Lamine Diack – Ex Athletics Chief goes on trial
As corruption trial opens against the Former World Athletics’ Chief Lamine Diack, on Monday 8th June 2020, he was seen in a dark grey suit in a Paris courtroom. Diack is charged with corruption and money laundering. Prosecutors alleged that he had solicited millions of dollars (3.45 million euros ($5,589,985) from suspected More...
Petition Against The Establishment Of The Restaurant, Bar & Night Club Association Of The Gambia.
The primary stakeholders in the entertainment and nightlife industry have petitioned against the establishment of the restaurant, bar, and night club association and it’s executives for not involving the majority More...
President Adama Barrow Declares Another Public State Of Emergency
Acting on the power vested on him, President Barrow extends the State of Emergency by 21 days following a defeat in parliament on Monday 18th May 2020. The 1997 constitution, under section 76 empowers the More...
Staffs of FSQA Dismissed- Food Safety & Quality Authority
By Awa B. Bah-Tunkara Seven staffs of the Gambia Food Safety and Quality Authority, who were accused by their superiors of spreading false information both nationally and international, (FSQA) have confirmed More...
Court fines Killa Ace D18,000
Gambia’s famous rapper Ali Cham AKA Killa Ace was on Monday sentenced to a fine of eighteen thousand dalasis or in default to serve one-year imprisonment after he was convicted on various criminal charges including More...
TRRC Lead investigator, lead counsel set to leave
The Director of Research and Investigation of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, TRRC Alagie Saidy Barrow, has resigned from his post after opting not to renew his contract which expires later More...
Taxi driver accused of violent rapes, kidnappings apprehended
A press release from the Office of the Inspector General of the Gambia Police Force has informs the general public that officers of the Police Anti Crime Unit have arrested Ismaila Ndong of New Street Banjul, More...
*Gambia Press Union Reacts To Assault On Journalists Covering The President’s Tour*
*Fajara, 21st November 2019:* The Gambia Press Union has been informed of disturbing news from journalists covering the ongoing Meet the People’s Tour of President Adama Barrow. The Union has been informed More...
Finance Minister lays 2020 Estimates
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs on Monday laid estimates of revenues, recurrent and development expenditure for the fiscal year 2020 before deputies at the national assembly in Banjul. The National More...
Constitutional Review Commission Presents Gambians with a Draft New Constitution
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) of the Gambia on Friday presented the Gambians with a new draft constitution for scrutiny and review. The draft among others sets a two-term limit for the post of President. More...
