The flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has praised government for the efforts being made to have a national identification system, commenting that the project “is a good beginning, let’s get it done”. The Akufo-Addo government began the process of implementing a comprehensive national identification project, in fulfilment of … Read more
Flagbearer of the Progressive People Party. Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has lauded the effort of government to commence the National Identification Project. He called it a “good beginning” He used his Facebook page to express his thought on the matter Media reports have it that the National Identification Project has been given a push with … Read more
The Akufo-Addo government has begun the process of implementing a comprehensive national identification project in fulfillment of a long-held New Patriotic Party (NPP) campaign pledge to build a database of Ghanaians and other nationals resident in Ghana. At a broad consultative meeting chaired by the Vice-President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 … Read more
The Akufo-Addo government has begun the processes to implement a comprehensive national identification project . The move is in fulfillment of a long-held NPP campaign pledge to build a database of Ghanaians and other nationals resident in Ghana. Four Committees; Legal, Technical, Financial and Oversight are expected to spearhead the project. President Nana Akufo Addo … Read more
The Akufo-Addo government has begun the process of implementing a comprehensive national identification project, in fulfillment of a long-held NPP campaign pledge to build a database of Ghanaians and other nationals resident in Ghana. At a broad consultative meeting chaired by the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, all the … Read more
The Akufo-Addo government has begun the process of implementing a comprehensive national identification project, in fulfillment of a long-held NPP campaign pledge to build a database of Ghanaians and other nationals resident in Ghana. At a broad consultative meeting chaired by the Vice President, AlhajiDrMahamuduBawumia, all the major stakeholders, including the Births and Deaths Registry … Read more
Government has begun the process of implementing a comprehensive national identification project, in fulfillment of a long-held campaign pledge of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to build a database of Ghanaians and other nationals resident in Ghana. At a broad consultative meeting chaired by Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, January 25, all … Read more
The [email protected] celebration must be “modest” yet “elegant”, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. Launching the anniversary committee at the Flagstaff House on Thursday, 26 January, Mr Akufo-Addo said: “The celebration of our 60th anniversary should be modest, it should take into account our financial circumstances but it also should be elegant and appropriate, we should … Read more
The Foreign Affairs Minister-designate says the new online application system would correct the delays in passport acquisition especially with renewal for Ghanaian students and others abroad. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway said sometimes the delays are due to the mistakes on the application forms or with the documentation sent with the forms. The Member of Parliament (MP) … Read more
The Ghana Immigration Service says the revision of the Service’s law to allow personnel to handle weapons in the discharge of duty would make enforcement and patrol activities more effective. Until the passage of the Immigration Service Act 2016, personnel of the Service were not allowed to carry weapons in the discharge of their duties. … Read more
A GNA Feature by Patience A. Gbeze Accra, Dec. 30, GNA – Human trafficking and slavery has become an international problem affecting millions of people and a number of countries across the globe, particularly in Africa. In Ghana, the canker is one of the biggest challenges facing the country at both national and transnational levels. … Read more
The promise by the Legal Luminary, H. E. Nana Akufo-Addo to establish the Office of a Special Prosecutor as part of measures to deal with corruption in order to safeguard the economy against the usual disturbances to the financial resources of Ghana by corrupt souls is 100% important to the stability of the Nation. The … Read more
Human trafficking and slavery is an international concern affecting millions of people across the globe. For Ghana, there have been numerous incidents of trafficking and abuse both internally and externally and the canker is one of the biggest challenges facing the country at the national and transnational levels. Ghanaian migrants, particularly women and young girls, … Read more
The Chiefs of Assinman Traditional Council have threatened to close down the Ghana Immigration Service Training School at Assin Fosu in the Central Region, accusing the security agency of failing to recruit indigenes. According to the chiefs, the land and building currently being used for training immigration officers were given to the state in 1998 … Read more
The simmering bad blood between the outgoing government and the waiting one is as unnecessary as it is avoidable. The idea of a transition arrangement is to ensure a soft take-off by the new political administration and a hitch-free disengagement by the outgoing team. Unfortunately what is being witnessed leaves much to be desired. There … Read more
The number of irregular migrants from Ghana to Italy rose from 4,450 last year, to 5,545 from January to November, this year, Sylvia Lopez-Ekra, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission has disclosed. Ms. Lopez-Ekrah said the number of irregular migrants could be more because some of the migrants would hide their identities … Read more
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has raised concern about increasing reports of Ghanaian female migrants being abused in the Middle East. The organisation says 2,000 women departed from Ghana to work in the Middle East between September 2014 and January 2015 alone but over 350 of them have returned from countries like Kuwait and … Read more
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and seven key Ghanaian Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have issued a joint statement aimed at protecting migrants at home and abroad. The statement is a result of a workshop held in Accra on December 15 in commemoration of International Migrants Day 2016. The institutions involved are: the Ministry of … Read more
The outgoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has been asked to operate within the law as it continues to administer the country during the transition to the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. There has been criticism that the various state actors such as the security agencies and other Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) are … Read more
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kudalor has been in the news one too many for negative reasons in recent times. He took on the added schedule of Immigration matters with political undertones when he said that Ghanaians in Togo should not be stopped from coming to vote during the December 7 polls. Like … Read more