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POCKETS OF MODERATE RAINSTORMS OBSERVED TODAY MAY 31, 2017 AT 1100UTC, CURRENTLY OVER THE COAST LINE OF GHANA AND THE COASTAL BORDER OF GHANA AND TOGO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS AND CAST CLOUDINESS WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF THE COUNTRY. THE RAINSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE WESTWARD TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COAST AND THEIR ENVIRONS. PLACES WHICH ARE LIKELY ARE AS FOLLOWS: PLACE EXPECTED TIME RANGE (UTC) AFLAO, DANU, FIEVE, KETA 1200-1500 ADA, PRAMPRAM,TEMA, TESHIE, ACCRA 1300-1630 WINNEBA, APAM, MANKESIM, SALTPOND,   CAPE COAST, KOMENDA 1300-1830 SHAMA, TAKORADI, ESSIAMA 1500-1900 IT  IS  EXPECTED  THAT  THE  STORM  WILL  BE  ACCOMPANIED  BY  STRONG  WIND  GUST. (10G30KT) PROBABILITY OF 70% ISSUED AT 5/31/2017 12:24:51 PM BY GHANA METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY, FORECAST DIVISION, KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,...

The Minister for the Interior has on the advice of the Volta Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument reviewed the Curfew hours imposed on Alavanyo and Nkonya Townships from 11:00pm to 5:00am effective Friday, 30th April, 2017. Government continues to express its appreciation to the Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area for their efforts in ensuring peace in the area and urges them to use the established mechanisms for the resolution of all their conflicts and disputes. Meanwhile, Government will like to reiterate that, there is a ban on all persons in the two towns and their environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons, and any person found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted.   Signed: AMBROSE DERY (MP) MINISTER FOR THE...

The Ministry of Interior’s attention has been drawn to a news item making rounds on social media which is alleging that, the Ministry will be enforcing a new Communications Regulation which will entail surveillance of calls and social media platforms by the Ministry of the Interior The Ministry wishes to emphatically state that there is no such new communication regulation and thus calls on the general public to disregard the news item. The Ministry wishes to assure the general public that, no one’s communication device, be it mobile hand device, Personal Computer etc. is connected to any system at the Ministry of the Interior. In as much as the safety, peace and security of citizens is our primary concern, we will not do anything tantamount to the invasion of the privacy of citizenry and an affront on the respect of the fundamental human rights of the citizenry. The Ministry therefore wish to state emphatically and unambiguously that, the news item is false and should be disregarded by the general public. The Ministry takes this opportunity to wish the general public happy Easter celebrations. Thank you. Signed: AMBROSE DERY (MP) MINISTER FOR THE...

The Minister for the Interior has on the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument renewed the Curfew hours imposed on Kpatinga and its environs from 12:00 midnight to 4:00am effective Friday, 28th April, 2017. Government continues to express its appreciation to the Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them and to use non-violent means to channel their energies into ensuring peace. Meanwhile, there is a total ban on all persons in the Kpatinga and surrounding areas from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapon, and any person found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted. Signed: AMBROSE DERY (MP) MINISTER FOR THE...