His appointment follows the retirement of former Secretary General Muhammed B.S. Jallow, on 25 May 2020 at the age of 60 years.
Mr. Jallow has now been appointed deputy executive secretary at the Senegalo-Gambia Permanent Secretariat.
Nuha Touray had once served as secretary to Cabinet under former President Yahya Jammeh.
“It is with heavy hearts that we send our heartfelt condolence to the family of the late Ansumana Jammeh on behalf of the leadership and the entire membership of the National People’s Party. The news of Ansumana’s demise came to us as a shock and we join his family, members of the APRC and all those who knew him in mourning.
Supporting the safety of journalists and radio broadcasters in this Coronavirus pandemic period, the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO Tuesday presented different sanitising materials to the Broadcasters Association – The Gambia (BAG).
The recent surge in the number of new confirmed covid-19 cases in the country has forced the government of The Gambia to announce new regulations to stem its spread. This comes barely days after lifting of the State of Public Emergency in the country.
President Macky Sall’s government has come to the aid of the media in these trying times of covid-19 by doling out 1.4 billion CFA, an equivalent of D120.4 million to media chiefs to meet the challenges and effects of covid-19 pandemic.
