Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services - The Gambia

13/08/2026

13/08/2026

The Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services has held its regular Intra Sectoral Retreat to review progress, assess commitments and strengthen cooperation across the information sector.

The retreat brought together Honourable Minister Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, Permanent Secretary Ms. Cordu L. Jabang, heads of departments and agencies, and staff to discuss performance, emerging media challenges, digital transformation and misinformation.

Dr. Ceesay called for greater accountability, collaboration and innovation, stressing that all institutions have a shared responsibility to build a professional, credible and responsive information sector that serves the Gambian people.

13/08/2026

Declaration of Public Holiday

The President of the Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency Adama Barrow, has declared Saturday, 15th August 2026, as a public holiday throughout the country in observation of the Christian feast of Assumption Day, Commonly known as ‘Sang Marie’.

The President wishes the Christian community a blessed celebration.

13/08/2026

13/08/2026

CLARIFICATION ON THE IFMIS USAGE AT KANIFING MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) wishes to provide clarification regarding recent comments made by Mayor Talib Bensouda on Coffee Time with Peter Gomez, in which he stated that the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) has not functioned for KMC over the past two years.

Contrary to this assertion, AGD confirms that KMC has been processing transactions through IFMIS. Our System Administrators have Queried the IFMIS and generated the following reports for KMC:

1. Cashbooks (Recurrent, Development, and Revenue)
2. General Ledger Report
3. Itemized Commitment and Expenditure Report
All these reports have been updated up to August 2026, clearly demonstrating that IFMIS is operational and in use at KMC.

This evidence suggests that the Mayor may not be fully apprised of the usage of the IFMIS at KMC, or that the supervision of the accounting function within KMC is not functioning effectively.

It is important to emphasize that Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) which are larger and more complex institutions are currently operating successfully with IFMIS. implementing entities are required to escalate any system related issues to AGD System Administrators through the established support structures.

13/08/2026

Press Release

12/08/2026

Our Intra- Sectoral Retreat

12/08/2026

We are live on GRTS with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.