The Ghana Immigration Service has rescued some 150 girls from human traffickers along the countries border post. The service embarked on the rescue mission few weeks ago. Ghana has been identified as one of the countries in the world with a high rate of human trafficking. Analysts have predicted that the situation if not checked … Read more
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has disclosed that it will by the middle of August 2017 remove all check points that have impeded trade activities in the country. The plan is ahead of a September deadline to get all barriers and checkpoints removed to facilitate the movement of goods, persons and … Read more
The Ghana immigration Service has rescued some 150 girls from human traffickers along the countries border post. The service embarked on the rescue mission few weeks ago. Ghana has been identified as one of the countries in the world with a high rate of human trafficking. Analysts have predicted that the situation if not checked … Read more
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has disclosed that it will by the middle of August 2017 remove all check points that have impeded trade activities in the country. The plan is ahead of a September deadline to get all barriers and checkpoints removed to facilitate the movement of goods, persons and … Read more
Government has allocated some 1.5million Cedis to the human trafficking secretariat under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to support the fight against human trafficking and to protect victims of exploitation. The fund which was made known by the sector minister is to help the ministry ensure protection and empower the vulnerable by … Read more
Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, has tasked the new 13-member Council of the Ghana Immigration Service to ensure the implementation of the new Immigration Service Act 2016, Act 908, and the Immigration Service Regulations of 2016, LI 2245, which were recently passed. In 2015, Parliament gave approval for the passage of the Immigration Service Act, … Read more
An Accra High Court has adjourned hearing of the case involving the Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining in Ghana, Aisha Huang and four others, because both parties rejected the Chinese interpreter. This follows concerns raised by both defence and prosecution lawyers that the interpreter, Yun Chin York, who is a … Read more
The has opened a new border post in Agortime-Afegame in the Volta Region to improve surveillance in fighting cross-border crimes. Although West Africa is one of the most mobile regions in the world, systems and structures to manage the increasing movements and its accompanying crimes are mostly inadequate and ineffective. The porous have become a … Read more
The trial of an immigration officer, who allegedly defrauded a Sunyani-based teacher of GHC 31,000.00 commenced at the Sunyani Magistrate Court ‘A’ presided over by Mr Jojo Hagan. The accused, Justice Amissah-Baiden, 39, stationed at Aflao in the Volta Region made his fourth appearance before the court on a charge of defrauding by false pretense. The … Read more
The Ministry of Health has been advised to increase its surveillance at all levels over a strange disease that has already killed 11 persons in Liberia. A letter written by the Ministry to heads of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) warned all and sundry to be alert over the disease. The symptoms reported by victims … Read more
The Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament on Thursday had a closed-door meeting with the Foreign Minister to address foreign policy issues including those affecting Ghanaians abroad. Specific issues discussed in the meeting were the deportation of Ghanaian immigrants from the United States and the Nigeria kidnapper who was arrested with a Ghanaian passport. Briefing the … Read more
The Ministry of Health has been advised to increase its surveillance at all levels over a strange disease that has already killed 11 persons in Liberia. A letter written by the Ministry to heads of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) warned all and sundry to be alert over the disease. The symptoms reported by victims … Read more
Over 70 Ghanaian deportees have arrived at the Kotoka International Airport from the United States of America as the second batch of deportees following Donald Trump’s determined clampdown on illegal migrants. Most of the deportees were handcuffed as they disembarked from the chartered flight bearing an American flag, Onua FM‘s Kweku Antwi-Otoo reported on Wednesday. … Read more
The Ghana Association of Private Employment Agencies (GHAPEA), has applauded the Ghana Immigration Service for its proficient role which led to the arrest of four human traffickers in Ghana. In a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of GHAPEA, Rev Dr. Ocansey, the group lauded the service and encouraged it to do more to curb … Read more
About 78 Ghanaians have arrived at the Kotoka International Airport from the United States of America (USA) as the second batch of deportees following Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal migrants. Most of the deportees were handcuffed as they disembarked from the chartered flight. Officers of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Ghana Immigration Service … Read more
Some of 63 Ghanaians who were deported to Ghana are claiming they were treated like criminals upon their arrest in the United States where they were put in jail with hardened criminals for at least a year. Some of them say they were in prison custody for 18 months without any charge until their eventual … Read more
An Accra High Court on Friday revoked the bail granted to two of the Chinese illegal miners operating in the Ashanti region for not fulfilling the bail conditions ordered by the court. This was after the court was informed that the two Gap Jin Chang, 45, and Li Qi Jun have not submitted their passports … Read more
A 35-year old Nigerian, Utham Nasir Ismail, has been arrested by Immigration Officers at the Aflao Border Post for attempting to traffic two Ghanaian girls through the Togo border to board a flight to Saudi Arabia. The girls, ages 19 and 21 were rescued from the suspected trafficker who initially claimed to be a trader … Read more
About 78 Ghanaians have arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra from the United States of America as the second batch of deportees following Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal migrants. Most of the deportees were handcuffed as they disembarked from the chartered flight, Onua FM‘s Kweku Antwi-Otoo reported on Wednesday. All of them are … Read more
Galamsey kingpin, En Huang also known as Aisha is said to have gone back to the mining concession site at Bepotenteng in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region, a few days after she was granted bail by the Accra High Court. She is said to have taken away some equipment including batteries that … Read more