INDEPENDENCE OF THE POLICE


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Feature/ INDEPENDENCE OF THE POLICE

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THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE POLICE  By Michael Kenetey Kofi, Student of GIJ. Chapter 15 Article 200 Clause 1 of the 1992 constitutions stated that there shall be a Police Service of Ghana and Clause 2 of the same Article 200 stated that the Police Service shall be equipped and maintained to perform its traditional role of maintaining law and order. In proportion to Section 1 of the Ghana Police Service Act, made provision that it shall be the duty of the Police Service to detect crime, to apprehend offenders, and maintain public order and the safety of persons and property . The police service since the gaining of Ghana's independence, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) is being appointed by the government in power. The police service then form a Council which include the Vice President who will be the Chairman of the Council, the Minister responsible for Internal Affairs, the Inspector General of Police, the Attorney General or a representative, a Lawyer from the Ghana Bar A...
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AMPEDWEE COMMUNITY APPEALS FOR DRINKING WATER

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 Story by Michael Kofi Kenetey  The people of Ampedwee Koko Junction in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region have made a passionate appeal to the government through the Municipal Chief Executive, Margaret Darko to provide them with potable water since they have no source of drinking water in the community.  The only source of drinking water for the Ampedwee Community is a muddy stream and self-dug manhole which community members have to get to between the hours of 10:00pm and 12am before they can get water to fill their pots.  In an interview with the media during the launch of the Cool And Friends Charitable Foundation, CAF CAF, a non-governmental organization, and presentation of gifts for widows, needy, less-privileged and the orphans, the Assembly member of Subresu Electoral Area in the Suhum Municipality, Jonathan Odonkor pleaded with government and philanthropists to come to their aid and provide them with drinking water.  The Community Leader, Nan...
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MEDIA PRACTITIONERS VIEWS ON NEXT PARLIAMENT

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 Story by Michael Kenetey Kofi A section of student journalists of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) have shared their views on the composition of the next Parliament that will commence its official work from the seventh of next month.  The results of the just ended parliamentary and presidential elections as declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson, Mrs. Jean Mensah indicated that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has one hundred and 37 seats, while the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has one hundred and 36 seats, one independent seat and one outstanding seat yet to be declared by the EC. This means that whether the yet to be declared seat goes either way, it will not make any of the parties have absolute majority in the eighth Parliament. This has generated diverse views among the student journalists of GIJ.  While some of them believe the development is a good fortune for the country, others think otherwise. Some of the students said...
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