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Awutu Camp Prison send-off Senior Chief Officer Memuna Mahama
The Officer-in-Charge(OIC) and Staff of Awutu Camp Prison in the Central Region last Friday organised a send-off ceremony in honour of retired Senior Chief Officer, Hajiah Memuna Mahama, who bowed out of service after 34 years in the Ghana Prison Service.
She was presented with gifts and awarded a citation extolling her performance in the prison service, especially her commitment to excellence and upholding professional standards.
The citation reads: “As a symbol of our appreciation of your 34 years, four months and 24 days of service in the Ghana Prison Service, we present to you this citation for the remembrance of the good work done at Awutu Prisons and other stations.”
It was held at the auspices of the OIC of the Awutu Camp Deputy Director of Prisons, Thomas Anaman, and chaired by Deputy Director of Prisons (retd) Mireku Asante.
Present at the ceremony were two past Director-General of Ghana Prison Service: William Kwadwo Asiedu and Matilda Baffour Awuah.
Others in attendance were, her husband Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, Abdulai Dramani Bakibaga other family members and friends.
Senior Chief Officer (retd) Mahama was enlisted into the Ghana Prison Service in 1989 as a recruit and rose through the ranks by dint of hard work. She served at Nsawam Female, Nsawam Male Camp, James Fort Female, James Camp, Ankaful Main, Borstal now Correctional Centre and Awutu Camp.
By Salifu Abdul-Rahaman
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TTH doctors declare indefinite suspension of emergency and outpatient service
Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have declared an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services following the dismissal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Atiku Adam.
They have pointed to some challenging working environments that lack basic medical supplies and an insult to their dignity by top government officials.
In a statement released after an emergency general assembly meeting held at noon on Tuesday, the Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) announced that its members would no longer offer services at the General OPD, Antenatal Clinic, Specialist Clinic, and Paediatrics OPD.
Following their earlier press release, the Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital held an emergency General Assembly meeting at noon yesterday.
The Doctors after the meeting, demanded that with immediate effect, all members of DATTH should proceed on an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services, General OPD, Antenatal clinic, Specialist clinic, Paediatrics OPD.
This notwithstanding, they added that Inpatient Care shall continue.
Against this backdrop, they demand an unqualified apology from the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and the Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini.
“We shall resume provision of emergency and outpatient services after we receive appropriate apologies,” they stated.
They further added that the management of the hospital should ensure that the following are available in the short term for them to work effectively.
Read the full statement below
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Police arrest suspect for stealing vehicle belonging EPA in Tarkwa
The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested one person for stealing a Toyota Land Cruiser (PC) with registration number GS 1845-23 which is the property of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at Tarkwa in the Western Region.
The suspect, Salifu Gariba, was arrested by officers of the Northern Regional Police Command on April 16, 2025 at Kukobila, along the Tamale-Bolgatanga highway, and the stolen vehicle recovered from him.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was stolen in the early hours of April 15, 2025 from the residence of an employee of the EPA at Budo City, a suburb of Tarkwa.
Suspect Salifu Gariba is currently in police custody and will be taken through the due process of the law.
