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Tribunal or The Hague?

The Cabinet is expected to adopt the Waki Report when it meets Thursday and set in motion the mechanism of setting up a special tribunal to try perpetrators of post-election violence, The Standard can reveal.

Return of Kimunya?

Could the former Finance Minister Amos Kimunya be on his way back to the Cabinet?

Zanu-PF attempts to reassign Zimbabwean ministries, MDC angered

Zanu-PF, which until recently had complete control over all Zimbabwean cabinet posts, has reassigned control of these in a process separate from the power sharing negotiations which are taking place. This move seems aimed at giving Zanu-PF, the party lead by Robert Mugabe, control of the most important government ministries. The move will not be official, however, until approved in the power sharing negotiations. The move was announced yesterday in The Herald, a newspaper run by Zanu-PF, and...

Republic of Botswana - New Vice President, Cabinet and Appointments in the Civil Service

As has already been widely reported, yesterday a number of new appointments were made in both the formation of a new Cabinet and within the senior service. In addition Parliament overwhelmingly endorsed the nomination of Lt. Gen. Mompati Merafhe as the new Vice President. H.H. Vice President Merafhe has previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. For the convenient reference of interested stakeholders, the following are consolidated listings of 1)...

Incapacitated Cabinet Members to Benefit from Gratuity

At its first meeting in the 2008 legislative year, the National Assembly on Thursday, 3rd April, amended the Cabinet Members (Payment of Gratuities) Act, 2006. The Amendment Bill seeks to make provision for Cabinet Members who are incapacitated by ill-health and unable to continue to perform their duties to resign from their positions, and be entitled to gratuity payment, after being in office for more than twelve months. Moving the motion before Members of the National Assembly, Hon. Mousa...

President Jammeh Effects Mini Cabinet Reshuffle

President Jammeh Effects Mini Cabinet Reshuffle President Alhagie Yahya Jammeh last Wednesday, 19th March 2008 effected yet another mini cabinet reshuffle. The latest executive exercise saw Secretary of State for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Mr. Abdoulie Sallah; Secretary of State for Tourism and Culture, Ms Angela Colley; and Secretary of State for Communications and Information Technology, Mrs. Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, of their cabinet appointments. In replacement he has...

Cabinet changes

His Excellency The President of the Republic of The Gambia Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, acting under the provisions of Section 71 (4) (b) of the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, has decided to relieve the following of their Cabinet appointments with effect from 19th March 2008. Ms Angela Colley, Secretary of State for Culture and Tourism, Mr Abdoulie Sallah, Secretary of State for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, and Mrs Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, Secretary of State for...

Chief’s cabinet, executive formed

The national council of chiefs, under the stewardship of paramount Chief Alhaji  Demba Sanyang on Saturday, 23 February, converged in  Lamin  village, Kombo North, to select a cabinet and executive of chiefs. The move is aimed at restoring the traditional  norms and values The Gambia is known for. A cabinet of eight chiefs that included the Paramount Chief  himself as chairman, was selected. Dembo Santang Bojang,  head chief of Kombo Central, was selected vice chairman; Lamin Queen Jammeh,...

S/Leoneans Praise Jammeh

A delegation of Sierra Leonean members of President Koroma’s APC ruling party, Gambia Branch, called at State House, yesterday, to pay their respects to His Excellency Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh. The group was received by the secretary general and SoS for Energy, Honourable Ousman Jammeh, the PS at the President’s Office, Dr Njogu Bah and the PS, Foreign Affairs, Mawdo Touray. The group expressed delight at the relationship between The Gambia and Sierra Leone, "two sister countries from way...

5 Cabinet members sworn-in Jammeh talks tough

Five newly appointed Secretaries of State, yesterday, took the oath of office at a ceremony held at the Cabinet Room at the State House in Banjul, with President Yahya Jammeh talking tough on the issues of nepotism, dereliction of duty, and other pertinent issues confronting public administration. Momodou Kotu Cham, Secretary of State for Forestry and Environment; Mass Axi Gye, Secretary of State for Youth, Sports and Religious Affairs; Ousman Jammeh, Secretary of State for Petroleum, Energy...