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At the handing over ceremony of medical equipment procured by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to the Ghana Prisons Service, the Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery stated that Government is taking measures to improve prison conditions through the completion of various projects aimed at alleviating overcrowding in the prisons. Hon. Ambrose Dery noted that the handing-over ceremony marked a stride in Government’s quest to provide essential healthcare and uphold the dignity of our incarcerated brothers and sisters. “The right to good health is a fundamental human entitlement, encapsulated in the United Nations Sustainable...

The Hon. Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery has assured the Head of Civil Service, Dr. Aggrey Darkoh of his continuous support for the improvement of the Civil Service. According to him, the Civil Service is the bedrock of implementing Government’s policies and programmes for economic development in the country and proper and innovative measures should be put in place to enable the Service to stand the test of time and perform its functions efficiently and effectively. The Minister was speaking during a courtesy call on him by the new Head of Civil Service in his office at the...

The Hon. Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery has commended the Country Director for World Food Programme (WFP) in Ghana, Madam Barbara Clemens for her good works and support. He noted that the continuous support by WFP is being felt positively on the ground and that the National IT Working Group which was formed by WFP aimed at putting resilient early warning systems with the focus on ICT is good and will go a long way to educate and alert people on disaster management issues. Hon. Ambrose Dery, who made these remarks during a courtesy call on him in...

The Ministry of the Interior has asked all key cutting, rubber stamp and seal operators to register or renew their licenses with the Ministry of the Interior to avoid sanctions. This, according to the Head of Public Affairs of the Ministry, Alhaji Zakari Musah, officials of the Ministry and the Ghana Police Service have started a nationwide monitoring and sensitization of Private Security Organizations, Locksmiths (Key Cutting) and Rubber Stamp and Seals Operators to streamline their operations and comply with the law. Alhaji Zakari, who was sensitizing the operators during the monitoring exercise in Accra noted that Locksmiths (Licensing) Act, 1994 Act 488 states that a person shall not engage in the business of making locks, repairing locks or cutting keys unless that person is granted a license...

The Ministry of the Interior has begun a nationwide monitoring and sensitisation of Private Security Organisations (PSOs), Key Cutting, Rubber Stamp and Seal Operators in Accra. The monitoring exercise is to streamline activities of the operators, sensitise operators on the laws governing the services and the sanctions for failing to register or license their businesses with the Ministry of the Interior as well as sensitise the public on the services of the Ministry. The Head of Public Affairs of the Ministry, Alhaji Zakari Musah who spoke to the operators during the exercise stated that the move to conduct a...