The appointments will be effective 1st August 2020, following the recommendations of the Judicial Service Commission.
The appointments of the two Judges would bring the number of full time Gambian judges to seven, with less dependence on part time judges. It will also provide the Supreme Court with the number required to hear and determine a case of review. These latest appointments are central in increasing the number of Gambian legal luminaries in the Judiciary, an important factor in the judicial reforms under the Barrow administration.
Dakar, June 11 (APS) - Baba Hydara from the board of the Gambian Center for Victims of Human Rights Abuses, invited African States, as well as human rights institutions on Friday to set up a strong coalition for justice to be given to the victims of the regime of former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh.
Top political analyst, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has claimed that the current government’s target is to silence its critics.
President Adama Barrow has instructed security chiefs in a recent briefing to form a task force and intensify the investigations on Banta Keita, the alleged owner of the 7 January drug seizure of 2.9 tonnes of cocaine.
The minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare, Fatou Kinteh, has tested positive for covid-19, the state broadcaster, GRTS posted on its Facebook account yesterday.
