NEW YEAR: Barrow Declares Tuesday Public Holiday

President Adama Barrow has declared Tuesday January 1, 2019 as a public holiday throughout the country in observance of the advent of the New Year.

“The Public is hereby informed that the President of the Republic and Commander-In-Chief of The Gambia Armed Forces, His Excellency Adama Barrow, acting under section 76 of the 1997 Constitution of Republic of The Gambia, is pleased to declare Tuesday 1^st January 2018, as a Public Holiday throughout The Gambia, in observance of the advent of the New Year,” a terse statement signed by the President’s press secretary Amie Bojang Sissoho on Monday said.    

“On behalf of the First Family, the government and the people of The Gambia, the President wishes everyone a happy and prosperous 2019!”