Mayoress Lowe who doubles as the President of Rafela International Gambia Chapter unveiled this in Jarra Soma during a convergence organised by Rafela.
The initiative, she added, is meant to support Gambian women who find it difficult to access ID cards due to financial constraints among others.
According to her, the initiative is to support 500K Gambian women who have all the required documents to get a National ID card but cannot afford the cost attached. She also dwelled on the importance of women having the National ID Card which can help them to acquire their voters’ card and other important National documents to be used as identification in many other transactions like in business/commercial transactions.
She further urged the women of The Gambia to prepare their required documents and contact their Local Administrative Authorities for onward processing of their National ID cards as soon as possible.
“One of the main aims of this initiative is to encourage the women of The Gambia to go out in their numbers to exercise their voting rights.”
Rafela, she added, will be in contact with the local government authorities for onward processing and all costs will be paid directly to the Department of Immigration.
Abdoulie Jobe, the minister of Petroleum and Energy,has disclosed that the president of The Gambia had an agreement with the president of Senegal to share 50 megawatts of electric power with The Gambia to stabilize electricity in the country.
Forty-nine personnel of the National Records Service (NRS) have taken the oath of secrecy and are currently serving at various government institutions across the country.
Following serious consultations and thorough evaluations of the impact of the Emergency Powers Regulations on the life and livelihood of citizens and its overall effects on businesses especially, those deemed nonessential, The Gambia Government has amended sections of the Regulations to ease the burden on citizens as well as accommodate all stakeholders.
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent is setting sail to the waters of the Gulf of Guinea as she heads for security patrols and a mission to support allies in West Africa.
