MoJ: Victims Commission to be Established in First Quarter of 2024
Back in December 2023 the Justice Minister revealed to Parliamentarians that his Ministry would establish a Victims Commission in the first quarter of 2024. However, now that the third quarter is almost complete the question remains if a Victims Commission will be established in 2024 at all.
Promise Tracker: Is President Barrow on Track with his Constitutional Referendum Promise
Eight years after winning his first term under the promise of a Draft Constitution, President Adama Barrow continues to promise a Constitutional Referendum for December 2024. Our factcheckers verified if the President is on track with his promise.
AKI: Bereaved Parents Sue Government for D285 Million in Damages
The parents of 19 children who died from Acute Kidney Injury have filed a law suit against Maiden Pharmaceuticals, Atlantic Pharmaceuticals, the Medicines Control Agency, the Ministry of Health and the Attorney General on 30th June 2023.
AKI: MoJ Yet to Commence Legal Action Against Indian Companies
The Gambia’s Justice Minister informed Parliament that the Government is currently pursuing diplomatic channels with the Indian Government to pursue legal action against the Indian Company responsible for manufacturing tainted medicines which took the lives of more than 73 children in The Gambia from mid-2022 to early 2023.
Gambia to Receive 10% Shares from US$100 Million Hotel
President Adama Barrow is expected to lay the foundation stone for a US$100 Million Hotel to be built for the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) Summit scheduled to be held in The Gambia. According to the OIC Gambia CEO and the Branding and Communications Lead, the Gambia Government will only benefit from a 10% share of the proceeds of the Hotel.
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