December 15, 2022
Gambia: Courts Orders Man to Pay D500,000 for Setting Compatriot On Fire
The Essau Magistrate court has convicted and sentenced Lamin Bobb to a fine of D500,000 in default to serve two years imprisonment after he was found guilty of pouring petrol on… Read more »
Gambia: Govt Should Reassure, Provide Security to Gambians
Ex-Interior Minister Sheriff M.L. Gomez talked to The Point on the incident of security concerns in Foni on what the government should do to reassure peace and security within the… Read more »
Gambia: 'NHRC Aware of Alleged Arrest, Mishandling of Teacher By Security'
The National Human Rights Commission of The Gambia is aware of the concerns raised by the Gambia Teachers' Union in relation to the recent arrest and mishandling of a teacher name… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Gambia: Bakau Police Station Alleged Attackers Arraigned
Thirty-eight Bakau residents were on the 5th December, 2022, arraigned before Principal Magistrate Omar Jabang of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court and charged on seven counts of… Read more »
Gambia: Justice O Clock - Victims Demand Quick Passing of Reparations Bill
Victims and survivors under the former 22-year-long regime of Yahya Jammeh are demanding justice and calling for the quick implementation of the Victims Reparations Bill. Read more »
Gambia: Tobacco Control - Far From the Finish Line!
Tobacco control is working--slowly. The number of people smoking worldwide has declined and tobacco-attributable deaths are falling. Read more »
December 07, 2022
Gambia: Barrow, Darboe Play Diplomacy As They Shake Hands At Peace Confab
Long-time political allies, President Adama Barrow and his ex-political godfather Lawyer Ousainou Darboe yesterday played diplomacy as they shook hands during the African Ulamas… Read more »
Gambia: Prosecuting Jammeh Could Meet Resistance - Gba President
The president of The Gambia Bar Association (GBA), Salieu Taal, has hinted that efforts towards prosecuting Yayha Jammeh and his enablers could face resistance from his loyalists. Read more »
Gambia: Soldier Hospitalised After Reportedly Beaten By Robbers
Police in Farafenni in the North Bank Region (NBR) have arrested and detained two men believed to be robbers for reportedly beating a soldier (name withheld) whom they attempted to… Read more »
Gambia: GAMCOTRAP Supports CRR Communities With Surveillance System to Fight FGM
The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices (GAMCOTRAP) has established surveillance system in communities in Central River Region (CRR) designed to end Female Genital Mutilation… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Gambia: Govt Recovers D1 Billion From Ex-President Jammeh's Assets
Dawda A. Jallow, the attorney general and minister for Justice has told lawmakers that over one billion dalasis was recovered after selling 44 assets belonging to former President… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Aims to Assist Member States Fight Cybercrime, Deal With Digital Evidence
The ECOWAS Commission aims to assist Member States to build capacity in units dedicated to fighting cybercrime and dealing with digital evidence. Read more »
December 05, 2022
Gambia: Cop Gambia Launches SOP Project
Cop Gambia on Wednesday launched the Standing Operation Procedure (SOP) project which is designed to fight migrant smuggling and trafficking of humans at the SDKJ International… Read more »
Gambia: Good Morning Mr President - Issuing of Gambian Documents, Crimes Among Others
Mr President, the protection of our national documents especially our ID Cards, passports and birth-certificates from going into the wrong hands is paramount. Read more »
Gambia: 'Immigration Fees for Non-Gambians to Register Huge Increase'
Delivering the 2023 budget speech in front of lawmakers on Friday, the minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy K.M. Keita revealed that naturalization and registration of… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Gambia: Cyber Security Burnout Is Real - and It's Going to Be a Problem for All of Us!
With the number of data breaches in 2021 soaring past that of 2020, there is even more pressure on security teams to keep businesses secure in 2022. Read more »
November 30, 2022
Gambia: Damen Shipyards Foreign Bribery Case Shocks GPA
The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) says it has learnt with dismay an online publication purportedly associating the GPA in "fraudulent tender practices" with DAMEN Shipyards, and in… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Gambia: First Cross-Border Project Steering Committee Launched
The first Cross-Border Project Steering Committee titled: 'Supporting cross-border cooperation for increased community resilience and social cohesion in The Gambia and Senegal' was… Read more »
Gambia: Assembly Calls Off Session Due to Incomplete Report
The National Assembly adjourned yesterday's session due to an incomplete report from the its Standing Committee on Finance and Public Accounts (FPAC). Read more »
Gambia: Barrow Receives Saudi Intelligence Chief
State House, Banjul, 22nd November 2022: President Barrow has commended the friendly relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of The Gambia during an audience… Read more »
Gambia: 'Failure of Draft Constitution a Great Setback for SSR'
The EU ambassador to The Gambia, Corrado Pampaloni has said that the failure of the draft constitution was a great setback for the Security Sector Reform (SSR) and therefore urged… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Gambia: British Court Convicts Company Directors Over Deaths of 5 Gambian Factory Workers
A British court has found the directors of two companies guilty of health and safety offences that led to the deaths of five Gambian workers at a scrap metal recycling plant in… Read more »
Gambia: Good Morning Mr. President - On Presidential Tour, Inhuman Treatment of African Migrants, Others
Mr. President, we want to wish you good luck as you plan to embark on a constitutionally mandated tour with a view to discussing with Gambians the issues affecting them and the… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: Gambia Hosts 17th Africa Security Watch Awards
On 11th November 2022, The Gambia hosted the 17th Africa Security Watch Awards in recognising Africa's best in security safety and governance. Read more »
Gambia: High Court Orders GRA to Enforce Judgement Against Muhammadou Jabbie to Pay Over D4m Tax Arrears
The Gambia Revenue Authority on 25 October 2022 obtained a Writ of Fieri Facias from the High Court presided over by Hon Justice S. WADDA Cisse to enforce a judgment against… Read more »