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Magistrate Sentences Two Women for Assaulting Minor
Magistrate A. Manneh of the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two women, Adama Colley and Mamundaw Saidy, to fines and potential imprisonment following their conviction for the brutal assault of a minor. The women…
Three Women Charged in Connection with Infant’s Death Allegedly Linked to FGM
Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has formally charged three women in connection with the death of a one-month-old baby girl in Willingara, an incident allegedly linked to Female Genital…
Gambian Soldier, Civilian Arrested Over Alleged Vulture Harvesting
Major General Mamat O. A. Cham, New Chief of Defence Staff of The Gambia Armed Forces.
By Makutu Manneh
A member of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and a civilian have been arrested over allegations of killing and mutilating…
President Barrow Pledges Moral and Material Support to Police Recruits for Effective Law Enforcement
President Adama Barrow at the ceremony... Photo credit: State House.
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to supporting the Gambia Police Force with both moral encouragement and critical…
GPF Commissions Modern Police Station in Essau
Essau Model Police Station
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Saturday officially commissioned a newly constructed, state-of-the-art police station in Essau, North Bank Region, marking a major step in the ongoing…
Gambia’s Judiciary Launches Reform Committee to Overhaul Land Dispute System
Hon. Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow
By Buba Gagigo
In a bid to address the persistent inefficiencies plaguing land dispute adjudication in The Gambia, the country’s judiciary has launched an Interdepartmental Committee tasked…