Contact Details:
Main Office
address
General Post Office
Website:
www.gampost.gm
4 Liberation Avenue
Banjul
The Gambia
West Africa
Telephone no: 4226114
4227398 ext. 328
Fax : 4224837
Email : info@gampost.gm
director@gampost.gm
Branch Telephone numbers:
| Airport |
|
447 3000 |
| Bakau |
|
449 5341 |
| Banjul |
|
422 7259 |
| Basse |
|
566 8226 |
| Brikama |
|
448 4734 |
| Farafenni |
|
573 5428 |
| Janjanbureh |
|
567 6115 |
| Kaur |
|
574 8228 |
| Kerewan |
|
572 0185 |
| Serrekunda |
|
439 2722 |
| Serrekunda |
|
439 2706 |
| Soma |
|
543 1130 |
Opening Hours:
| Mon to Thur |
8:30am - 12.15 pm |
2-4pm |
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| Friday |
8:30am - 12.15
pm |
2:30 PM - 4:00 |
| Saturday |
8:30am 12.00 |
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Background Information:
The origins
of the Department of Posts goes back to 1858 when the British
Colonial
Government set up the postal service in the Gambia. The national
domestic service began with the ship called the "Prince of Wales" which
began its domestic deliveries in 1922 plying to up-river villages. In 1976 the
current Department of Posts was established.
Services:
It provides a variety of
mail services, mainly in the delivery of letters, packets, and
parcels. Note that any item that weighs more than 2 Kg is considered a
parcel, and anything weighing less than that is letter-size.
The corporation has a legal monopoly on the handling of
letter-size items. No entity other than the GPSC is allowed to handle
the delivery of items less than 2 Kg both within The Gambia, and
and sending out items internationally.
Management:
The GPSC is an agency
of the Gambia Government under
DOSCIT. The director is M. A. Ceesay.
International Affiliations:
Pan African Postal Union
Universal Postal Union
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