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Military Academy May Be Placed Under GET Fund - Mr Wayongo

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Mr Mark Owen Wayongo, Minister for Defence, has said the Ministry is exploring possibilities of placing the Military Academy and Training School (MATS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) under the GET fund. Mr Wayongo said his outfit will have discussion with the Ministry of Finance and Education to chart a way possible to include the Academy under fund to get additional funds for its rehabilitation projects. He said this during a tour of institutions under his Ministry to familiarise ... Read More

Officers Of The Ghana Armed Forces Asked To Be Disciplined

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Lieutenant General (LT. Gen) Peter Augestine Blay, immediate past Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, has asked officers of the Forces to be disciplined and uphold the image of their profession. ?We are ambassadors of this noble service so we should not do anything that will tarnish the image of our dear service. Let us be proud of our service and uphold its good name at all time?, he said. LT. Gen. Blay, who made the call at a farewell parade held in his honour on Friday in ... Read More

Major Changes In Police Command

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

THE acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP),has made major changes in the top hierarchy of the Ghana Police Service. The changes did not affect only some members of the Headquarters Management Advisory Board (HEMAB), but also saw the elevation of a number of service personnel to higher positions. According to a March 27, 2013 correspondence, signed by Mr Alhassan, a copy of which is available to the Daily Graphic, the Deputy Accra Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police ... Read More

New CDS, Service Commanders Appointed

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has appointed Rear Admiral Matthew Quashie as Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces. Until his appointment, Rear Admiral Quashie, who takes over from Lt Gen. Peter Blay, was the Chief of Naval Staff. A statement issued by the Office of the President yesterday said Air Vice Marshall Michael Samson-Ojey retains his position as Chief of Air Staff with Commodore Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro, former Chief of Staff at the Defence Headquarters taking ... Read More

Hundreds Of Anxious Youth Queue Up For Military Enlistment Forms

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Hundreds of youth anxious to be admitted into the Ghana Armed Forces have massed up last Wednesday at various post offices in the Tema Metropolis to buy forms. When the Ghanaian Times visited the Tema Community One and Community 11 Post Offices there were long winding queues with some officials of the place having a hard time controlling the crowd who had only one thing on their mind to get the forms. Some of the people expressed frustration at the situation as they claimed they had been ... Read More

Matilda Baffour-Awuah Acts As DG Of Ghana Prison Service

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service in charge of Finance and Administration, Matilda Baffour-Awuah, has been appointed to act as Director General of the Service. This was at the instance of a recommendation by the Ghana Prisons Council following the voluntary retirement of Dr Michael Kofi Bansah, who was confirmed as Director General in January, 2012 by the late president Prof. John Evans Atta Mills. Ms Baffour Awuah trained at the Military Academy and Training School, ... Read More

Lebanese President Sleiman Awards Two Retired Military Officers

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

President Michel Sleiman of Lebanon on Sunday awarded two retired Ghanaian military officers for their tremendous contribution towards the maintenance of peace in Lebanon and the entire Middle East. The officers are Lieutenant General Seth Obeng and General Emmanuel Erskine who were instrumental in peacekeeping during the Middle East crises. President Sleiman, as part of his two-day official visit to Ghana, also visited the Kwame Nkrumah Mauseleum and the "Asomdwe Park" where he laid ... Read More

Police Officers Captured On Video Footages Extorting From Drivers

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A number of police personnel have been captured in video footages extorting monies from drivers on the roads. Others were seen engaging in unprofessional conduct such as collecting alcoholic drinks from drivers as bribes for various traffic offences and refusing to conduct proper checks on vehicles. The police personnel were said to have been captured early this year on secret cameras by teams detailed to capture misconduct among personnel on the roads. ACP Angwubutoge Awuni, National ... Read More

Armed Forces Hold Thanksgiving Service

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Ebo Gorman The Ghana Armed Forces had held a non-denominational thanks-giving service, at the Burma Camp, at which prayers were offered for its officers and men, and the nation. Speaking on the theme: ?Unity in diversity,? the director in charge of Religious Affairs of the Ghana Armed Forces, Col. D.B. Bangsiibu, challenged the military to use their influence to unite the country and ?not to split it through their differences.? He reiterated the need for all military personnel to remain ... Read More

US Presents 5 Troop Carriers To GAF

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The United States (US) Government has presented five Mercedes Benz troop carrying trucks to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) at a ceremony in Accra. The trucks valued at $1.6 million dollars included spare-parts and are to be deployed for peace keeping operations in Liberia and Mali. The US Ambassador to Ghana, Gene Cretz who handed over the trucks said the acquisition was made possible through the US Government?s Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme to help allies and friends improve ... Read More

Adenta District Police Organises 'Get Together'

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The Adenta District Police has organised its annual ?Get Together? in Accra. The event was organised to show appreciation to police personnel under the Adenta Command for exhibiting high and diligence performance during last year?s election. It is also set aside to refresh personnel after working tirelessly throughout the year. Speaking at the event, the Accra Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commander of Police, DCOP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, commended the personnel for discharging ... Read More

Civilians Handling Arms Pose A Threat To Security - DCOP Ayalingo

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Robert Ayalingo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Commander has observed that possession of locally manufactured arms among civilians is a major threat to security in the Region. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Sunyani, he noted that most people kept arms in their homes to protect themselves from armed robbers and others for hunting. ?The situation has made it difficult to identify those abusing the use of arms because it is difficult to identify a ... Read More

