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The Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) has announced that two of its personnel have gone missing.
The two are Corporal Theophilus Yartey with the service number 9906 who last reported to work on November 26, 2018 and Second Class Officer Asamani Maxwell Kissiedu with service number 11284 who last reported to work on April 15, 2019.
Through the Senior Correctional Centre (SCC), the two have been declared missing, having absented themselves from duty for more than 21 days.
According to Deputy Director of Prisons, DDP Millicent Owusu, the Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the prison facility where the officers were stationed, they have not reported to work in a long time without any formal documentation.
DDP Owusu mentioned that, frantic efforts deployed to know their whereabouts have still not yield any result.
Corporal Theophilus Yartey hails from Aplaku in the Greater Accra Region and speaks English, Ga and Twi with a height of 5.10 feet tall, and dark in complexion.
2CO Asamani Maxwell Kissiedu hails from Larteh-Akwapim in the Eastern Region and speaks English and Twi with a height of 5.10 feet tall with a dark skin colour.
The OIC of the station, appealed to the public to furnish the service or the police with information on the two officers
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
