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The Interior Minister, Mr. Ambrose Dery on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 held discussion with the Board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Accra. The meeting which was the first for this year, was to discuss issues paramount to the growth of the Commission including challenges and how they could be resolved. It was also to foster a much closer and harmonious working relationship between the Ministry and the Commission to ensure effective delivery of their activities which will culminate into the attainment of the Commissions mandate.  Addressing members of the Board, Mr. Ambrose Dery,...

Mr. Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior, today held discussions with his counterpart Minister from Spain Mr. Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gomez, in Accra, during the latter’s working visit to Ghana. The objective of the meeting was primarily to discuss the possibility of a cooperation agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Ghana in  the area of Security and Crime  Fighting and a convention on the transfer of sentenced persons between the two countries. The focus of the agreement amongst others would be in respect of human trafficking, drug trafficking, organised crime, terrorism etc.  Welcoming the delegation, Mr....

The Managing Director of Barclays Bank Ghana Limited, Mrs. Abena Osei-Poku has called on Minister for the Interior to explore areas of collaboration between the two institutions. The issues discussed at the meeting, included asset acquisition for security agencies and financing options, ie provision of vehicles through lease, border security management as well as revenue mobilization through the introduction of innovative solutions. Mr. Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior commended her management for the initiative. “This is innovative and the kind of banking we are looking forward to” he said. He reiterated that, the success of the His Excellency,...

Government intervention programmes which have been put in place have helped to ensure a decline in the number of illegal Ghanaian migrants to European countries. This was made known by the Chief Director of the Ministry of The Interior, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi during the Ghana – EU Dialogue on Migration, held on Wednesday, 16th January 2019, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi stated that programmes such as the “One district One Factory”, “One Village One Dam”, “Planting for Food and Jobs”, “Free Senior High School’’, “Nation Builders Corps”, among others have helped to create...