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The Department of Posts has a long, rich, and proud
history, dating back almost 150 years to 1858 when the British introduced international
postal services in The Gambia. Domestic mail services started in 1922, with the
introduction of the "Prince of Wales", the traveling Post Office boat.
During
the colonial administration, the Departments of Post and Telecommunications, Customs,
and Treasury provided the postal services, which were all headed by the Receiver
General. When the Gambianisation of the civil service began, the three units were
separated into autonomous departments, and the Department of Post and Telecommunications
was given it's own Department Head.
The present Department of Posts was
created in 1976, when the former Department of Posts and Telecommunications, which
was responsible for both domestic postal and telecommunications services, was
split into two separate departments.
In 1984, the Government commissioned a study on the
creation of an autonomous postal service. The outcome of the study showed that
the time was not right for the postal service to change its status. An update
of the study was carried out in 2004 / 5 which showed the post could be a
viable entity if the right structures are put in place. The recommendation was
accepted by Government culminating in the passage of Gambia Postal Services
Corporation (GAMPOST ) Act by the National Assembly in December 2005.
January to June 2006 was a transition
period for new entity. In July of the same year, a Board of Directors was
constituted under the chairmanship of Mr. Gibi Chorr. Others members
are:
Mrs. Fatou Sinyan - Mergan
- Vice Chair
Alh. K. M. A. Jallow
Alieu Momar Njai
PS, DOSCIIT
PS, DOSFEA
MD, Gampost
In the same vein, we have launched
this Web site (http://www.gampost.gm) to provide our customers and partners around
the world with improved services. Finally, we have also developed a database along
with an online inquiries handling system to facilitate the handling of inquiries
about mail and packages we process.
As we go forward into the new millennium,
you can count on us to redouble our efforts to provide you even better and greater
variety of products and services.
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