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At the handing over ceremony of medical equipment procured by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to the Ghana Prisons Service, the Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery stated that Government is taking measures to improve prison conditions through the completion of various projects aimed at alleviating overcrowding in the prisons. Hon. Ambrose Dery noted that the handing-over ceremony marked a stride in Government’s quest to provide essential healthcare and uphold the dignity of our incarcerated brothers and sisters. “The right to good health is a fundamental human entitlement, encapsulated in the United Nations Sustainable...

As part of measures to address and improve security, the Chief and people of Ejua have constructed a one-story Police Divisional Headquarters with 18 offices, conference room and other facilities at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. Commissioning the Police Divisional Headquarters , the Hon. Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery noted that the goal of the Government to make each resident in Ghana feel safe is on course with unprecedented recruitment of security personnel and provision of equipment to security services. He said that the edifice is part of Government’s Security infrastructure and urged the people of Ejura to...

A 3-day Regional Seminar on Gender Perspectives on Arms Control and Disarmament for member states of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) opened in Accra. Addressing the seminar, the Chief Director of the Ministry of the Interior, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi called on member states of ECOWAS to reinforce the national capacity for monitoring and controlling border areas effectively with the supplies of adequate equipment to respond to the needs of communities along the borders. According to her, the illicit circulation of conventional arms remains an issue in many...

H.E. the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia commended Officers of the Ghana National Fire Service(GNFS) for their resilient efforts and a job well done over the years. According to him, the reduction in the figures of fire outbreaks across the country is welcoming and an indication that fires are preventable and all should work towards preventing them. The Vice President was speaking at the graduation parade of Cadet Course Intake XXIII at the Fire Academy & Training School in Accra. They  comprised  339 Officer cadets who fulfilled the enlistment criteria and serving officers who met the qualifications for...

At the commissioning of a Fire Station at Larteh in the Akuapem North Municipal of the Eastern Region for operational use by the Fire Service, the Hon. Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery urged Ghanaians to help Ghana National Fire Service to achieve its mandate and prevent fires in the country. The Fire Station, which comprises offices, control room, conference room among others has been provided through a collaborative effort between the Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Chiefs and people of Larteh is to serve the Larteh community and its surrounding areas to reduce the Fire Service traveling long distance...