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Hope for Ho ex-convicts …hotel to offer assistance
Ex-convicts in the Volta Region would no longer be jobless after their release from prison as one of the hotels at Ho, has taken it upon itself to train them soon after they finish serving their sentences.
As the name depicts, Management of Freedom Hotel, Ho, has announced plans to train ex-convicts in the hospitality industry.
“This is to facilitate their reintegration into the society and make them self-reliant, after the training, they could seek jobs or set up their own businesses.” Mr Bob Coffie Dusu, Managing Director of the hotel, has said.
Mr Dusu was speaking to The Spectator when the management of the hotel donated a modern and large ice-chest, a carton of soap, hand-sanitisers, consignment of sanitary paper and packs of bottled water to the Ho Female Prison, a fortnight ago.
The items were presented to the Correctional Centre by Ms Dorothy Hamza, Human Resource Manager of the Freedom Hotel, accompanied by Madam Gertrude Sowor and Mr Ganyo Klu, manager and chief driver respectively.
Ms Hamza said that the hotel was of the conviction that once ex-convicts were once again gainfully employed they would contribute their quota to national development without resorting to crime for a living.
She said, prisoners and ex-convicts needed love from the society to reform completely.
Furthermore, Ms Hamza said that prisoners only lost their right to personal freedom during their incarceration not their right to personal dignity.
Assistant Superintendent of Prison (ASP) Augusta Addo received the items on behalf of the Ho Female Prison .
Later, the Officer-in-charge of the Ho Female Prison, Superintendent Mandy Mensah expressed gratitude for the gesture, saying the concern shown to inmates by the Freedom Hotel was highly gratifying.
She gave the assurance that the Ho Female Prison would support the hospitality training programme of the hotel by recommending inmates to them before the completion of their jail terms.
Superintendent Mensah entreated other corporate bodies and pubic-spirited individuals to support the welfare of prisoners in various ways for their upkeep.
From Alberto Mario Noretti, Ho
Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that in the whole of 2024, only GHS 362 million was released to MMDAs in Common Fund.
Contrary to this, In 2025 alone GHS 5 billion was released to the MMDAs with the following breakdown as follows.
The Minister made this revelation when he took his turn at the Government Accountability Series held today.
In breakdown, the minister nonted that 1st Quarter – 790,372,058.40 was released for 2025.
He added that for the 2nd Quarter, 1,464,983,309.60 was released.
3rd Quarter saw the release of 1,188,921,640.80 and
1,592,706,391.20 for 4th Quarter.
The Minister added tha each of the MMDAs were required to undertake the following; at least 2-CHPS compounds, 3 Classroom blocks, 10 Boreholes, and Completion of legacy projects.
Additionally, 25% of the Common Fund was allocated for the Construction of 24-Hour Economy Model Markets.
Ahmed Ibrahim noted that as a result of the timely and unprecedented release of Funds, a total of 494 CHPS compounds, 761 Classroom Blocks, 4,029 Boreholes, and 2,755 Legacy projects are currently at various stages of completion.
Also, he added that 261 24-Hour Economy Model Markets have all been awarded on contracts and construction has begun on many of them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on April 17, 2026, decorated nineteen (19) senior officers who have been promoted to their next ranks based on the recommendations of the Police Council and approval of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
The ceremony, held at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, forms part of efforts to recognise merit, dedication, and long-standing service within the Ghana Police Service, while strengthening leadership across key operational and administrative levels.
The officers promoted from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) to Commissioner of Police (COP) are Dr. Luke Asue-In-Yeng Zakpaa, Mr. Frederick Agyei, Mr. Duuti Tuaruka, Mr. Arthur Osei-Akoto, Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, Mr. Eric Ken Winful, Mr. Barnabas Nambont Nasumong, and Mr. Desmond Owusu Boampong.
The IGP and members of POMAB congratulated the officers and urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the discharge of their duties.
