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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, July 6, 2017, swore into office the members of the Police Council, which is chaired by the Vice President of Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. According to President Akufo-Addo, the Police Council is one of the most important organs of the State, and, as such “I am counting on you, its members, to give me strong, independent advice in the maintenance of law and order in the country.” The Police Council, as set out in Article 203, is mandated to advise the President on matters of policy relating...

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery has extolled the management and staff of the Ghana Refugee Board for delivering on their mandate over the years even with the challenges they face. According to him, the challenges are not peculiar to Ghana alone because there is no country in the world which has a problem free refugee administration situation. He emphasized that in as much as Ghana is committed to meeting its International obligation, it will not condone the actions of people who do not qualify for refugee status but wants to live a life of dependency on...

Over 3,300 people have died devoting their lives in pursuit of peace while a million others have served as United Nations Peacekeepers since the inception of the United Nations in 1948. This came to light at the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers held in Accra on Monday, May 29, 2017 under the theme “United Nations Peacekeeping: Investing in Peace around the World”. The event, which is observed on May 29 of every year is to honour all the men and women who have served and continue to serve on UN...