Promise Tracker: Have Promises of Stadium Renovation Completion been Met by July 2024?

The Gambia’s only CAF Approved Stadium was banned since March 2022 and since then the Scorpions have been forced to play all home matches outside the country. Since then the Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon Bakary Badjie issued multiple promises to rectify this problem. Our report ascertains if the MoYS kept any of their promises?

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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.

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Promise Tracker: How is Gambia Doing on Maternal Mortality Since 2017?

President Barrow told members of the media that his government is committed to addressing maternal mortality which he claims has reduced under his government. Our reporters tracked this promise detailed in the National Development Plan.

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Promise Tracker: Checking President Barrow’s Promises to Fix Banjul Floods and Open Gutters

In a televised address at the annual Eid-ul Fitr, President Adama Barrow promised to fix the pumping station and a number of open gutters which he referred to as big holes across the city. How did contractors perform?

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