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Former BCC CEO and Revenue Collector Face Scrutiny Over Suppressed Funds,...

By Yankuba Jallow  The Local Government Commission of Inquiry has uncovered fresh details surrounding the suppression of D324,000 in council revenue, drawing both the former...

Young Man Sentenced for Theft of Over D150,000 in Cash and...

By Louise Jobe A young man identified as Musa Njie has been sentenced by the Brikama Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to breaking into a...

Registrar General Questioned on Government’s Right to Sell Seized Land

By Kebba AF Touray Lawmakers probing the sale of assets belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh questioned the Registrar General last week over the legal...

Ebrahim Daffeh Rejects Confession in Tujereng Murder of Alieu Ceesay

By Mariama Marong  Ebrahim Daffeh, standing trial for the murder of Alieu Ceesay, a native of Banyaka who died in Tujereng, has rejected the confession...

Gambia Government Launches Youth Rice Production Scheme to Reduce Imports

By Kebba AF Touray The Government of The Gambia has launched a Youth-led Entrepreneurship Scheme in Rice Production as part of efforts to reduce the...

Gambia Confirms 1 Mpox Case, Investigates 17 Suspected Infections

By Nelson Manneh  Update (25 July) - Health authorities in The Gambia have confirmed the country’s first case of Mpox, a viral disease formerly known...

MPOX ALERT

The ministry of health has responded to calls to give more details on their findings on cases of Mpox in The Gambia. After their...

Registrar General Tells Lawmakers Some Cancelled Jammeh Properties Were Later Sold

By Kebba AF Touray The Registrar General, Abdoulie Colley, has disclosed that some properties initially identified as belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh and later...

Ex-Kerewan Chairman Faces Questions Over Unaccounted Millions

By Yankuba Jallow Malamin I.L. Bojang, former Chairman of the Kerewan Area Council, on Wednesday reappeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry to face...

WHAT NEXT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM?

This question was put to Halifa Sallah, since he recommended constitutional reforms through constitutional amendments. He indicated the following: A constitution is not a sacred...

MPOX PRESS RELEASE SHOULD BE UPGRADED

The best practice in dealing with a dangerous illness is to prevent it. Medical policy makers and practitioners are duty bound to track the...

Health Ministry Confirms First Case of Monkey Pox in The Gambia

By Nelson Manneh The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of Monkey Pox (Mpox) in The Gambia, detected through the country’s routine surveillance...

Registrar General Testifies on Jammeh’s Seized Assets: “I Never Saw the...

By Kebba AF Touray In his appearance before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee investigating the assets of former President Yahya Jammeh, Registrar General Abdoulie...

Former Kerewan Chairman Deflects Blame as Audit Reports Reveal Chronic Financial...

By Yankuba Jallow Malamin I.L. Bojang, the former chairman of the Kerewan Area Council, returned to the witness stand on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, before...

WHEN WILL THE NRA EMPLOY INSPECTORS TO VISIT AREAS WHERE DRAINS...

Contractors must have inspectors on the ground for work to be done efficiently and effectively. There is no civil works without qualified personnel hired...

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE DESTITUTES

It is very common for policy makers to refer to those they classify as vulnerable groups in society. Such groups comprise people living below...

GLMA Boss Testifies on Missing Jammeh Cattle

By Kebba AF Touray The Director General of the Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency (GLMA), Momodou Darboe, appeared before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee on...

Police Lie Exposed in Court

By Mariama Marong The High Court in Banjul has ruled that a police officer gave false testimony under oath in the ongoing murder trial of...

Court Strikes Out Bail Application for Alleged Human Trafficker ‘Treasure’

By Mariama Marong The High Court in Banjul, presided over by Justice Sidi Jobarteh, on Tuesday, 22nd July 2025, struck out the bail application filed...

Chairman of Mansakonko Area Council Faces Scrutiny Over COVID-19 Fund 

By Yankuba Jallow Landing B. Sanneh, the chairman of the Mansakonko Area Council, appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday and was...