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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured Ghanaians that he is determined to ensure that the open-border policy adopted by his government, since June 2017, will not undermine the economy.According to President Akufo-Addo, a fundamental part of Government’s strategy for growth has been to associate Ghana strongly with the process of regional and continental integration, adding that the measures his government has put in place should make Ghanaian businesses more competitive in West Africa, Africa and beyond. “It is for this reason that government has taken the decision to open all our borders to operate...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government intends, in the next few months, to establish a National Cyber Security Centre, as has been done in some other countries, to liaise with relevant state agencies and the private sector to oversee cyber security operations at the national level.According to President Akufo-Addo, the national identification system, the digital addressing system, e-payments, digital financial services and the various e-government initiatives in which Ghana is now taking so much pride, can be brought to a halt or undermined by cybercrime.Cyber-security issues, the President added, are now firmly national...

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery has urged the Ministry of the Interior’s Entity Tender Committee to exhibit a high level of integrity and professionalism in the discharge of its duties. The Committee is also expected to avoid conflict of interest whilst it executive its mandate. These were reiterated by the Mr. Dery after he had sworn in the newly constituted Entity Tender Committee in Accra on Monday, September 18, 2017. According to the Minister, the Entity Tender Committee (ETC) is a high level governance committee tasked with the mandate to protect the public purse whilst ensuring...

A 9- member Audit Committee for the Ministry of the Interior has been inaugurated in accordance with section 86 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) to advise the Ministry on sound, transparent and reliable financial management practices in Accra on Tuesday, August 29,2017. The Committee would also pursue the implementation of recommendations contained in both the internal and external audit reports as well as Parliament’s decision on the Auditor General’s report. Addressing the Committee after the swearing, Mr. Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior intimated that, the inauguration was in line with Government’s commitment to protect...

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery on Monday, July 10, 2017, sworn the Members of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Council into office. The Eleven Member Council which has Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong as the chairman is expected amongst other things, to devise ingenious ways of raising and generating revenue to supplement the efforts of government Addressing the Council, Mr. Abrose Dery, tasked them to bring their expertise and experience from their diverse field of work to bear on the Council. According to the Minister, there is the need for the Ghana National Fire Service to...