{"id":47772,"date":"2023-11-23T15:58:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T15:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=47772"},"modified":"2023-11-23T14:27:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:27:47","slug":"govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t working to resolve ID cards, driver licenses situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia Government wishes to inform the public, especially Gambian citizens seeking to acquire national identification (ID) cards and driver licenses, about a recent development concerning the production of these essential documents.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The contract for the production of biometric ID cards and related documents, signed with Semlex Group SA on the 17th of July 2018, has recently ended. Regrettably, negotiations between The Gambia Government and the concessionaire are temporarily on hold, resulting in the abrupt suspension of the production of these national documents by the concessionaire.<\/p>\n<p>The Gambia Government understands and recognizes the significance of these services to its citizens, and assures members of the public that it is actively engaged in quickly resolving the current situation. Therefore, every effort is being made to resume these vital national services swiftly, ensuring that citizens in need of these documents regain access soonest.<\/p>\n<p>In the interim, the Government kindly urges all citizens to exercise patience and understanding as it remains steadfast in its commitment to prioritize the best interests of the country and its citizens at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Government appreciates your cooperation and assures you that updates on the resolution of this matter will be communicated promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Gambia Government wishes to inform the public, especially Gambian citizens seeking to acquire national identification (ID) cards and driver licenses, about a recent development concerning the production of these essential documents. The contract for the production of biometric ID cards and related documents, signed with Semlex Group SA on the 17th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":47770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[2355,2361,260],"class_list":["post-47772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-gambia","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gov\u2019t working to resolve ID cards, driver licenses situation - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Gambia Government wishes to inform the public, especially Gambian citizens seeking to acquire national identifica ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gov\u2019t working to resolve ID cards, driver licenses situation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Gambia Government wishes to inform the public, especially Gambian citizens seeking to acquire national identifica ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-23T15:58:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/11\/sm_1700736920.274554.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gov\u2019t working to resolve ID cards, driver licenses situation\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-23T15:58:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation\"},\"wordCount\":216,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/11\/sm_1700736920.274554.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Gambia\",\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-working-to-resolve-id-cards-driver-licenses-situation\",\"name\":\"Gov\u2019t working to resolve ID cards, driver licenses situation - 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