PAC Sitting: Maritime Authority takes strides to enhance coastal surveillance … and combat Illegal activities
By Eugene Davis The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) is poised to acquire state-of-the-art surveillance equipment aimed at detecting illicit activities within a 200-mile radius of the country's coastal region, as revealed by Director General Thomas Kofi Alonsi during his address to parliament. In discussions with journalists on the sidelines of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) session at Parliament House, Mr. Alonsi emphasized the urgency of upgrading the existing surveillance infrastructure, installed in 2012, which has become outdated over time. ““The equipment was installed in 2012 and as it is with equipment like that, they have become almost obsolete hence the...
