Contact Address Details:
Ministry
Tourism & Culture
Banjul capital office
New
Administrative Building
The Quadrangle
The Gambia,
West Africa
Tel no: +220 4229844
4227881
4227882
4227883
Fax:
4227753
Email: info@motc.gov.gm
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Background Information:
The Gambia Ministry of Tourism & Culture (MOTC) is a ministry
of the government of the west African country Gambia. The
headquarters of the ministry is in The Quadrangle building
of the capital at Banjul.
The ministry is responsible for the tourism
sector of the economy
and overseeing its activities as well as ensuring that government
policies and carried out. They are also have responsibility
for Gambia Hotel
School.
The Minister is responsible for the safeguarding, overseeing
management and development of tourism and culture
in Gambia. The Minister is assisted by the team of employees
both at the policy level the department Banjul and other regional
institutions.
The chief
adviser to the Minister is the Permanent Secretary who also performs
the duties of an accounting officer. The Permanent Secretary is aided by the
Deputy Permanent Secretary who acts as the supervising head of the
administration responsible for staff issues.
MOTC also works with other stakeholders both in the public
and private sector institutions who operate in the area of
tourism and culture with the aim of joining efforts
to allow for the promotion and development and promotion of
tourism in The Gambia. With this aim, MOTC has direct supervisory
responsibility in relation to the Gambia
Tourism Board, National Council for
Arts & Culture, Arch 22 on Independence Drive and
Gambia Hotel School.
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