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By Iddi Yire, GNA Accra, Mar 20, GNA – The Ministry for the Interior is poised to ensuring internal security, a stable and peaceful environment for sustainable national development. Mr Ambrose Dery, the Interior Minister said the Ministry would continue to monitor and evaluate its policies and regulate programmes relating to the protection of life and property, disaster prevention and mitigation, immigration, crime control, prevention and detection, safe custody, reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners.  “The Ministry will continue to work hard to create the needed secure and peaceful environment conducive for job creation to meet the expectation of our...

The Deputy Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019,   commissioned an ultra-modern fire station for the Ghana National Fire Service on the Spintex Road near Kasapreko Company Limited. The Station, which was constructed at a cost of Four Hundred Thousand cedis (GHC 400,000.00) by Kasapreko Company Limited as part of it’s cooperate social responsibility and equipped with firefighting equipment and personnel by the Ghana National Fire service is expected to serve the Spintex community and other adjoining communities. In a speech read on his behalf, the Minister for the Interior emphasized the need for...

A ten (10) Member Committee has been inaugurated to develop a Comprehensive Framework for Refocusing National Earthquake Preparedness and Response within the country. The Committee is expected to identify and outline key measures that must be undertaken by relevant Agencies to empower  communities to be well prepared and resilient for reduction of seismic risk; outline other response measures required by stakeholders/agencies in the event of an earthquake, to include the recovery phase; and evaluate the capacities of relevant bodies mandated with national response to identify resource gaps and recommend measures to augment their capabilities towards effective response Additionally the...

The Joint Police/Military Committee which was set up in June, 2018 by the Ministers for Interior and Defence to investigate clashes between the Ghana Police Service and the Military has submitted its report. Presenting the 70 page document, Ms. Victoria Asieduwaa, Chairperson for the Committee, expressed appreciation to the Ministers of Interior and Defence for their invaluable assistance to the Committee. She also commended the Regional Security Councils, the Police and Military Command and the rank and file of the respective security agencies for their cooperation and support. Ms. Asieduwaa was optimistic that, the valuable solutions and recommendations, which...

A seven Member Committee has been inaugurated by the Minister for the Interior to oversee the disbursement of all monies raised for the victims of the June 3, 2015 twin disaster. The special Committee known as the Disbursement Committee on June 3rd 2015 Twin Disaster is also expected to disburse the $200,000 support fund from the Benin Government. Additionally, the Committee is to collaborate will all the groups, organisations and NGOs that raised funds in support of the victims to know how much has been raised, and if it is enough to be shared or more would have to...

The seven-member committee setup to investigate the recent violence that erupted in Chereponi and parts of the Saboba Districts between the Anufor and Konkombas has presented its report to the Minister for the Interior in Accra.   The Committee, set-up and inaugurated by the Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery, on 10th January, 2019 in Tamale, following renewed violent clashes between the two ethnic groups, was to identify the remote and immediate causes of the 1st January, 2019 conflict between the Anufors and Konkombas. It was also to delve into any matter incidental to the conflict; and make...