President Adama Barrow has made changes to the state of emergency regulation that governs markets across the country, according to the government spokesperson.
“A person trading in food products in any market shall open for business only between the hours of 6:00am and 2:00pm each day.
“A person trading in non-food products in any market shall open for business only between the hours of 3:00pm and 7:00pm,” the government spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh said in a statement, even as he said the new changes will take effect on Thursday.
He then said Regulation 3 (1) of the Principal Regulations is amended to all non-food retail outlets located outside of markets throughout The Gambia, shall only be opened to the public between the hours of 6:00am and 3:00pm.
“However, all markets throughout The Gambia shall remain close on Sundays for routine cleansing and fumigation. The closures do not affect food vendors or shops outside the markets,” Mr Sankareh added in the statement.
