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The Hon. Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery today joined H.E. the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, Ministers of State, Members of Parliament, Diplomatic Corps, Security Services, Chiefs and some officials for the 76th Reembrace Day Service at the Christiansburg Commonwealth Cemetery at Osu in Accra. Remembrance Day falls on 11th November of each year to remember those who sacrifice their lives in World War 1 and 2 for the peace Ghana is enjoying today as a country. The officiating clergy, Capt. Nketia-Yamoah, prayed for peace for the world and the souls of the departed. In...

His Excellency, the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia inaugurated a 13-member Governing Council of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) at the Ministry of the Interior.  The Council, which is the 8th Governing Council of the Ghana Prisons Service is mandated by the 1992 Constitution to advise the President on matters of policy relating to the management and maintenance of the prison system of Ghana. Addressing the Council, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia stated that the government is making efforts to reposition the GPS as an excellent centre of reformation and rehabilitation in line with the...

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery, opened a 3-day Regional Conference on International Cooperation on Border Management and Security in Accra aimed at discussing issues related to border management and security in the cross-border areas of Ghana with Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo. Addressing the conference, Hon. Ambrose Dery called for comprehensively streamlining efforts to effectively facilitate the movement of goods and people at the same time maintaining peace and security. ‘This conference is an affirmation of the value of international partnership, the value of working together as governments of neighbouring countries, security services and as...

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery hosted the new Spanish Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Javier Gutiérrez at the Ministry of the Interior in Accra. The visit was to strengthen the bilateral relationship between Ghana and Spain. The discussion centred on collaboration in the area of governance, security and technical assistance. Hon. Ambrose Dery assured the Ambassador of the Ministry’s readiness to work with him to strengthen the existing bonds between the two countries. The Minister called for the expansion of commercial relationships to boost investment in the country. He said the Coronavirus pandemic has caused a...

The Acting Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service (PS), Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir, has been sworn in and confirmed as the new Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service at a short ceremony at the Ministry of the Interior in Accra. Mr. Egyir was acting as the Director-General of PS since August, 2021 following the retirement of Mr. Patrick Darko Missah. The Interior Minister, Hon. Ambrose Dery, who sworn in Mr. Isaac Egyir, said PS plays a critical role in the affairs of security in the country and that the confirmation of Mr. Egyir affirms the importance Government attaches to...

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery, has inaugurated a 10-member Governing Board of the National Identification Authority (NIA) at the Ministry of the Interior Conference Room to serve for the next four years. The Minister charged members of the new NIA Governing Board to ensure the harmonisation of the National Identification System (NIS) with other state and user agencies to facilitate accurate verification of the identities of all persons. He said a reliable, accurate and credible NIS remained the pivot of Government’s drive to digitize the Ghanaian economy. He added that NIA should extend its operations to...