December 2025 - Page 15

  By Isatou Sarr A 36-year-old former soldier, Sulayman Saidykhan, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing an elderly woman in Brikama, West Coast Region. Saidykhan appeared before Principal Magistrate Anna O.

  The Channel Entrance into Banjul Port has never been dredged in the past. Since 1997, studies had revealed that in order to deepen the Channel, which has self-maintained its depth, about

    By Fatou Krubally The National Assembly on Tuesday approved the 2026 Appropriation Bill, authorising government expenditure of GMD 43.49 billion for the fiscal year beginning 1 January 2026. The Bill,

  By Staff Reporter The managing director of Jah Oil Companies, Momodou Hydara, yesterday attributed the ongoing cement shortage in The Gambia to external factors, including the shallow Banjul Port channel and

  By Mama A. Touray The Banjul High Court has rejected a no-case-to-answer submission filed on behalf of ex-soldier Abdoulie Sanyang, ruling that the state has established a prima facie case and

  By Alieu Jallow Former Gambian Vice President Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang has challenged the government to account for funds allocated to the country’s main football stadium, while also pressing for urgent reforms

  By Alieu Jallow Human rights activist Madi Jobarteh has called on The Gambia’s National Assembly to charge Finance Minister Seedy Keita with contempt, accusing him of deliberately misleading lawmakers about payments

 After four months with the Ministry of Trade vacant, senior government officials have confirmed that Mod K. Ceesay, the former Chief of Staff and Minister at the Office of the President, has