder trial of Kumba Sinyan, a case that has...

Government Approves Bread Price Increment Effective July 1

The Gambian government has officially approved an increase in the price of bread, raising the cost of Senfur and Tapalapa loaves to 12 Gambian Dalasi (D12) each, effective...

Court Orders Gamtel to Pay $2.9 Million to Bankai International for...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A high court in Banjul has ordered the national telecommunications company, Gambia Telecommunications Company Limited (Gamtel), to pay Bankai International Private,...

SHOULD WAR OR ATTRITION BETWEEN IRAN AND ISRAEL CONTINUE?

The people of the world, during a war of attrition between states, should take the side of the people of the countries that are...

Defence Opposes State’s Request to Pause Police Shooting Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The defense counsel representing Amie Bojang, who is charged as an accessory after the fact of murder for allegedly assisting her...

KMC Criticised for ‘Negligence’ Over Market Chaos

By Ida. J. Sallah RESPONSIVENESS IS KEY TO QUALITY LEADERSHIP (Chaos in Jobe Street and Sandika Vicinities) Leadership quality could be assessed based on the degree of its...

Former Principal Magistrate Faces Drug Dealing and Corruption Charges in Banjul

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Pa Modou Njie, the former Principal Magistrate at the Bundung Magistrates' Court, has been arraigned before the Banjul High Court Annexe,...

Shop Owners Express Concern Over Stench from Piled Waste Along Brikama–Westfield...

By Nelson Manneh As workers continue their annual task of clearing gutters along the Brikama–Westfield highway, business owners in the area are voicing complaints about...