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The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey today interacted with Heads of Agencies under the Ministry in his office in Accra. The meeting was to share ideas, plan, and put measures in place to achieve the mandate of the Ministry which aims at ensuring internal security, and maintenance of law and order in the country. Hon. Henry Quartey, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso Central, until recently, was the Greater Accra Regional Minister. Since assuming office, he has been engaging key stakeholders to outline his plans for the Ministry. He assured Government’s continuous commitment to...

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey, this afternoon met with the Executives of the Association of Private Security Organisations, Ghana (APSOG) in his office in Accra. The meeting forms part of measures by the Ministry to streamline the operations of Private Security in Ghana and to further enhance their operations within the sector with the overall goal of ensuring peace, safety and security in the country. Hon. Henry Quartey used the opportunity to urge all private security operators who have not registered or renewed their licenses with the Ministry to do so to avoid sanctions. After several...

At the ongoing 67th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Ghana’s Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey assured that Ghana remains committed to the common and shared responsibility of addressing and countering the drug problem which has become a global issue. According to him, Ghana acknowledges the challenges with the implementation of international drug policies, particularly in this era of health and humanitarian crises. He was optimistic that with commitment and hard work, Ghana could achieve its desired goals. He explained that in demonstrating Ghana’s commitments to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration aimed at...

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey has revealed that Government is increasing its emphasis on science and technology education and technical and vocational training to attain the objective of building an industrialised nation. He said that Government intends to put Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM) education in its central, relevant place. The Hon. Minister stated these in a speech read on behalf of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the 114th Speech and Prize-Giving Day at Adisadel College, Cape Coast. “Training students with 21st-century skills is essential in preparing our future workforce...

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey joined His Excellency, President Akufo-Addo at the 67th President’s Independence Day Awards at the Accra International Conference Centre. The theme for this year’s Independence Day, which will be celebrated in Koforidua in the Eastern Region, is ‘Our Democracy, Our Pride’. The Independence Day Awards brought together Government officials, security services, teachers, students among others. H.E. the President presented awards to Basic School students from across the...

The Hon. Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey has called on stakeholders for urgent collaboration to mitigate the threats of migration, climate change and conflicts in Africa. He said considering the increasing threat of Migration, Climate Change and Conflicts in Africa, it is important to highlight the complexities of the phenomena and how they serve as triggering factors for political violence and facilitate the infiltration of violent extremist groups in Africa. Hon. Henry Quartey made these remarks at a gala night organised on the sides of the 3rd Edition of the Kofi Annan Peace and Security (KAPS) Forum by...