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WHAT WILL GOV’T DO ABOUT GAPS IN HEALTH DELIVERY INDICATED BY...

The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Refugees, Disaster and Humanitarian Relief in its report to the National Assembly after touring health facilities and...

Judicial Secretary Calls for Constructive Dialogue

The Judiciary has issued a rejoinder challenging a Foroyaa article authored by Yankuba Jallow on the slow pace of judicial proceedings due to the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

IS THE GOVERNMENT FULLY PREPARED TO ABSORB DEPORTEES FROM THE US...

Halifa Sallah was asked and he indicated that he is not sure whether the government is fully prepared for an avalanche of deportation that...

THE COMPOSITION OF THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION

After the departure of the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Alieu Momar Njai, speculations were rife as to who the new chairperson...

Parliament Makes U-Turn After Musa Cham Flags Constitutional Breach

By Kebba AF Touray In a rare legislative reversal, the National Assembly on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, made a U-turn and rescinded its earlier decision...

“Order From the Top” Blocked $30M Criminal Case

By Assan Bah The Inspector General of Police, Seedy Muctar Touray, has told the National Assembly's Joint Committee on Finance and Public Enterprises (FPAC) and...

Court Hears How Victims Paid Alleged Trafficker ‘Diamond’

By Mariama Marong A police investigator on Tuesday told the High Court in Banjul that victims of human trafficking were forced to pay large sums...

Attempt to Restore Diaspora Voting in Gambia Suffers Setback

By Kebba AF Touray An effort to revive a key provision that would allow Gambians living abroad to vote in national elections suffered another blow...

Woman Arraigned for Allegedly Insulting President Under New Law

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A Gambian woman was arraigned on Monday at the Brusubi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly insulting President Adama Barrow, in what legal...