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  The Prison authority has assured judges and all other stakeholders that the accidental discharge of firearm by a prison officer is being investigated. A statement issued by the Prison Administration on Thursday February 24 said “In the early hours of Wednesday, 23 rd  February, 2022, the criminal court 5 of the Accra law court complex witnessed an unfortunate incident of an accidental discharge of firearm by a prison officer, thereby injuring his foot in the process. “The affected officer is receiving treatment at the police hospital and is in a stable condition. “Meanwhile, the Ghana Prisons Service has commenced preliminary investigations to unravel the circumstances that led to this unfortunate incident. The Prisons Administration wishes to assure the general public and all stakeholders especially the judges and all clients of the law courts of our commitment to promoting public safety. Proactive precautionary measures have thus been put in place to forestall the recurrence of suc

  The Ghana Health Service is to begin digitally tracking and monitoring all pregnant women across the country to ensure all new born babies receive a national ID number at birth, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed. This has become possible following the ongoing linkage of the data of the National Identification Authority, Ghana Health Service, Birth and Deaths Registry, Ghana Statistical Service, and the Ghana Police Service to create a comprehensive database of all persons residing in Ghana in order to help in policy formulation and planning, and help with the issue of national ID numbers and cards. Vice President Bawumia made the disclosure at the launch of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana, Legon, on Thursday, 10 February 2022. To aid the tracking, the Ghana Statistical Service has agreed to hand over 13,000 tablets used in the recent national Population and Housing Census to the Gh