The Police have arrested 19 individuals for unlawful assembly at the Public Utility and Regulatory Authority (PURA) headquarters along the Kairaba Avenue. The group, identified as GOMSABOPA, staged on Friday, August 22, 2025, a protest against alleged mobile credit data deductions without applying for the required police permit. Police officers were dispatched to the scene…
United Democratic Party (UDP) members on Saturday marched against the government’s overseas issuance of national documents, condemning the process as a violation of the country’s laws. The march, organised by the party’s youth wing, drew a large number of supporters, including both the young and the elderly. Protesters held placards denouncing the process and used…
Former Secretary General and head of civil servants Ebrima Ceesay on Thursday continued his testimony before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee, with further clarity regarding Cabinet’s intervention in the sale of tractors seized by the Janneh Commission. Counsel Dibba pressed Mr Ceesay on why Cabinet decided to halt the commission’s auction process, given its…
The Inspector General of Police, Seedy Mukhtar Touray, on August 21, 2025 received Mathew R. Hilton, Regional Security Officer (RSO) of the United States Embassy in Banjul, on a courtesy call at Police Headquarters. Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between the Gambia Police Force and the US Embassy, particularly in capacity building, security collaboration, and…
Principal Magistrate Touray of the Kanifing Magistrate Court has remanded former soldier Abdoulie Sanyang on an arson charge and transferred the case to the High Court for trial. The decision was made after the prosecution successfully argued that the magistrates’ court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the matter, citing that one of the charges, arson,…
The Gambia Police Force has announced the promotion of Demba Sowe, formerly Assistant Inspector General of Police for Crime Management, to the position of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), following the statutory retirement of the former DIG Momodou Sowe. Mr Sowe is a native of Kampassa Village, Foni Jarrol, West Coast Region. He enlisted…
The Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Professor Pierre Gomez, together with the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Admin/Finance) and Senior Management Team of the Ministry, recently received the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC), Manssour Bin Mussallam. The Secretary General was accompanied by the Under-Secretary-General for Research, Evaluation and Foresight, Professor Hirut…
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) on Wednesday 20 August 2025 completed a five-day intensive FIFA Member Association (MA) elite referees course at the National Technical Training Centre (NTTC) in Old Yundum, the home of Gambian football. The President of the Gambia Football Referees Association, John Frank Mendy, expressed satisfaction with the overall performance of the…
The former Secretary to Cabinet, Ebrima Ceesay, has denied his involvement in the operations of the Janneh Commission during his appearance before the Special Select Committee on the Sale and Disposal of Assets identified by the Commission. Mr Ceesay told the committee that his role was limited to documentation related to the distribution of tractors,…
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has informed the general public that seven of its personnel have been officially dismissed with immediate effect for acts constituting Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Discipline, contrary to Section 78 (1) of the Gambia Armed Forces Act (GAFA) 1985, Cap 19:01 Vol IV Revised Laws of The Gambia. Their…
