The airbus was received on arrival by officials of The Gambia Tourism Board and The Gambia Experience, marking the beginning of the 2020-2021 tourists’ season
Speaking to journalists shortly after the landing of the aircraft at the Banjul International Airport, Ousman Kebbeh, public relations officer at The Gambia Tourism Board who spoke on behalf of the director of GTBoard and the minister of Tourism, said their expectation was to see a very fruitful tourists’ season, noting “this is just the beginning with 147 arrivals as we are informed by Gambia International Airline (GIA).”
“We are glad to support our stakeholders like The Gambia Experience and Discovery Tours for transporting them.”
Oumie Ceesay, from The Gambia Experience, said it is unprecedented that “we have seen a maiden flight in December as we all know it’s all as a result of covid-19. So we are glad that traveling in confident is improving.
Foday Bah, E-Marketing IT manager at The GTBoard, said The Gambia Tourism Board has plans to ensure that we promote the destination and one of that is, “we have designed a new marketing strategy that will help us after the covid for marketing the destination.”
After a visit at the Central Prison and other prison installations last year, the Standing Committee on Defence and Security of the National Assembly felt it was necessary that the livelihood of the prisoners and prison officers be upgraded.
Ebrima Sillah, the newly appointment minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure has claimed that in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in public service delivery, the government through a World Bank funded Project under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, is in the process of digitising revenue collection and public procurement systems.
The Gambia received the first batch of Covax AstraZenecca Covid-19 vaccines from India on Tuesday and high risks groups including frontline health workers, the chronically sick, the elderly among others will be given priority as the roll out is set to commence in the weeks ahead.
Omar Amadou Jallow alias O.J. has expressed satisfaction over the way government acted on the decision of The Gambia Court of Appeal, which called for the suspension of the sales of properties of former President Yahya Jammeh.
