The Deputy Minister for Defence, Mr Brogya Genfi, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace, presenting plans for a landmark road construction project linking Accra to Kumasi. At the meeting on Friday, the Deputy Minister presented a detailed document outlining plans […]

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has bemoaned the widespread disregard for safety regulations following a boat accident on the Volta Lake in the Savannah Region that claimed several lives on Wednesday. The incident occurred between Sikakope and Mataiko villages during a journey from Yeji to Congo and involved 14 passengers. […]

The Ghana Air Force has commissioned new accommodation facilities at Air Force Base Accra to improve personnel welfare and address housing challenges. The accommodation, which includes a 24-unit studio apartment block and a 7-unit single-quarters block, was commissioned on Thursday with the Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William […]

The Chief Staff Officer of the Ghana Air Force, Air Commodore Mathias Awuah, has reaffirmed Ghana’s strong partnership in defence and military relations with Zambia, following a farewell visit by Zambia’s Defence Advisor to Ghana, Brigadier General Derek Mbolela Mwendaogyo. Air Commodore Awuah commended Brigadier General Mwendaogyo for his invaluable […]

The Minister for Education, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that President John Dramani Mahama has directed that a bill be presented before Parliament to facilitate the establishment of the National Defence University of Ghana. Mr Iddrisu disclosed this during an inspection of the National Defence University construction site at Teshie in Accra, where he visited with the Deputy […]

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has renewed calls for the ratification of the International Labour Organisation’s Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention, 2003 (C185), ending a 23-year delay that has left Ghanaian seafarers facing travel restrictions and professional setbacks across major global ports. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement on Monday, in Accra, […]

The Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Dr Kamal-Deen Ali (Naval Capt Rtd), has urged Ghanaian youth to see themselves as a “generation of opportunities” by acquiring practical skills and rejecting the widespread belief that jobs are unavailable. Addressing students of T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (Real AMASS) […]

The Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to retooling and modernising the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to strengthen its operational readiness amid evolving security challenges in the sub-region. He gave the assurance on Thursday at the closing session of a four-day General Headquarters Retreat […]

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has partnered with the Ghana Life Saving and Diving Association (GHALDA) to roll out a five-day training program for boat owners and operators in the Krachi East District of the Oti Region. The initiative, which began on Monday in Dambai, aims to address the rising […]

The Deputy Minister for Defence, Mr Ernest Brogya Genfi, has urged the international community to step up support for Ghana and its neighbours in tackling rising maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking during a visit to the French Navy offshore patrol vessel Commandant Bouan at the Port of […]