Tag: government

News, Politics

New Year’s Eve Address by Essa Mbye Faal

My fellow Gambians, I repeat my Christmas wishes to you all and thank God the Almighty for this opportunity to also wish you a happy New Year. Christmas and New Year celebrations during my childhood in Banjul provided me some of the most memorable events of my life-I am nostalgic […]

News, Opinion

The ‘Joint Investigation Panel’ is Unlawful and Unethical

Almost at midnight on Tuesday December 27, the Gambia Government announced the creation of an unidentified 11-member ‘Joint Investigation Panel’ to investigate the alleged coup plot of December 21. The statement said the Solicitor General inaugurated the panel which includes various security agencies – i.e., the Office of National Society, […]

News, Security

Abubakarr Suleiman Jeng appointed as new National Security Adviser

Banjul, The Gambia — His Excellency President Adama Barrow, acting in accordance with powers vested in him by the 1997 Constitution of The Gambia, has appointed Mr. Abubakarr Suleiman Jeng his new National Security Adviser (NSA) effective 1st December, 2022. Mr. Jeng is a career police officer with extensive professional […]