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By Fatou Sowe Mr. Ayodele Bolaji, Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank has revealed to the Janneh Commission that the former government was depositing a monthly subvention of...

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has strongly condemned the attack on Foroyaa reporter, Kebba Jeffang, and demands that the government of President Adama Barrow brings the perpetrators...

By: Mama A. Touray Following the interview of the United Democratic Party leader on Kerr Fatou, where he stated that if the government tampered with the original 2020...

  Gambia's Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr Tambadou has Friday, August 4,  launched the National Consultations on the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission at the Djembe...

The Gambia Press Union demands a thorough and impartial investigation by the Inspector General of Police into an alleged assault on the cameraman of Eye Africa online...

Gambia’s ministers of Interior and Attorney General and Minister of Justice in the new government of President Adama Barrow on Monday unexpectedly visited the notorious Mile II...

STATE HOUSE, BANJUL, 29THJUNE 2018 -His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has commissioned with immediate effect a Presidential Inquiry to independently look into the circumstances that led to...

State House, Banjul, 22ndOctober 2018  State House, Banjul, 22nd October 2018 – His Excellency the President of the Republic, Adama Barrow, on Monday, received the ECOWAS report on...

By: Dawda Baldeh As the rainy season reaches its peak and farmers anticipate a bumper harvest, the price of groundnuts is expected to rise. The Fatu Network spoke...

Members of the Film Producers Association of The Gambia (FPAG) recently held a congress at the Kairaba Avenue office of the National Centre for Arts and Culture...

By Fatou Sowe Lebanese business tycoon Muhammad Bazzi has finally decided to testify about his financial and business activities with the former president openly before the commission...

Fajara 17 August 2017  President Adama Barrow has sworn in two new members of The Gambia’s Judicial Service Commission. Former National Assembly member Lamin Ceesay of Jarumeh Koto  and veteran agronomist Bolong L.K. Jatta of Busumbala both took the oath at a swearing-in ceremony in the Office of the President today.    Constituting the membership of the commission and getting it fully operational is part of the institutional reforms underway to improve efficiency in the Gambian Judiciary.    Messrs Jatta and Ceesay told journalists after the ceremony that they would work diligently along with other members to contribute to sound reform of the Gambian Judiciary.  They expressed their appreciation for the trust bestowed on them, and optimism that the appointment of qualified Gambian judges would restore confidence in the country’s judicial system.    Chief Justice Hassan Abubacarr Jallow said the new members of the Judicial Service Commission brought a wealth of community experience to the work of the body, and strengthened it immensely.   He expressed confidence in their ability to discharge their responsibilities with professionalism and integrity.    The Judiciary Service Commission is responsible for recommending appointments of judges and magistrates. It also advises the President and the government on measures to improve efficiency.    The appointments were based on section 145(1)(e) and section 145(1)(f) of The Gambia’s  1997 Constitution.    The Secretary General and head of the Gambian Civil Service, Mr Dawda Fadera, and senior officials from the Judiciary and the Office of the President witnessed the ceremony.      

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations, the Victims' Center, wishes to extend its condolences to the families of the victims of the...

By: Alieu Jallow In a passionate plea, Salieu Taal, former President of the Gambia Bar Association, has called on President Adama Barrow to drop all charges against journalists...

State House, Banjul, 21stSeptember, 2018  The Public is hereby informed that His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, accompanied by First Lady Fatoumata...

By Alieu Jallow The Deputy National Organizing Secretary of the United Democratic Party, Ebrima Dibba, was granted bail for D100,000 after appearing before Magistrate Krubally at the Banjul...

By: The Fatu Network Editorial The Gambia-Senegal Economic, Trade, Investment Forum and Cultural Gala Dinner, themed "Harmonization of Friendlier Business Environment," will take place on December 19-20, 2024,...

By Alieu Jallow Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has pledged Ghana's support for The Gambia's reparation process and highlighted the importance of delivering justice to the victims of...

The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) will spend D3.5M on The Gambia-Algeria game, The Fatu Network has gathered. The Scorpions will host the Desert Foxes of Algeria this Saturday...

By: Dawda Baldeh A group of three individuals, led by prominent human rights activist Madi Jobarteh, has submitted a petition to the National Assembly Public Petition Committee, seeking...