Ghanaian Appointed Commander For UN Mission In South Sudan

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon, on Tuesday 11 December 2012, appointed Maj Gen Dela Johnson Sakyi as the Force Commander (FC) of the United Nation Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). He succeeds Maj Gen Moses Bisong Obi of Nigeria, who completed his assignment on 18 November 2012. Gen Sakyi has 34 years of military command and staff experience at national and international levels. Until his appointment, Maj Gen Sakyi was the Assistant Commandant of the Ghana ... Read More

We'll Equip The Prison Service - President

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

President John Mahama has assured Ghana Prisons Service that his government will equip the Service to acceptable standards as has been done within the Ghana Armed Forces and the Fire Service. He stated that the Prisons Service?s role of correcting and reforming inmates cannot be over-emphasized and must be treated with the seriousness it deserves. ?We are committed this time to ensuring that the appropriate equipments and logistics are provided to our men in arms so that their discharge ... Read More

GAF Committed To Defend Ghana's Sovereign Integrity - CDS

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In their commitment to assure the public of their safety, the Ghana Armed Forces and other security agencies on Thursday embarked on a route march on some principle streets of Accra. They used the occasion to familiarise with their civilian counterparts. The route march, which lasted for three hours started from El-wak Sports Stadium to Akuafo Circle through Abasanjo Highway, Accra Girls, Nima Roundabout, then to the Nima Police Station. At Nima Police Station the troops moved towards ... Read More

Support Ex-Convicts To Reintegrate Into Society - Bansah

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mr. Michael Kofi Bansah has asked Ghanaians to support ex-convicts to enable them reintegrate into society after serving their sentences. He said that would complement the institution?s efforts to economically empower them to become self-reliant. ?The essence of imprisonment is to develop skills and talents of convicts and provide opportunities for them through formal education so that they can reintegrate into society as good citizens ... Read More

GAF Well Prepared To Maintain Peace - CDS

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The British High Commissioner Mr Peter Jones, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lt-General Peter Augustine Blay, at his office to familianse himself with the operations of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The meeting provided the platform for the two to discuss Ghana?s involvement in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peacekeeping operation in Mali and how Britain could assist Ghana?s effective participation in that direction. Welcoming the High ... Read More

Discharge Your Duties As Required Of You - Former Commandant Of GAF Staff College

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

A former Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College of the Ghana Armed Forces, Major General (rtd) Richardson Baiden on Friday reminded graduating officers of the Junior Staff Course of the need to discharge their duties dispassionately as required of them. He said security was no longer considered the preserve of the military and the police and that the internal and external defence and security responsibilities are managed in multi-dimensional terms and therefore went ... Read More

Britain Ready To Offer Logistical, Training Support To GAF

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Britain has expressed its readiness to offer logistical and training support to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for its peace-keeping operation in Mali under the ECOWAS forces. The British High Commissioner, Peter Jones, said this when he called on the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Peter Augustine Blay, at his office in Accra last Tuesday. The meeting was aimed at providing a platform for the two to discuss Ghana?s involvement in the ECOWAS peacekeeping operation in Mali as well as assess ... Read More

Ghanaian Appointed Force Commander Of UNMISS

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon, has appointed Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana as the Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). The new Force Commander previously served the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) from 2002 to 2003. A statement issued by the Secretary General in New York , copied to Ghana News Agency (GNA) said since January 2012, ... Read More

Police Deny Raiding NPP Office

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Ghana Police Service wishes to debunk allegations being carried by a section of the electronic media to the effect that a team or Police and Military personnel raided the Headquarters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, 11th December 2012. It was further alleged that on raiding the said premises, the team carried away a lot of materials and items, including computers and evidence being put together to fight their cause in the court. The Police Service wishes to state ... Read More

China Donates Vehicles To Ghana Armed Forces

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

THE Chinese government yesterday donated 41 vehicles made up of 16 Yutong buses and 26 Stayr trucks to the Ghana Armed Forces at the cost of 20 million Yuan, equivalent of$3.2 million. Making the presentation, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Gong Jianzhong said the donation was in fulfillment of the promise made by the Chinese government in 2011. He recalled the visit by the Chinese Defense Minister. Lang Guanglie to Ghana last year which among other things enhanced defense and military ... Read More

Comport Yourselves At Polling Stations - Police Warn Voters

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Commander, DCOP Robert Ayalingo has said that specially trained security personnel will be deployed to the 540 flash points identified in the region to supplement the work of two security agents that will be monitoring the polling stations in such areas. He said the specially trained agents are recruits of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team and the Rapid Response Unit. DCOP Ayalingo who was speaking to The Ghanaian Times in an exclusive interview ... Read More

Security Personnel Dispatched To Regions

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

ABOUT 5,000 security personnel billed to monitor elections at the various regions were yesterday dispatched from Accra to their various destinations. The personnel, made up of the Police, Fire Service, Immigration Service, Prisons Service and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority converged at the Independence Square as early as 3: am for a debriefing before they were dispatched. Addressing the personnel prior to their departure, the Director General in charge of Operations of ... Read More

IGP: Elections Will Be Smooth

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. Paul Tawiah Quaye has assured that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure a successful and peaceful election. He gave the assurance when the National Elections Security Task Force (NESFF) on Monday, briefed the Minister of Interior Mr. William Kwesi Aboah, on security preparations for the December 7 elections. ?The measures, Mr. Tawiah explained included, personnel strength and training, equipment and logistics, and accommodation as ... Read More