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Government Summons Brikama Area Council Over Revenue Assessments
Yankuba Darboe, Chairman, Brikama Area Council
By Buba Gagigo
The Central Government has summoned officials of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) to appear before the Ministry of Local Government!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
UN Diplomat Meets Gambian Lawmakers to Discuss Reform Agenda
Hon Alagie S Darboe & the UNOWAS Representative
By Fatou Sillah
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, held!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Gambia Government Asserts Due Process Was Followed in Sale of Jammeh’s Seized Assets
Dawda Jallow, Attorney General and Minister of Justice
By Buba Gagigo
In response to a recent article published by The Republic, the Government of The Gambia has issued a formal!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
GID and Partners Intercept Over 120 Irregular Migrants, Facilitate Return of 27 Gambians from…
The Intercepted Would be Migrants
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambia Immigration Department (GID), in collaboration with the State Intelligence Service (SIS) and other partners, has successfully!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Man Sentenced to Four Years for Purchasing and Circulating Counterfeit Banknotes
Sample notes- photo-Kexx
By Buba Gagigo
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has confirmed that Cherno Bah, 30, has been sentenced to four years in prison for purchasing and circulating counterfeit!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Gambians Take to the Streets Demanding Transparency on Jammeh’s Property Sales
Leaders of Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA)
By Buba Gagigo
A group calling itself Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) has announced plans to stage a public demonstration demanding the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Former BCC Finance Director Alleges Mayor Lowe Assumed Roles of CEO, Procurement Manager, and…
The former Finance Director of the Banjul City Council (BCC), Momodou Camara
By Fatou Sillah
The former Finance Director of the Banjul City Council (BCC), Momodou Camara, has!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Labourer Recounts Violent Night in Armed Robbery Trial at Denton Bridge
Photo credit: Kexx Sanneh
A labourer employed at the United Vegetable Oil Company testified in court this week as the first prosecution witness in the armed robbery trial of three men accused of violently robbing!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Undisclosed Empire: Yahya Jammeh’s Landed Assets Remain Shrouded in Secrecy
Former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh
By Fatou Touray
Years after the fall of former President Yahya Jammeh, the full extent and fate of the vast real estate empire he amassed during his!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Government Allocates Large Plot Of Tanji Land to NPP’s Suku Singhateh As Compensation
Suku Singhateh, the 2nd Deputy National President, NPP
By Buba Gagigo
The Gambia government has allocated plots of land in Tanji—reportedly part of former President Yahya Jammeh’s assets—to!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…