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Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of Interior, has urged the security agencies to submit procurement proposals for the purchasing of equipment for their re-tooling. He said the Government had made available this year GH¢800 million for the re-tooling of the security sector agencies under his ministry to enable them deliver …

The Council of State has given backing to measures taken by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to protect the interests of depositors. It asked that it continued to strengthen its regulation enforcement to ensure sanity in the banking sector. This was contained in a press release signed by the acting …

The Chief Staff Officer of the Ghana Navy, Commodore Issah Yakubu, says maritime security agencies have resolved to track and crack all maritime crimes in Ghana’s territorial waters. He says, “We just want to send the message across that the stakeholders are collaborating; we know what is happening out there, …

The first batch of 20 strong selected youth of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in the Greater Accra Region, have been trained and passed out at a ceremony in Accra to compliment the efforts of the Ghana Police Service. The youth who were selected from the GPRTU in …

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into Police Custody Owusu Sekyere, an attorney and another for sentencing on April 24 in an alleged fraudulent $200,000 land transaction. Owusu Sekyere, a senior attorney and Albert Coleman are alleged to have collected the amount from one Ato Hamilton under the pretext of …

Two persons, who were found in possession of seven grenades at Odorkor in Accra, are expected to appear before an Accra High Court for trial to commence on May 17, this year. Ismaila Ali Musah, 31 and Abdul Karim Yakubu, 30, have been committed to stand trial by the District …

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture says it has shifted its focus from synthetic insecticides to bio-rational products, for the management of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestation, as part of its short, medium and long-term management measures. The focus on bio-rational products is to ensure minimum pest resistance by the …

The Lady Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has launched the Gamey and Co Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre with a call on practitioners never to compromise the integrity of the ADR process.  She said integrity was what would give the Centre the clout and obtain the respect it desired from parties.  …

Government has directed contractors working on the Eastern Corridor road to return to site, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister has said. “The contractors have 14 days to get back to site otherwise their contracts could be terminated” he stated. Dr Letsa said this when the Coalition of Transport …

Stakeholders at Ofaakor within the Awutu Senya East Municipality (ASEMA) have called for intensified education and support for improved solid waste disposal options in the municipality for clean and healthy environment. This followed a focus-group discussion meeting organised by officials of Intervention Forum (IF), a non-governmental organisation, at Ofaakor, near …