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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019, ACT 986

The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assented to the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019, (Act 986), on 16th April, 2019. The Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019, (Act 986) states, Statutory Public Holidays and Commemorative days; Public Holidays New Year’s Day                                                          –           1st January Constitution Day                                                        –           7th January Independence Day                                                     –           6th March Good Friday                                                                Easter Monday Eid-Al-Firtr Eid-Al-Adha                                            Workers’ Day                                                              –           1st May Founders’ Day                                                            –           4th August Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day                               –           21st September Farmers Day                                                               –           1st Friday in December Christmas Day                                                            –           25th December Boxing Day                                                                 ...

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INTERIOR MINISTRY’S CHIEF DIRECTOR SIGNS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH OHCS

The Chief Director of the Ministry of the Interior, Mrs Adelaide Anno-Kumi, on Monday, May 6, 2019 signed a statutory performance agreement with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) in Accra. The agreement, is primarily, to charge the Chief Directors to work to improve the quality of service delivered by their respective ministries as well as enhance the delivery of their respective core mandates. At the brief ceremony, Nana Agyekum Dwamena, Head of the Civil Service, intimated that, President Akufo-Addo’s mandate would not be achieved if there was no functioning civil service, thus underpinning the...

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INDUCTION CEREMONY HELD FOR CHIEF FIRE OFFICER EDWIN EKOW BLANKSON

An Induction Ceremony has been held in honour of Mr. Edwin Ekow Blankson as the 17th Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of the Ghana National Fire Service. The short but impressive ceremony, held in Accra on Friday May 3, 2019, had the Minister for the Interior,  Mr. Ambrose Dery presenting the CFO before the officiating pastors for the induction service. Also present were Service Commanders from the other Security Agencies, Fire Service Council members, Directors of the GNFS, Diplomatic Corpse, traditional leaders, family, friends and well-wishers gracing the occasion. CFO Edwin Blankson expressed appreciation to HE, President Akufo-Addo’ for the...

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“DISCLAIMER: SALES OF RECRUITMENT FORMS”

The attention of Management of the Ghana National Fire Service has been drawn to the sales of recruitment forms to the general public by unidentified people. Management of the Ghana National Fire Service will like to inform the general public that it has not engaged any person or group of persons to sell Recruitment Forms on its behalf. We also want to bring to your notice that we no longer sell forms but rather E-Voucher Cards at designated points like the Banks. We also wish to inform you that, the 2018/2019 General Recruitment Exercise is still in progress. However,...

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Profile of Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo

Hon. Mark O. Woyongo Hon Mark Owen Woyongo, was the Minister for Interior from 6th August, 2014 to 29th February, 2016. He was born on 9th June, 1946 in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He successfully completed Notre Dame Secondary School in Navrfongo in 1966 with a West African Senior Secondary School Certificate. He gained admission to the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 1971 and completed with a Diploma in Journalism in 1973. He has undertaken many professional courses both in Ghana and abroad. Notable among them are: Senior Executive Development at the Management Productivity Institute (MPDI), Financial Management at GEM Consult, Management at the Carnegie Institute, London, and Population and Communication, Rural Reporting, and Message Development and Training, at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Hon Woyongo has held many appointments during his career as a politician and a communicator. He was the Public Relations Officer for the Upper East Regional Administration between 1978 and 1985. In 1985, he was appointed the Regional Information Officer, Upper East Region, a position he held until 1994 when he was appointed the Minister Counselor for Information at the Ghana High Commission in London, United Kingdom. He was the Minister for the Upper East Region from 2009 – 2012. He contested the 2012 parliamentary elections on the ticket of the NDC and won. He was appointed...

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Monday, June 29, 2026 | MINTER, Accra

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
https://www.mint.gov.gh/public-safety-advisory-on-flooding/

Friday, June 26, 2026 | UPSA, Accra

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬, 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
https://www.mint.gov.gh/chief-of-staff-warns-against-drugs-says-it-threatens-national-security/

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Friday, June 26, 2026 | Ho
𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤
https://www.mint.gov.gh/vice-president-opens-2026-national-labour-conference-interior-ministry-highlights-ghanas-stable-security-outlook/

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Thursday, June 25, 2026 | FATS, Accra

𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐀𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞
https://www.mint.gov.gh/muntaka-charges-fire-officers-to-support-afcas-to-transform-ghanas-fire-safety-regime/

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