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SHOULD A NAM JUSTIFY WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 2024 DRAFT CONSTITUTION?

Halifa Sallah was asked whether National Assembly members can justify what happened to the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill 2024....

PUBLIC NOTICE FOR GOVERNANCE IS ISSUED THROUGH THE GAZETTE

An authority with powers to give order or make proclamation must do so through publication in the Gambia Gazette with reference made to the...

Gambian Parliament Rejects 2024 Draft Constitution in Second Major Blow to...

By Kebba AF Touray For the second time in five years, Gambia’s legislature has voted down a bill that would have paved the way for...

District Tribunal Hears New Testimony in Bondali Land Dispute

By Louise Jobe A fourth witness in the land dispute between the Badjie Kunda Family of Kanjibato and the Sanyang Kunda Family of Chabai testified...

Gambian Fishermen Decry Night Fishing Closure as “Sham”

By Madiba Singhateh Fishermen across The Gambia have voiced their frustration over the government's failure to effectively implement the night fishing closure, describing it as...

Legislative Inquiry Highlights Policymaking Gaps in $30 Million Oil Scandal

By Assan Bah The Joint Committee on Finance and Public Enterprise (FPAC) alongside the Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly has unveiled alarming...

Call Logs Reveal Soldier Wasn’t Near Crime Scene in Police Shooting...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The credibility of a key prosecution witness came under sharp scrutiny in the fatal police shooting case as defence lawyers used...

WILL 2016 MARK A CHANGE WITHOUT A THIRD REPUBLIC?

28 years lie between the birth of the 1997 Constitution and 2025 when the National Assembly members are sitting to decide the fate of...

RULE OF LAW OR RULE OF MIGHT?

The state is the custodian of authority that is based on law and enforced by law enforcement agencies. Hence all those who are empowered...

Blocked Gutters Threaten Health as Rains Approach

By Nelson Manneh Inthe densely populated communities that border the country’s wetlands—from Ebo-Town and New Jeshwang to Tallinding Farokono—residents are grappling with an invisible public...

FPAC Demands Gamcel Settle D11.4M 2020 Gateway Within 30 Days

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has demanded that the management of Gamcel settle arrears totaling...

SHOULD THE STATE WAIT FOR A COURT ORDER AFTER A CLEAR...

A government that claims to advocate for the rule of law does not wait for a court to order the dictates of law whenever...

BREAD IMPACTS ON BREAKFAST COST

Bread for breakfast has been traditionally linked to butter, mayonnaise, fried beans, fish, chicken, oysters, eggs and other products that enable consumers to have...

Cabinet Approves Lifting of Moratorium on Radio Broadcasting License with Conditions

A press release from the Gambia’s Ministry of Information indicates that following a Cabinet meeting held on July 3rd 2025, the Government of the...

Report Uncovers over D356 Million in Unauthorised Government Virements

By Kebba AF Touray A recent report by the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has revealed alarming financial irregularities in the Gambian government’s 2020...

Parliamentarians Call for Investigations & Prosecutions Over ‘Rampant’ Government Corruption

By Kebba AF Touray Lawmakers in The Gambia’s National Assembly erupted in anger Thursday as they debated the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) report...

FPAC Demands Accountability Over D1.27 Billion in Payments

By Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has recommended that the Accountant General be sanctioned should he...

AKI Case: MCA Director Admits Deadly Children’s Drugs Were Unregistered

By Mariama Marong During a tense cross-examination on July 3, 2025, Acting Director of the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), Ensa Marena, admitted before the Banjul...

Filthy, Stagnant Water in Greater Banjul Markets Raises Food Safety Concerns

By Amadou Manjang As the rainy season settles over the Greater Banjul Area, many local markets are grappling with the unwelcome reality of dirty, stagnant...

Parliament Adopts Report to Address Transhumance Activities

By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly of The Gambia on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, unanimously adopted a comprehensive report from the Environment Committee aimed...