Promise Tracker: Has President Barrow established a Youth Development Fund and Entrepreneurship Programme?
Has President Barrow’s government met the National Development Plan’s target of investing in Youth Entrepreneurship?
How Parliamentary Seats Changed from 48 to 53 Elected Members
This feature article revisits how the Gambia’s Parliamentary seats from 48 to 53 elected members back in 2015.
FactSheet: What was in the Peace Agreement signed by the Six Gambian Presidential Candidates
Ahead of Gambia’s 2021 residential election, President Adama Barrow and the five other contesting candidates signed a code of conduct to guide their campaigns and address eventualities after the polls.
FactSheet: Should Parliament Have a Say in ECOMIG’s Extension in The Gambia?
In a 2021 State of Affairs interview conducted by QTV’s Alieu Ceesay, President Adama Barrow declared that the extension of the ECOMIG Forces mandate in the Gambia “is about Executive decision, this is not about National Assembly.”
FactCheck: MoJ Statement on Dispute over former Anti-Crime Premises at Bijilo
This publication factchecks the Minister for Justice’s statements that the disputed land is still subject to a court order and that the land belonged to the state.
Police Give Trio the Run-around Kairaba, Kanifing and Banjul Police Stations
Gambia Police Officers gave a trio including the Country Representative for Global Homes of Medical Mission (GHOMM) and two colleagues the run-around starting from Kairaba Police Station to Kanifing Police Station and finally ending at Banjul Police Headquarters on Wednesday 13th October 2021.
Police Arrest Three at Former ACU Headquarters Against Court Order
Gambian Police Officers arrested and charged three persons for criminal trespass and malicious injury to property on Monday 11th October 2021, although one of those arrested had court documents proving ownership of the premises.
Officers Standoff with GHOMM at Former Anti Crime Unit in Bijilo
A pickup full of Police Officers from Senegambia Police Station had a standoff with the alleged owners of the former Anti-Crime Unit (ACU) Headquarters in Bijilo on October 4th 2021. After representatives of Global Homes of Medical Missions (GHOMM) held a press conference at the premises of the former Anti-Crime Unit, a Police Officer named Bojang attempted to disperse a gathering of owners and media personnel from the premises.
Anti-Crime Unit Moves to Police Training School While Owners Denied Entry
The Gambia’s Anti-Crime Unit (ACU) has moved from its headquarters in Bijilo to Police Training School next to Yundum Airport. However, representatives of the legal owners of the premises as declared by the High Court were denied entry to commence construction work on the premises today 30th September 2021.
Is Semlex Paying all its taxes?
Semlex was temporarily shut down by the Gambia Revenue Authority back in February 2020.
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