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Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Gambia High Court The High Court, presided over by Justice Jaiteh, has granted an application permitting Harouna Kebbeh to testify as an additional witness in a civil suit brought by GACH Global Trading…

The prosecution in a high-profile female genital mutilation (FGM) case suffered a setback after the court ruled key police statements inadmissible, citing procedural violations in their procurement. The trial involves three…

Paolo Djabi and co defendants in court The High Court in Banjul has heard detailed testimony from a real estate executive in the ongoing drug trafficking and money-laundering trial involving Paolo Djabi,…

The defilement trial of Muhammed Sillah, who is accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl, continued on Monday at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court before Her Worship I. Sallah Mbye. Proceedings opened…

The High Court is set to commence hearing a high-profile civil negligence suit against the National Road Authority (NRA) following the tragic drowning of a three-year-old girl in Basse Giroba Kunda. The…

Late Omar Badjie The Brikama Magistrates’ Court was overcome with emotion on Monday as witnesses testified in the ongoing inquest into the death of 27-year-old Omar Badjie, recounting allegations of severe police abuse prior to his…

The Kanifing Magistrate’s Court has begun hearing evidence in a defilement case against Muhammad Sillah, who is charged under Section 5(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2013. The charge relates to the alleged carnal knowledge of a…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Patriotic Progressive Alliance. Dr. Ousman Gajigo There is nothing more indicative of a government being increasingly out of touch with reality than persistently claiming the opposite of what real people…

Sarjo Barrow Esq By Hon. Sarjo Barrow, Esq Author’s Abstract This commentary reexamined the Supreme Court of The Gambia’s 2021 decision in State v. Yankuba Touray, focusing on constitutional immunity under…

Sarjo Barrow Esq By Sarjo Barrow Esq- In a democracy still healing from years of repression, few laws are as dangerous as one that criminalizes speech for being “false.” Section 152 of The Gambia’s Criminal Offences…