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GIS foils attempt to smuggle fertilisers, agro-chemicals to Togo
The Akanu Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) last Wednesday foiled an attempt by smugglers to haul a consignment of fertilisers and agro-chemicals to Togo.
The two members of the cross-border cartel, who were conveying the items on a tricycle from Atanvi in the Ketu North municipality, using unapproved routes, absconded when the GIS personnel stopped them at appoint before they could cross into Togo.
Assistant Inspector of Immigration Felix Klu-Adjei, who is also the Officer in-charge of Public Affairs of the GIS in the Volta Region, disclosed these to the Ghanaian Times in Ho, yesterday.
He said that the contrabands included NPK fertilisers, eight bags of UREA fertilisers and 23 boxes of other chemicals.
The gangsters fled upon seeing the GIS officers arriving at the scene, according to Assistant Inspector Klu-Adjei.
He said the items and the tricycle with registration number, M-19-VR 1763, have been impounded, and a manhunt for the fugitives was underway.
Assistant Inspector Klu-Adjei warned that any individual or group, who would flout the border restriction would suffer swift and ruthless consequences.
The GIS has in recent time busted the activities of the drug cartel operating along the Ghana-Togo border.
FROM ALBERTO MARIO NORETTI, HO
Search and rescue operations are ongoing following a structural collapse at the Experimental D/A School in Accra Newtown.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirmed that emergency teams were deployed to the scene to assist victims who may be trapped under the debris.
In an update, the service indicated that personnel from the Ghana Police Service, the National Ambulance Service and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) are workin7g together to manage the situation and rescue affected persons.
It noted that the area has been cordoned off by the police to prevent members of the public from entering the scene and interfering with the operation.
According to the GNFS, the coordinated effort is aimed at ensuring that all trapped victims are safely rescued as quickly as possible.
The service advised residents and the general public to stay away from the area to allow emergency teams to carry out their work without obstruction.
The service added that further updates will be provided as the situation develops.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, on Wednesday held a staff get-together to commemorate the Ghana Month celebration.
The event was also to strengthen teamwork and bonding. It was attended by management members and staff from various departments.
The staff were engaged in activities such as apple eating, musical chairs competition, pick and act, and other interesting games.
Speaking at the gathering, the Chairperson of the Corporation’s Interim Management Committee (IMC), Dr (Mrs) Charity Binka, emphasised the importance of unity and collaboration in achieving organisational goals. She urged the staff to put aside their differences, work together, and also create a positive working environment.
In a welcome address, the Editor of The Spectator, Mrs Georgina Naa-Maku Quaitoo, urged the staff to have fun as “we climax the Ghana Month celebration with this get-together.”
The Acting Editor of The Ghanaian Times, Mr David Adadevoh, commended the staff for coming out in their numbers to join in the celebration and called for unity to transform the fortunes of the Corporation.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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