March 14, 2023
Gambia: Baitullah Junior Pleads 'Not Guilty' to 5 Charges
Omar Kujabi, alias Baitullah Junior, a well known social media commentator facing sedition and four (4) other criminal charges has on Monday, 13 March denied culpability by taking… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Gambia: Why Should Mob Justice Be Avoided?
The reason why courts and law enforcement officers are put in charge of the justice system is to ensure that punishment is equal to crime committed. There is no single human being… Read more »
Gambia: Higher Education Minister Appears Before Lawmakers
Pierre Gomez, the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), told Members of the National Assembly that one million, one hundred and thirty four… Read more »
Gambia: Angry Mob Assail On Suspected Thief in Serrekunda
A young man was last weekend beaten at the Brikama Car Park in Serrekunda by an angry mob after he allegedly took the wallet of a woman who was scrambling for a vehicle. Read more »
March 17, 2023
Gambia: NPP Cancels Protest
Foroyaa earlier received information that the Inspector General of Police had granted permit to the NPP Youth Wing to hold a procession on Friday from Bund Road to the National… Read more »
Gambia: Immigration Bill 2023, Set to Replace the Act of 1965, Validated
In an effort to modernize immigration laws and practices, The Gambia has successfully validated a new Bill to replace the outdated GID Act of 1965. The two-day validation… Read more »
Gambia: Policeman Testifies in Baitullah Junior's Sedition Trial
Essa Sowe, a policeman working at the Anti-Crime Unit of the Gambia Police Force on Tuesday, 14 March gave evidence in the sedition trial involving one Omar Kujabi, alias Baitullah… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Gambia: National Assembly Convenes First Ordinary Session Today
The National Assembly of the Gambia convenes the first ordinary session of the legislative year 2023 today Monday 6th March 2023. This development was earlier communicated in a… Read more »
Gambia: Twenty Seven People Arraigned for Alleged Drug Offences in Brikama
Twenty seven accused persons who have been charged for drug trafficking and cultivation, were on Friday 24th February and Thursday 02nd March 2023, arraigned before Magistrate… Read more »
Gambia: What Law Provides for Separation of the Elections of Mayor/ Mayoress/ Chairperson From Election of Councillors?
This question is posed for the Independent Electoral Commission to look into the reasons why elections of mayor/ mayoress/ chairperson elections are separated from elections of… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Gambia: Gambia College to Draft Proposals for Inclusion of Police-Related Courses in Curriculum
A press release seen by this medium on Tuesday January 24th 2023, indicates that The Gambia College 'shall' draft proposals to incorporate and include police-related courses as… Read more »
Gambia: Police Await Autopsy Report in Woman's Suspicious Death
Investigators of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) are now waiting for preliminary autopsy results in the death of a 22-year-old Brikama girl, the deputy spokesperson of the police… Read more »
Gambia: Transports Ministry, GTU Monitor Drivers On New Traffic Policy
The Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the Gambia Transport Union (GTU) on Tuesday embarked on an exercise to ensure the implementation of the new tariffs route licensing… Read more »
Gambia: Family Denies Allegation for Cutting Down Cashew Trees in Kunkujang Mariama
Karamo Bojang of Sanyang Village has denied the allegation that they were responsible for cutting down seven (7) cashew trees on a farm at Kunkujang Mariama. Read more »
January 20, 2023
Gambia: Finance Ministry Validates Draft Bill to Enhance Transparency
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has recently validated a bill entitled 'The Public Finance Management Bill.' Read more »
Gambia: Tabital Pulaagu Calls for Peace, Unity Among Other Tribes
As Tabital Pulaagu the Gambia set to observe its annual international cultural festival, the executive members of the association on Friday, 13th January, 2022, called for peace… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Gambia: Security Concerns in Foni Kansala Make Women Abandon Their Gardens
Hon. Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly Member for Foni Kansala Constituency said women at border villages have abandoned their vegetable gardens due to the gunshots which… Read more »
Gambia: Police Arrest Man Over Alleged Murder of Girlfriend in Brikama
Detectives of the Gambia Police Force have arrested a man over an alleged murder of his girlfriend. The incident happened in Brikama, a deputy spokesperson of the police said on… Read more »
Gambia: Court Admits Several Audios in Sabally's Defamation Trial
Justice Bakre of the high court annex in Banjul has admitted several audios in a defamation case brought against Momodou Sabally, UDP's Campaign Manager. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Gambia: Government Involves Interpol to Arrest Alleged Coup Plotter
The Gambia Government has issued a press release dated 17th January 2023, informing the public that they have intensified their efforts to arrest an alleged coup plotter, Lamin… Read more »
Gambia: Former GTSC Worker Charged With Stealing Gearbox Worth D1,000,000
A former employee of Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC), was arraigned before Magistrate Elizabeth Dunn of the Kanifing Magistrate's Court on charges of stealing a gearbox… Read more »
Gambia: State Requests for More Time in Alleged Coup Trial
The Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, Abdul Maita Yusuf, has requested for the court to give them more time to enable them file an indictment against the eight alleged coup… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Gambia: Police Ask Court to Refuse Aisha Fatty's Application to Get Back Her Vehicles
Deputy Commissioner of Police Pa Alieu Jawara has filed an affidavit in court asking the court to refuse Aisha Fatty's application. Aisha wants the court to ask the Inspector… Read more »
Gambia: Affected Property Owners Call for Prioritization of Compensation Before Any Demolition
Property owners in New Jeshwang who have been affected by the OIC road project in that community, have called on the Gambia government and all other stakeholders, to prioritise… Read more »
Gambia: Govt. Pledges Reform for Diaspora Engagement in Development
The Government of The Gambia has promised to continue to carry out the necessary policy and institutional reforms, remove obstacles and create opportunities for the diaspora to… Read more »