Contact Address Details:
Ministry Tourism & Culture
Website:
www.motc.gov.gm
New
Administrative Building
The Quadrangle
Banjul
The Gambia
West Africa
Telephone number:
4229844, 4227881
4227882,
4227883
Fx: 4227753
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Background Information:
 The Gambia
Ministry of Tourism & Culture (MOTC) is a ministry of the
government of the west African country Gambia. The headquarters of the
ministry is in The Quadrangle building of the capital at Banjul.
 The ministry is responsible for the tourism sector of the economy and
overseeing its activities as well as ensuring that government policies
and carried out. They are also have responsibility for Gambia
Hotel School and the .
 The Minister is responsible for the safeguarding, overseeing management and
development of tourism and culture in Gambia. The Minister is assisted
by the team of employees both at the policy level the department
Banjul and other regional institutions.
The chief
adviser to the Minister is the Permanent Secretary who also performs
the duties of an accounting officer. The Permanent Secretary is aided by the
Deputy Permanent Secretary who acts as the supervising head of the
administration responsible for staff issues.
MOTC also works
with other stakeholders both in the public and private sector
institutions who operate in the area of tourism and culture with the
aim of joining efforts to allow for the promotion and development and promotion of
tourism in The Gambia. With this aim, MOTC has direct supervisory
responsibility in relation to the Gambia Tourism Authority,
National Council for Arts & Culture, Arch 22 on Independence Drive and
Gambia Hotel School.
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