19 h. ago Deputy Interior Minister urges restraint in debate over Police helicopters

Deputy Interior Minister Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi has urged restraint in the ongoing public debate over the Ghana Police Service’s helicopters, following concerns raised after last Wednesday’s fatal military helicopter crash.

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30 h. ago Ghana MP Demands Answers Over Police Helicopters Grounded Since 1976

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-mp-demands-answers-over-police-helicopters-grounded-since-1976/An opposition lawmaker has sharply criticised Ghana’s police air wing, labelling three vintage helicopters as “flying coffins” entirely unfit for service. Ernest Henry Norgbey, the MP for Ashaiman and a member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, revealed the aircraft, manufactured in 1976, have been grounded since their delivery decades ago. Speaking on Joy FM’s […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-mp-demands-answers-over-police-helicopters-grounded-since-1976/

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36 h. ago Police Service’s helicopters are ‘flying coffins’, still grounded – Defence Committee member

A member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has raised alarm over the state of three Ghana Police Service helicopters.

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3 d. ago Ghana Defence Committee Mourns Minister, Seven Others in Helicopter Tragedy

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-defence-committee-mourns-minister-seven-others-in-helicopter-tragedy/Ghana’s Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior expressed profound sorrow following the helicopter crash that killed Defence Minister Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and seven others. The accident occurred on August 6th in the Adansi-Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, claiming the lives of key government and military figures alongside the minister. In an […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-defence-committee-mourns-minister-seven-others-in-helicopter-tragedy/

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4 d. ago Defence Committee vows thorough review of helicopter crash probe findings

The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior has pledged to conduct a comprehensive review of the findings from the ongoing investigation into the August 6 military helicopter crash that killed eight people, including two ministers of state.

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7 d. ago Cocoa farmers are disappointed in Mahama for ‘failing to honour his promise’ – Ntim Fordjour

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has accused the Mahama-led administration of deceiving Ghana’s cocoa farmers with what he describes as empty promises and unfair pricing. 

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3 w. ago Threat of political vigilantism is greater than the threat of violent extremism – Rev Ntim Fordjour

Member of Parliament for Assin South and ranking member of Ghana’s Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior, Rev. Ntim Fordjour, has warned that political vigilantism now poses a greater threat to Ghana’s security than violent extremism.

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4 w. ago Government committed to honouring sacrifices of veterans – Defence Minister

Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to improving the welfare of the nation’s veterans, describing their current plight as “disheartening.”

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4 w. ago GIS appeals to parliament for support as it pursues full digitisation

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has appealed to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior to support its plans to fully digitise its operations nationwide.

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