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Parliament Committee on Information and Communications pays working Visit to GMET and Other Agencies
As part of its oversight mandate, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Information and Communications has embarked on a working tour of agencies under its supervision.
The visit included the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET), the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI-KACE), and the Data Protection Commission
During the tour, each agency made a formal presentation to the committee, outlining their key achievements, ongoing projects, and major challenge.
Discussions centered on how these institutions can be better supported to deliver on their mandates.
Speaking to the media at the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Chairman of the Committee and Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu, Bandim Lamangin Abed-Nego, emphasised the critical need to equip GMET with modern tools and technologies.
He stated that accurate meteorological data is essential to national development and that GMET must be resourced adequately to deliver timely and reliable forecasts.
“GMET’s operations cut across all sectors of the economy, from agriculture to aviation. It is therefore essential that the agency is given the support it needs to function effectively,” Abed-Nego stated.
During their presentation, officials of GMET appealed to the committee to advocate for the agency to be granted authority status.
According to GMET, this would empower them to enforce regulations, improve their financial independence, and retain skilled personnel who are often lost to better-paying institutions.
“As Chair of the Committee, we will be recommending that government considers elevating GMET to an Authority status,” he added.
He added that modernising GMET’s infrastructure would significantly enhance the agency’s forecasting capabilities and contribute to national planning and safety.
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Thomas Partey, Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer, Kojo Oppong Peprah, and Alexander Djiku trained with the Black Stars on Tuesday, March 23 as preparations intensify for the international friendly against Austria on Friday.
The newly arrived players—Partey, Königsdörffer, Oppong Peprah and Djiku—joined the group training Tuesday afternoon in readiness for the match.
Partey and Djiku bring valuable experience and dexterity to the team, having played a major role in securing Ghana a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the United States of America.
All 25 players participated in Tuesday’s training session, each aiming to catch the eye of head coach Otto Addo.
The full squad present at training included Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Benjamin Asare, Joseph Anang, Patrick Pfeiffer, Derrick Luckassen, Derrick Kohn, Jerome Opoku, Caleb Yirenkyi, Kojo Oppong Peprah, Jonas Adjetey, Marvin Senaya, Gideon Mensah, Elisha Owusu, Ibrahim Sulemana, Kwasi Sibo, Jordan Ayew, Prince Kwabena Adu, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Antoine Semenyo, Kamal Deen Sulemana, Daniel Agyei, Thomas Partey, Alexander Djiku, and Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer.
Training will continue on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of the match on Friday, March 27, 2026.
The Kadjebi District Police Command, through a sustained intelligence-led operation, has arrested a suspect, Chalim Madzaton, also known as Peter Tano, 36, a farmer.
He was apprehended at his hideout in Kpaya, a suburb of Ahamansu, in connection with the murder of 80-year-old Dakolor Semaka.
On March 24, 2026, police received a report that the suspect had allegedly attacked his girlfriend, Yaa Tugbenyo, 55, and her mother, the deceased, at their residence in Mangoase near Kadjebi During the incident, Yaa Tugbenyo managed to escape but later returned to find her mother lying motionless on the floor.
Police Officers visited the scene and found the body of the deceased lying in a supine positior with isible signs of violence.
The scene was processed, and photographs were taken for evidential purpose.
The deceased was pronounced dead by a medical officer at St. Mary Theresa Hospital and the body has since been deposited at the hospital’s morgue for preservation and autopsy.
The suspect is currently in Police custody assisting with investigations and will be arraigned before court.
