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The Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, has received a-54 page report comprising findings and recommendations on the shooting incident at Ejura in the Ashanti Region.   At the instruction of His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, a three-member Ministerial Committee was constituted by the Minister of the Interior to undertake a public inquiry into the circumstances that led to the death of two persons at Ejura. The Committee was chaired by Justice George Kingsley Koomson, an Appeal Court Judge and other members of the Committee were Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, a Security Expert, and Ms...

The Chief Director of the Ministry of the Interior, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi, has disclosed that Government will continue to augment the human capacity of the security services in the country for efficient and effective delivery of their services. She said the role of the security services in the socio-economic development of the country is enormous and cannot be overlooked and therefore ought to be appreciated. Mrs. Anno-Kumi was speaking at the Passing out ceremony of 595 Recruits Fire Men and Women in the Ghana National Fire Service at its Training School in Accra. “Government is concerned about logistical constraints...

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior has called on the Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery at the Ministry in Accra to familiarize themselves with the current operations of the Ministry and also to inform the Minister of the Committee’s plan to visit some Agencies under the Ministry. The Members were; Hon. Kenndy Agyapong, Chairman of the Committee and Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Hon. James Agalga, a Ranking Member and also MP for Builsa North, Hon. Cletus Avoka, MP for Zebilla East, Hon. Helen Ntoso, MP for Krachi West, Hon. Christian Otuteye, MP...

Five Hundred and Seventeen (517) recruits of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Friday, June 4, 2021 have passed out after undergoing three (3) months of intensive tuition, practical attachment and training in vital areas of fire prevention and management at the Fire Academy and Training School in Accra. The recruits were taken through lessons in fire science operation, fire safety, first Aid, foot drills, and physical training to meet fire prevention and management standards. Chief Director of the Ministry of the Interior, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi, who was also the Reviewing Officer at the ceremony reiterated Government’s commitment...

The British High Commission in Ghana on Wednesday, 2nd June, 2021 handed over an office facility to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to serve as special operations unit which will track down on organized immigration crimes and document fraud related issues. The office building was funded by the High Commission at a cost of £285,000 and was supervised by the Ghana Immigration Task Force (GITF) project. The building is fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities which the Task Force would use to detect immigration crimes such as labour exploitation, forced labour sexual exploitation and modern day slavery. The Minister for...