“We are happy to report that the Cabinet has approved implementation of the new pay and grading structure with effect from 1st July 2022,” according to a release signed by Mr. Saho for PS at the PMO.
“Meanwhile, a task force comprising of the PMO, Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs and the Accountant General’s Department has been set up to work on the implementation details. Work will therefore; continue on the necessary steps required, to ensure the smooth and orderly transition to the new system.”
“Finally, this is indeed important as it will help improve the current low pay and pension of civil servants, improve attraction of both managerial and technical talent required for improved service delivery; assist in retaining highly skilled and competent civil servants among others,” the memo dated 23rd December 2021 said.
It also states that pay and grading reform is an important component of the civil service reform programme to the development of a new grading structure and pay scale.
In Casamance, hundreds of MFDC fighters affiliated with the Diakaye faction have laid down their arms.
The ceremony of laying down of arms was held this Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Mongone, in the commune of Djinaky.
The community of Sanyang in the Kombo South District of the West Coast Region (WCR), is currently in an excited mood as the long awaited day finally arrived. The Gambia-Angola Holding Group (GACH) donated 1000 bags of cement to the community for the construction of a new car park for the coastal village.
The covid-19 pandemic continues its surge in the Gambia as the Health Ministry recorded four new deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of covid-19 related deaths to 23, with a crude case fatality ratio of 1.9%
The acting director of Health Services Dr. Mustapha Bittaye on Tuesday disclosed in the daily press briefing that psychosocial support and sensitisation activities have been intensified at a village in Upper River Region (URR), as a community threatens to banish the family of the only confirmed covid-19 case of the village.
