Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou has tendered his resignation, official sources informed The Point. He is replaced by Dawda A. Jallow, a private legal practitioner (barrister and solicitor) Kansala Law Chamber.
The former Prisons Director David Colley yesterday testified before the TRRC, denying every allegation leveled against him, ranging from prisoners’ torture, serving poor diet, taking bribes, stealing prisoners' foods, authorising soldiers to take detainees from the prison, tribalism and many more at the state central prison (Mile 2).
Gambians from all walks of life have strongly reacted to the recent sacking of Lamin Darboe as executive director of the National Youth Council.
Senegalese president, His Excellency, Macky Sall, has been placed into quarantine after he came in contact with a person who has tested positive for covid-19, a press release from the Office of the President of Senegal states.
President of Network of Financial and Tax Reporters (NFTR) Gambia Chapter, Abdoulie Nyockeh recently handed one 100 copies of the 2nd edition of Gambia Revenue Authority’s Naamo Magazine to the Authority’s Commissioner General.
Deputies at the National Assembly on Thursday adopted the Select Committee on Education, Training and Information Communication and Technology (ICT) report on Access to Information Bill 2019 with amendments.
Fafa Ceesay, a politician and native of Kerr Katim village in the Naimina East District of the Central River Region has predicted that President Adama Barrow will win the 2021 Presidential election, claiming that the entire Naimina East District would be a-no-go-area for Gambian oppositions.
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), under its Human Resources Department yesterday organised a day long orientation seminar for its senior managers across the country.
The attorney general and minister for Justice has informed lawmakers that after the Janneh Commission wrapped up work, assets identified for sale are expected to generate D1.4 billion.
“An attack against any ethnicity is an attack against all. Tribal bigotry and hostility must not be permitted,” Mai Ahmad Fatty, the leader of Gambia Moral Congress told The Point.
Ebrima B. Njie,former prison officer, said in his testimony yesterday before TRRC that prison’s chief officer, Kalilu Sanneh, was bribed to help the escape of former Taranga FM boss, Ablie Ceesay from Mile 2 (the state central prison).
Omar Ceesay, the president of The Gambia Transport Union has told The Point that his Union and Government have come to consensus on certain terms following drivers’ sit-down strike on Monday.
State House, Banjul, June 24, 2020 –President Adama Barrow has told a virtual meeting of Commonwealth leaders on Covid 19 that the pandemic presented a challenging period for the country but the population is united against it.
Awa Minteh, first defence witness in Yankuba’s trial, yesterday told the High Court in Banjul before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh that she was aware that Edward Singhateh was the Vice Chairman of AFPRC as from 1995, and this was all over the media.
National Assembly Members (NAMs) on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Yusupha Baboucarr Dibba as a member of Armed Forces Council of The Gambia.
The Gambia government says in the face of its guided values and norms, it has no plans to either decriminalise or even entertain a review of laws on homosexuality, a news release from the Office of Government Spokesperson states.
Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Banjul, 23 June 2020 – The Ministry of Tourism and Culture wishes to inform the public that rumours circulating on social media over the 38.5 million dalasis scandal is totally false and unfounded.
