Mali is looking at possibilities of exploring road transportation between Banjul and Bamako to boost the economy through trade, according to the head of Corporate Affairs at the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA).
Sheriff M. Tambedou, yesterday appeared before the TRRC to help the Commission understand former President Yahya Jammeh and his interference with the Judiciary.
Legislators of the National Assembly on Monday welcomed and debated during the second reading of the Elections Bill 2021, presented by the Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dawda Jallow.
The Gambia has registered 19 new positive coronavirus cases, bringing the total ever confirmed in the country since March 2020 to 5, 420.
The determination to the question referred to the Supreme Court by the High Court of The Gambia on whether or not a former member of the AFPRC junta can be tried, has renewed hopes that Yahya Jammeh, Edward Singhateh, Sana Sabally and Yankuba Touray could be tried for crimes they committed, despite the immunity provisions inserted in the 1997 Constitution.
The United Democratic Party UDP) regional chairman of North Bank Regional chairman (NBR) has warned the Brikama Area Council (BAC) chairman to refrain from criticizing the party leader as he has already been sacked from the party.
Aziz Hydara, a senior operative of the State Intelligence Services (SIS) during his appearance at the TRRC, said SIS is the is one of the most reformed security institutions in the country, adding that the agency has now turned 360 degrees from its activities.
As part of preparations for the 2022 OIC Summit in the country, officials from the OIC Gambia in collaboration with National Road Authority (NRA) last Friday embarked on a day-long visit to show contractors the 50 roads project with a view to starting the construction of those roads ahead of the OIC summit in Banjul.
Five personnel of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia have been indefinitely suspended after they were found to be cannabis and opium users, The Point has been reliably informed.
Mr. Cherno Marena, former solicitor general and Legal Secretary, on Thursday, 25 March 2021 told the TRRC that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of The Gambia should be strengthened for a more vibrant judiciary.
The president of the General Transport Union of The Gambia (GTU), Omar Ceesay, during a press conference on Thursday accused The Gambia Police Force (GPF), over the frequent road accidents in the country.
The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Alieu Momar Njai, on Thursday called on Gambians to fully participate in the 2021 general voter registration exercise.
Former commander of Police Intervention Unit (PIU), Biran Mbaye, yesterday testified before the TRRC on issues relating to the alleged killing of West African migrants, stating that it was not the first time the PIU was stained with such massive atrocities.
Hassan Martin, Gambian human rights lawyer has said that one of the factors of poor security in the country is due to the fact that President Adama Barrow's government failed to have confidence in Gambia's security apparatus to do their work effectively.
Press release: “It has come to the attention of the Attorney General's Chambers and Ministry of Justice that the First Schedule of the Elections Bill 2021 tabled before the National Assembly contains an inadvertent error.
Sheriff Sonko, the chairman of Brikama Area Council (BAC) has called on Ousainou Darboe to resign as the leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), claiming that he (Darboe) has misled the party.
A senior NIA agent, Aziz Hydara, yesterday, while testifying before the TRRC implicated current Minister of Interior, Yankuba Sonko and Ebrima Jim Drammeh, director of Operations Drug Law Enforcement Agency, saying they supervised the modification and falsifications of dairies containing entries of the alleged killed West African migrants.
