Law and the Courts

Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO By Fatou Sillah The Gambia Police Force has confirmed that authorities in Basse are investigating the death of a three-week-old baby girl from Baboum Kunda in Wuli District, reportedly connected to…

Magistrate Touray The trial of 23 youths charged with unlawful assembly commenced on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Thomas Touray, with the prosecution calling its first witness. …

Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO By Makutu Manneh The Gambia Police Force has provided an update on a major cybercrime case involving 42 foreign nationals, including five Chinese and 37 Nigerian citizens, who were recently arraigned at…

By Makutu Manneh The court has granted bail of D1.5 million to Baboucarr Sawo in relation to an alleged drifting incident at Piccadilly Junction, Tabokoto, which resulted in injuries to an elderly roadside vendor. Bail conditions…

The Banjul Magistrates’ Court has fined two foreign nationals—a Sierra Leonean and a Malian—D2,000 each or, in default, one year imprisonment, after they pleaded guilty to attempting to fraudulently acquire Gambian passports.…

Lamarana Barry, alias “General Barry” By Makutu Manneh The Bundung Police Department has arrested Lamarana Barry, also known as “General Barry,” in connection with a motorbike accident that claimed the life of Tairu Barry on June 20,…

Abdoulie Sanyang, Minister of Interior By Fatou Sillah The Minister of Interior, Abdoulie Sanyang, has disclosed that while cocaine is not widely consumed in The Gambia, the country continues to serve as a transit route for drug…

By Makutu Manneh The release of several youths from Mile 2 Central Prison on bail was met with scenes of jubilation, as the detainees rejoined their peers and defiantly chanted slogans such as “We must never relent! Revolution…

Group photo of the youths with their supporters By Staff Writer The 22 youths arrested yesterday were released on bail following a five-hour negotiation with police. Initially, the group declined the offer of bail, choosing to…

Magistrate Touray Twenty-three youths were on Monday arraigned before Magistrate Thomas Touray at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, facing charges of unlawful procession. The accused are alleged to have staged a public demonstration…