FactCheck: How Many Vehicles Were Purchased for the OIC Summit in Banjul?
During the recently concluded 15th Summit for the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) held in The Gambia from 4th to 5th of May 2024, there were mixed messages published locally and internationally about the number of Luxury Vehicles purchased for the Summit.
FactCheck: Did ECOWAS Reject Partnership with Gambia to Establish Special Tribunal?
In July 2024, two of the country’s leading newspapers reported or published articles stating that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rejected a partnership to establish a special tribunal in The Gambia to try perpetrators identified in the Truth, Reparations and Reconciliation Commission (TRRC).
The headlines are MISLEADING.
FactCheck: Have Taxes Increased Under GRA in 2024?
The GRA Commissioner General claimed that he did not observe any tax increases under his institution responsible for collecting taxes in the country. This FactCheck which includes a video proves otherwise.
FactCheck: Did the Judiciary Fail to Attend a Scheduled National Assembly Scrutiny?
The Gambia’s Judiciary Service and the National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee were at loggerheads over the submission of the Judiciary’s audited accounts after a scheduled April 18, 2024 didn’t hold. This article seeks to verify why the meeting did not hold.
FactCheck: Who Owns the Former ACU-occupied Land Identified for a US$100 Million OIC Hotel?
The Gambia Government and a charitable organisation named Global HOMM have been locked in a four-year legal dispute over a property in Bijilo previously occupied by the Anti-Crime Unit.
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