By Aisha Tamba, THE STANDARD NEWSPAPER After nearly two years in limbo, the sedition trial of Yankuba Darboe, the chairman of Brikama Area Council, yesterday returned at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. According to the indictment, Mr. Darboe, in February 2021 at Serious Crime Office in Banjul uttered seditious words against […]
EUROPEAN COMMISSION press release For Immediate Release Banjul, 31 August 2023 The European Union Delegation in The Gambia bids farewell to Stephane Meert, who has successfully concluded a remarkable five-year tenure of service in The Gambia as the Head of Cooperation. During his tenure, Mr. Meert played a pivotal role […]
31st AUGUST 2023 PRESS RELEASE The Malick Jallow Foundation for Children (MJFC) welcomes the recent and first judicial decision enforcing the penal ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia which came into force since 2016 by Magistrate Kanjura B. Sambou of the Central River Region and conviction of three […]
The Ministry of Justice has announced the appointment of Abdurrahman Maitama Yusuf as Director of Public Prosecution. The appointment is effective on 1st August, 2023, and was approved by President Adama Barrow. “With his wide experience in criminal prosecution , Mr. Yusuf will lead the department of prosecution to initiate, […]