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State Defends Delayed Budget Tabling Before Gambia’s Supreme Court
Chief Justice and Members of the Supreme Court
Government lawyers appeared before the Supreme Court this week to defend the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, along with other senior officials,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Late Submission of National Budget
Chief Justice and Members of the Supreme Court
A landmark constitutional challenge over the late submission of The Gambia’s 2025 national budget was argued before the country’s Supreme Court this week,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Former HSI Agent Testifies That Western Union Transactions Led to Correa’s Arrest
Michael Sang Correa, Alleged Jungler
By Buba Gagigo
Retired Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent Barton Garrison testified on Thursday in the ongoing trial of Michael Sang Correa,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
High Court Sentences 18-Year-Old Carpenter to 10 Years in Prison for Robbery
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
The High Court in Banjul has sentenced Kemo Jobe, an 18-year-old carpenter from Latrikunda Sabiji, to ten years in prison after finding him guilty of robbery with violence.
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Young Man Freed After Nearly Two Years in Mile 2 Over Wrongful Robbery Charge
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
After spending nearly two years in detention, Alasan Tamba, a young Gambian man, has been acquitted and discharged by the High Court in Banjul following a wrongful!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Court Rejects Prosecution’s Request to Introduce Cobbler Testimony in Ousainou Bojang Trial
Ousainou Bojang in court
In the ongoing trial of Ousainou Bojang and Amie Bojang, a procedural dispute arose regarding the prosecution’s request to introduce testimony from a cobbler to examine the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Defence Continues Cross-Examination in Drug Trial Involving Magistrate Colley and Co.
Magistrate Colley and Co. at the high court.
The cross-examination of Prosecution Witness 6 (PW6), Modou Camara, a drug law enforcement officer, resumed on Tuesday in the high-profile drug!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Video Evidence Presented in Alleged Multi-Million Dalasi Fraud Case Involving Kaddijatou Kebbeh and…
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
Senior Lawyer K. Jallow presented compelling video evidence to Justice Ebrima Jaiteh in the ongoing civil suit between Gach Global Trading Company and its former!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Supreme Court Hears Legal Challenge to Presidential Amnesty Powers Under Inquiry (Amendment) Act
Lawyer Lamin J Darboe and his clients at the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court of The Gambia has begun hearing a constitutional challenge filed by the Coalition of Progressive Gambia and Kemeseng Sanneh!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
State Challenges Supreme Court’s Jurisdiction in Lawsuit Over Female Circumcision Ban
Lawyer Lamin J Darboe, Hon. Almameh Gibba and others at the Supreme Court
A landmark lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban on female circumcision in The Gambia has been met with a legal challenge regarding!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…