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Dr. Samateh Updates Assembly on Financial Compliance and Health-Sector Reforms
Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health
By Fatou Sillah
Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the minister of health, on Monday briefed the National Assembly on steps his ministry has taken to comply with…
Witness Testifies Police Slapped and Beat Omar Badjie Before His Death
Late Omar Badjie
A witness testified Monday that the late Omar Badjie was repeatedly beaten by a plainclothes police officer shortly before his death in custody, providing a harrowing account to an ongoing inquest into his…
Sports Minister Projects March Completion for Independence Stadium Repairs
Bakary Y. Badjie, Minister of Youth and Sports
By Fatou SillahBakary Y. Badjie, The Gambia’s Minister of Youth and Sports, told lawmakers on Wednesday that rehabilitation work at the Independence Stadium is now expected to be…
Gambia Judiciary Admits 74 New Lawyers to the Bar
By Makutu Manneh
The Judiciary of The Gambia on Monday admitted 74 new lawyers to the Bar, marking the institution’s fourteenth call to the bar ceremony and reinforcing the country’s growing legal community.
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Supreme Court Rejects State’s Bid to Block Filing in Former Auditor General’s Case
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a preliminary objection filed by the Gambia government in the high-profile constitutional challenge brought by former Auditor General Modou Ceesay, clearing the way for the case to proceed.…
DLEAG Arrests Students and Several Others in Series of Drug Seizures
By Makutu Manneh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia, announced a series of arrests this week involving suspected narcotics, including two 19-year-old students found with more than 600 parcels of what…
Victims’ Center Fears Newly Captured Jungler Could Evade Prosecution
Kebba Jome
By Makutu Manneh
The National Coordinator of the Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations has voiced deep concern that Sanna Manjang—one of the most feared members of former President Yahya…
Barrow Honored With MEDays Award for Advancing Peace and Regional Cooperation
President Barrow at the award celebration
By Seedy Jobe
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia was awarded the Grand Prix MEDays 2025 on Wednesday at the opening of the MEDays Forum, a global policy gathering…
Jarju Questions No-To Alliance Narrative Linking Manjang Arrest to Jammeh’s Aborted Return
Ebrima Kitim Jarju, a veteran political commentator
By Seedy Jobe
Ebrima Kitim Jarju, a veteran political commentator and outspoken critic of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh, is questioning the No-To…
UMC Surpasses Signature Requirement in Days, Citing a Surge of Public Support
Kemo Bojang, the party’s spokesperson
By Seedy Jobe
The Unite Movement for Change (UMC), the emerging political organization led by Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda, said it has collected more than 30,000 signatures…