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INTERIOR MINISTRY FOCUSES ON 5 PRIORITY AREAS FOR 2017

The Ministry of the Interior has outlined 5 thematic areas as priority areas to be pursued by the sector and its agencies in 2017 The five, which includes Management and administration, Crime Management, custody of inmates and correctional services, border security and refugee management and conflicts and disaster management have been carefully selected to meet the mandate of the supervising Ministry, the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prisons Service, the Ghana Immigration Service, the National Small Arms Commission and NADMO respectively. Additionally, they are to help in ensuring good governance. These came to the fore during the 2016 Annual Performance...

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MINISTER BEGINS FAMILIARIZATION TOUR OF AGENCIES UNDER HIS SECTOR

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 embarked on a familiarization tour to the Head Office of the Ghana Prisons Service in Accra. The visit, which is the first in the series of visits to Agencies under the Ministry by him, was to acquaint himself with the operations of the services. It was also to fraternize with the officers to find out what their challenges and aspirations are and the way forward in solving them. Accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Interior, Mr. Henry Quartey and the Chief Director of the Ministry, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi, they were taken round the various departments of the Service by the Acting Director- General of Prisons, Mr. Patrick Darko Missah. The Minister commended the Services for their invaluable services in helping to maintain the security of people. “The Ghana Prisons Service is a very important and indispensable agency in making good the mandate of the Ministry of the Interior, without the service, we can’t make it” he stressed. He assured them of his support in assisting the service to deliver on their targets and thus urged them to come up with initiatives and suggestions that can make the service better. Other Agencies to be visited by the Minister this week are the Ghana Immigration Services and the Narcotics Control Board.   Public Relations Unit │Ministry of the...

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POLICE PROSECUTORS URGED TO UTILIZE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED

The Minister for the Interior has charged Officers of the Ghana Police Service‘s Prosecution Division to bring to bear, the knowledge acquired from a training programme for Police Prosecutors in the execution of their duties. They are also expected to present a positive image of the Ghana Police Service in the communities where they are stationed by securing quality convictions. These were disclosed in a speech read on his behalf by the Deputy Minister for Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey at the closing ceremony of the first phase of a training programme organised by the LADA Institute held in Accra...

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MINISTER WOOS ZIMBABWEAN INVESTORS

The Minister for Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery (MP) has urged Zimbabwean Business men and women to take advantage of the One District, One Factory Initiative of President Akufo-Addo and come and invest, particularly in the agriculture sector. The Minister made the call when the Zimbabwe High Commissioner to Ghana, H.E. Mrs. P.T Musaka paid a courtesy call on him at his office on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 According to the Minister, government is committed to ensuring a favourable environment for the private sector to thrive so that jobs can be created for the citizenry. He stressed that, poverty and unemployment can threaten the security of a country thus the need for Ghana and Zimbabwe to collaborate more especially in the field of agriculture through knowledge sharing for the mutual benefits of both countries. “Zimbabwe’s agriculture expertise is great and we are opened to exchange expertise with Zimbabwe in this area. We must go forward to do many more things together than we are already doing” he said. The Minister reiterated the Ministry and for that matter government’s commitment to providing security for all citizenry without fear or favour. Mr. Ambrose Dery commended the Zimbabwean community for abiding by Ghanaian rules and also indicated how honourable it was to have the President of Zimbabwe, H.E Robert Mugabe attend Ghana’s 60th Independence Anniversary because of the special relationship that exist between...

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“PAYING WRONG WITH WRONG IS NOT A SOLUTION” – INTERIOR MINISTER

“Paying wrong with wrong is not a solution. You cannot take the law into your hands, if you do, the law will catch up with you. So please, expectations yes, but let us, as northerners, not create the impression that any time there is news about us from the north, it is for the wrong reason. It is for violence. It is killing. Let it be for the right reason” These were uttered by the Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery when he visited the Agbogbloshie Market in Accra today, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The visit was to...

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