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The European Union (EU) on February 6, 2020 launched a 5 million euro project to strengthen border security in Ghana at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) head office in Accra. This four-year-project dubbed “Strengthening Border Security in Ghana” is aimed at improving border management and security in Ghana, by reducing irregular migration, human trafficking, the smuggling of goods and other cross-border crimes. It would also ensure greater security for citizens and visitors, while guaranteeing the respect for the rule of law and human rights standards by border management authorities. The project which has two components, would first focus on...

The Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, has stated that the government has no intention of moving officers of the Ghana Prisons Service and other security services under the ministry from the Cap 30 pension scheme. His statement comes on the back of media reports that the government had approved plans to migrate some security services on the Cap 30 salary scheme to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) pension scheme. The minister stated that those reports were unfounded as the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations had taken steps to maintain these security services on...

The Deputy Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey on Tuesday, 12th November, 2019 cut sod for the commencement of construction work on an Ultra-modern Forensic Fire Investigations Laboratory for the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). In performing the ground breaking ceremony, the Deputy Minister said that the facility, when completed would enable the Fire Service deliver decisive reports whenever there were fire outbreaks.  Mr. Henry Quartey said the lack of a forensic laboratory has always negatively impacted on the outcome and timeliness of the release of fire investigation reports, adding that, it has always been a daunting task...

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 opened the third Annual Crime Officers Conference at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters, here, in Accra.   The two-day conference, which was organised by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) under the theme: “Addressing the Challenges of Contemporary Investigation for Effective Prosecutions: The Role Of Investigators” had two hundred crime officers from across the country converging to be equipped with appropriate skills and knowledge in modern investigative practices.  In his address, Mr. Ambrose Dery mentioned that, the successes and failures of criminal...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government, in recognition of the difficulties and dangers confronting police personnel in the discharge of their duties, is committed to resourcing the Police Service, in terms of provision of adequate personnel and logistics, to enable them deliver on their core mandate. According to President Akufo-Addo, “despite budgetary constraints, the Akufo-Addo Government has, in two and half years in office, provided 568 vehicles, including 15 operational buses to the Service, a feat unprecedented in the history of the Service.” With many more vehicles expected to arrive in the country in...