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TRYING TO KEEP ECOWAS UNITED AND NOT DIVIDED

Ecowas and the United Nations appear to be searching for answers on how to keep the community united instead of being divided as is...

Brikama Officials Admit Diverting Development Funds from Geology to Pay Debts...

By Yankuba Jallow In a public hearing before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, former Brikama Area Council (BAC) Chairman Sheriffo Sonko and...

Sheriff of High Courr Tells Lawmakers Missing Records Hinder Full Accounting...

By Kebba AF Touray In testimony before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee on Thursday, Sheriff Omar Jabang said that key records detailing the sale...

Sheriff’s Lapses Exposed in Jammeh Cattle Sales Inquiry

By Kebba AF Touray The former Sheriff, Justice Tabally, on Thursday 31st July 2025, testified before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee investigating the disposal...

Government Tasked to Monitor Implementation of Fishing Agreements

By Assan Bah The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its 2024 State of Human Rights report called on the Ministry of Fisheries and Water...

Chairman of Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency Testifies Before Lawmakers on Jammeh’s...

By Kebba AF Touray In a public hearing before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Ebrima Cham, Chairman of the...

Scores of Farmers Decry Lack of Government Support on Provision of...

By Assan Bah With a poor groundnut harvest recorded during the previous cropping season, the Gambia Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food...

Registrar General Admits Only 36 Jammeh Properties Accounted For Despite 131...

By Kebba AF Touray The former Registrar General, Alieu Jallow, has admitted before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee on the Disposal of Former President...

More Gaps Surface in BAC’s Controversial Deal with 5C Energy 

By Yankuba Jallow Additional testimony before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday has shed new light on previously undisclosed elements of the controversial...

Access to ID Cards Remains A Challenge for Gambians

By Nelson Manneh In a recent press conference, Ebrima Mboob, the Director General of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID), highlighted ongoing challenges faced by Gambians...

Chairman of Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency Testifies Before Lawmakers on Jammeh’s...

By Kebba AF Touray In a public hearing before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Ebrima Cham, Chairman of the...

BADGED MESSENGER OF FONI JARROL CONCLUDED HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE BRIKAMA MAGISTRATES...

By Louise Jobe Foni Jarrol District Tribunal badged messenger, Mr. Salifu Ceesay, on Wednesday 30th July 2025, continued and concluded his testimony narration before the...

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF ACCESS TO ID CARDS?

According to Halifa Sallah, there can be no country without citizens. Citizens must have national documents for their identification. Every citizen of a republic...

NAWEC Uncovers Over 25 Illegal Electrical Connections at Former President’s Garden...

By Assan Bah  The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has uncovered more than two dozen alleged illegal electricity connections at the garden of former...

Former Brikama Chairman Under Fire for Mismanagement of Geology Funds

By Yankuba Jallow  Sheriffo Sonko, the former Chairman of the Brikama Area Council (BAC), appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday, 29...

Councillor Sheriffo Bai Sonko Linked to Controversial 5C Deal with Brikama...

By Yankuba Jallow  Sheriffo Sonko, who served as Chairman of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) from May 2018 to May 2023, has come under scrutiny...

Chairperson of Inquiry Warns Witnesses to Cooperate or Face Prosecution

By Kebba AF Touray  The Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee investigating the sale and disposal of assets linked to former President Yahya...

GTSC General Manager Testifies Before Lawmakers Investigating Jammeh’s Assets

By Kebba AF Touray  The General Manager of the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC), Seedy Kanyi, appeared on Monday, July 28, 2025, before the National...

Secretary to Cabinet Reveals Key Janneh Commission Records in Closed Confidential...

By Kebba AF Touray Secretary to Cabinet Alieu Njie has disclosed that some of the records relating to the implementation of the Janneh Commission’s recommendations...

BCC License Manager Again Fails to Justify Millions in Personal Bank...

By Yankuba Jallow  Pa Modou Ndow, Acting License Manager of the Banjul City Council (BCC), returned to the witness stand before the Local Government Commission...