The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has launched a five-day In-service Training Course at the GID Training School in Tanji commencing today 11 August. The initiative forms part of the GID reform strategies aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and professionalism in immigration services, developing the GID Training School (GIDTS) into an in-service training centre that enhances capacity…
A group called the Gambia ID Card Scheme “A Great Concerned” (GICSAC) has raised strong objections against the government’s ongoing initiative to issue national identity cards to Gambians living abroad, citing threats to national security and electoral integrity. In a press conference held on July 15, 2025, the organization criticised the Ministry of Interior and…
In a coordinated security operation, the Gambia Immigration Department (GID), in collaboration with other security services, on March 21, 2025 intercepted 75 would-be migrants in Yarambamba in the West Coast Region. The operation was initiated following intelligence reports received a day earlier, highlighting unusual movements in the area. According to GID officials, the migrants were…
The North Bank Region (NBR) border patrol unit of Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has intercepted 29 suspected would-be irregular migrants of different nationalities in a coordinated operation across Barra and nearby communities since Monday 17 March 2025. Inspector Siman Lowe, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of GID, said the intercepted would-be migrants consisted of 17 Senegalese, 8…
The Gambia Immigration Department has set its revenue target for 2025 at two hundred million dalasis or more, according to the commissioner of finance Karalang Jarju. The GID finance commissioner disclosed that the GID is aiming to come up with a number of strategic initiatives to that effect. Commissioner Jarju was speaking at a press…
The Gambia Immigration Department’s commissioner of finance Karalang Jarju has stated that the Department achieved a record-breaking revenue milestone in 2024 as it collected over D420 million, a significant increase from D317 million in 2023. “This exceptional performance highlights the department’s vital role as a government security agency and a key contributor to national revenue,”…
