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Regularly check and update your SSNIT records…Public Sector workers told
Public sector workers especially those nearing retirement have been encouraged to regularly check and update their records with the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to avoid unnecessary ininconvenience during the payment of their retirement benefits.
This they must do by checking their monthly financial statements to reconcile anomalies abbio-dataataf their beneficiaries before their tirement was due.
This came to light at a day’s sensitization workshop for 40 public sector workers who would be retiring this year in the Bono Region, at Sunyani on Tuesday.
The workshop was organised by the National Pensions Regulatory Authority in partnership with SSNIT and the Bono Regional Coordinating Councl .
The participants were taken through the formulusedse ideterminingng their Pensions and computation of their retirement benefits as well as lodging their benefits claim among others.
Major concerns raised by the retirees weabout to age differences on their records with SSNIT and that of their employers, and they were guided with the procedure to follow in resolving such issues.
The. Sunyani Zonal Manager of NPRA William Ohene-Adjei in a remark urged workers on SSNIT to encourage othe,rs especially thself-employeded to en onnto the scheme to secure their future
According to him the scheme was making prudent investments for the interest of workers and its sustainability.
The SSNIT Corporate Affairs representative for the sunyani Area Levina Korama Kinny on her part indicated that SSNIT is working hard to expand the scheme to cover more people especially the self employed in order to reduce old age destitutes in the country.
The Deputy Director of the Bono Regional Coordinating Council Michael Kwabena Gyamfi commended NPRA and SSNIT for the training saying it will go a long way in addressing challenges pensioners go through in accessing their benefits.
From DANIEL DZIRASAH SUNYANI
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Gunfire erupts between Police and Customs at Bawku checkpoint over smuggling dispute
Heavy gunfire erupted at the Missiga Immigration Service checkpoint in Bawku following a confrontation between personnel from the Ghana Police Service and Customs officials on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
Sources say the clash began when police officers refused to allow the Customs officials to inspect a Togo-bound truck that was alleged to be loaded with smuggled cocoa beans.
Customs suspected the truck was carrying smuggled cocoa beans and insisted on investigating, leading to a heated standoff with police officers in the area.
The situation is said to have escalated into an exchange of gunfire between the Customs and police personnel, prompting an intervention by military officers in an attempt to de-escalate the confrontation.
A video of the incident shows a dramatic turn when the heated verbal exchange turned violent and heavy gunfire erupted between the two security agencies.
The sound of shots rang through the checkpoint, sending bystanders and other officials scrambling for cover.
For several minutes, the checkpoint was transformed into a chaotic and perilous zone as members of the police and Customs exchanged fire in what appeared to be an alarming display of interagency conflict.
The situation has led to widespread concerns and discussions about the coordination between government bodies tasked with safeguarding Ghana’s borders.
Cocoa smuggling has long been a significant issue, with traffickers trying to avoid taxes and duties by illegally transporting goods across borders, particularly to countries like Togo and Ivory Coast.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
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Police clarifies misunderstanding at Missiga security checkpoint
The Ghana Police Service has clarified a misunderstanding which erupted at the Missiga checkpoint yesterday.
In a statement issued today, the Police noted that “On October 9, 2024, a misunderstanding ensued among personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, and the Ghana Police Service, over an intercepted consignment of smuggled cocoa bags, at the Missiga security checkpoint at Bawku in the Upper East Region.”
“We wish to state that the Ghana Police Service yesterday, 9th October 2024, intercepted the smuggled consignment based on intelligence and were in the process of escorting the truck to the Bawku Divisional Police Command for the consignment to be handed over to COCOBOD and the culprits investigated and prosecuted by the Police in line with established protocol with Ghana COCOBOD,” the statement added.
The Police further added that “For the record, the Police recently intercepted smuggled cocoa beans on two occasions within the region, and the intercepted consignments were handed over to COCOBOD, while the suspects are currently being prosecuted by the Police. It is, therefore, untrue that the Police were in any way facilitating the smuggled consignments, as being claimed. In the aftermath of the incident.”
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Read full statement below
