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Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior visits Ghana Immigration Service
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior has paid a working visit to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to engage with its leadership, understand its operations and access current challenges.
The visit aimed at identifying ways the Committee could support GIS in enhancing its efficiency and operations.
The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. James Agalga commended the Service for its hard work and dedication.
He assured GIS of the Committee’s support, particularly towards the completion of the new office building currently under construction.
“Office space is a challenge, they currently share premises with the Veterans Association of Ghana.
This is why the construction of the new office building is critical,” the Chairman stated.
He further noted that the Immigration Service needs support, especially as it takes steps to improve operations along Ghana’s borders and acknowledged the strategic interventions the Service has made to ensure that the country’s borders are well protected.
The Acting Controller-General, Mr. Samuel Basintale expressed gratitude to the Committee for the visit and their interest in the affairs of the Service.
“My team and I will work day and night to ensure we meet our objectives, and your support is vital in helping us get to where we aspire to be,” he stated.
He expressed hope for continued engagement, collaboration and highlighted the longstanding, cordial relationship between the Ghana Immigration Service and the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior, which he described as vital to national security progress.
” Together, we will build a better Immigration Service and a better Ghana,” he concluded.
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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