The government has closed down the Ghana School of Surveying and Mapping (GSSM) following the recent clashes over land at the school. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Amewu also ordered the reassignment of the school’s staff. Thus, “students are directed to vacate the school premises and ...
With the position of Chief Justice expected to become vacant in a few weeks, the race for the replacement of the retiring Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, is on, as President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to present a nominee before Parliament soon. The President is expected to name one of the 12 Justices of the Supreme ...
Axis Pension Trust Ltd, a leading pension fund management company headquartered in Accra, has in collaboration with an NGO, Meaningful Life International (MLI), made a cash donation to fund the construction of a borehole at the cost of GH¢23,910.00 for the Okosso community in the West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region. The construction was in ...
Jakarta’s Christian governor has been sentenced to two years in jail for blasphemy, a harsher-than-expected ruling critics fear will embolden hardline Islamist forces to challenge secularism in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. Tuesday’s guilty verdict for Basuki Tjahaja Purnama comes amid concern about the growing influence of Islamist groups, who organized mass rallies during ...
Over 100 persons were left with varying injuries after a gas explosion on the Sekondi-Takoradi road in the Western Region. According to eyewitnesses and officials from the Ghana National Fire Service who spoke to Obrempong, the explosion occurred “at about 7: 10 this [Tuesday] morning, when a gas tanker was discharging gas close to the ...
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has rubbished media reports suggesting that the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), in its latest report accused the Okyenhene of engaging in illegal mining in Kibi. Media reports according to the Ministry, did not only suggest that the BNI’s report cited Okyenhene’s complicity in the menace, but also ...
The US has suspended $21m (£16m) of funding to Kenya’s ministry of health due to concerns over corruption and weak accounting procedures, the state department said. But this amounts to a “small portion of the overall US health investment exceeding $650m annually,” it added In response, Kenya has said it is strengthening its auditing processes. ...
Italian football authorities may face disciplinary action over the treatment of Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari. Muntari, 32, was sent off after leaving the field claiming he was racially abused during a Serie A game. He was initially banned for one game but had this overturned by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). “We have a committee ...
Some economists are predicting that Ghana’s economy will be 5 percent by the end of this year. This is lower compared to government’s 6.3 percent and the World Bank’s 7 percent projections. Although Ghana ended 2016 with a growth of 3.5 percent which was also lower than the previous year’s 3.9 percent, government’s economic team ...
Government has defended its decision to reduce the syndicated loan for cocoa beans purchases for the 2017/2018 crop season, by about 28 percent. The country will be seeking 1.3 billion dollars from its lenders for cocoa purchases for the next crop season which starts in October 2017. This amount is lower compared to the 1.8 ...
Ghana Post Company has apologized to its customers for rendering poor services to them. This follows complaints from a number of customers on the Citi Breakfast Show recently. Some customers who sent messages into the show described various ordeals, including a moment when a customer was turned away about 15 minutes before the Cantonments branch ...
Government has announced measures to put in place the infrastructure needs of the country that will propel trade facilitation for Ghanaians to export at ease. The move is also targeted at improving the borders of the country to reduce barriers when exporting processed products. Speaking at a Ghana National Single Window Conference in Accra, the ...
Following the appointment of Kwesi Nyantakyi to the position of CAF 1st Vice-President, Citi Sports’ Benjamin Nketsia believes that while the GFA boss’ personal rise is wonderful, he has done little in terms of building Ghana football. Carefully laid Plans On days of accountability, he enters with the aura of a mobster, flanked by “well-wishers” ...
Sunda International, a Chinese company operating in Ghana, has donated several household items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to families of the Accra Stadium disaster which occurred 16 years ago on May 9, 2001. The donation formed part of the 16th anniversary in commemoration of the May 9, 2011 Accra Stadium disaster, which claimed 127 ...
Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, has commended highlife musician Ofori Amponsah for his good songs and artistry. The former first lady who has been an ardent fan of the highlife musician invited him to her office yesterday in Accra and had interaction with him on a wide range of issues. Mrs. ...
Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome says he was unhurt after claiming to be “rammed” by a car driver while out training in southern France. The Briton, who rides for Team Sky, posted a picture on Twitter of his damaged bike and will report the incident to local police. “Just got rammed on purpose ...
An Accra Circuit Court on Monday handed a 15-year jail term to a businessman, Kenneth Dzubey, who sexually assaulted his victim and also robbed her of a Tecno H6 mobile phone, and an amount of GHc400.00. Kenneth pleaded not guilty to the charge, but after trial, the court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh found ...
A High Court in Accra has remanded into prison custody Aisha Huang, the Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining, and four other Chinese nationals till May 23, 2017. The court said it could not trust that Aisha and the four other Chinese nationals would make themselves available to immigration authorities if released on ...
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