Prison authorities at the Kumasi Central Prisons are taking GHc2 from each person who comes to visit an inmate in the facility, without issuing receipts to cover the fee, the Chronicle can confirm. This conduct is in contravention of section 38 of the Prisons Service Act 1972, (NRCD 46), which does not prescribed payment of ...

The University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, has developed an Advanced Fire information system aimed at alerting the Ghana National Fire Service to respond promptly to fire outbreaks. The technology was developed in partnership with some international organisations and has the capacity to detect and predict wildfires in ...

The Major Mahama Trust Fund Bill was read for the third time and passed by Parliament on Thursday. The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, laid the Major Mahama Trust Fund Bill on October 24, which will provide legal backing for the establishment of a fund to cater for the wife and two children of the Late soldier. The Finance Committee, as ...

The 10 Regional Chairmen of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have backed the candidature of John Dramani Mahama for election 2020, even before the latter announces his intentions. The ten regional chairman after a meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2017, issued a communique in which they urged the former President to consider running for ...

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested some persons suspected to have been involved in various robberies and rape within the Kumasi metropolis and its environs. The suspects; Emmanuel Fosu, 27, alias Alhaji, Farouk Amadu, 25, alias Burger, and Seidu Yakubu, 28 alias Baba Tunde, were arrested in their hideouts at Dichemso, a suburb of Kumasi ...

Dialogue between the government and striking members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), yielded no result as the 38 Colleges across the country remain closed. The meeting called by the government in an attempt to get the teachers to call off their strike, ended without any concrete assurance to CETAG. Members of CETAG have been ...

The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has suspend the contracts of national team coach James Debbah and his deputies in order to save money. The LFA is also working to pay all thearrears owed to Debbah and his team. The association’s vice president, Musa Shannon, says the contracts will resume ahead of Liberia’s next competitive game ...

Fifa has been urged to strengthen efforts to address risks to workers’ rights on World Cup stadium construction sites in Russia and Qatar. It is one of 33 recommendations in the first report of the governing body’s new Human Rights Advisory Board. The panel, including representatives from the UN, trade unions and sponsors, was created ...

Webster University Ghana Campus has observed this year’s Webster Works Worldwide (WWW) with a series of activities to encourage communal spirit among students, staff and faculty. WWW is Webster University’s annual community service day. The Webster University Ghana team started off WWW with the distribution of Aquatabs – a water purification tablet in Jamestown, one ...

Saudi Arabia’s attorney general says at least $100bn (£76bn) has been misused through systemic corruption and embezzlement in recent decades. Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb said 199 people were being held for questioning as part of a sweeping anti-corruption drive that began on Saturday night. He did not name any of them, but they reportedly include senior ...

The Ministry of Education has dismissed claims by Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, that the Akufo-Addo government intends relocating the satellite Donkorkrom campus of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development to Bunso near Kyebi, Nana Akufo-Addo’s hometown. The former Deputy Minister of Education had alleged that the said relocation was ...

Mobile telecommunication network, Vodafone Ghana,  through its Vodafone X package, thrilled hundreds of subscribers to commence the third anniversary celebration of the package onto the Ghanaian market. Dubbed: ‘Planet X Party,’ the event was well attended by Vodafone X subscribers who are largely in the youth bracket. The event which was held at the La ...

Mobile telecommunication network, Vodafone Ghana,  through its Vodafone X package, thrilled hundreds of subscribers to commence the third anniversary celebration of the package onto the Ghanaian market. Dubbed: ‘Planet X Party,’ the event was well attended by Vodafone X subscribers who are largely in the youth bracket. The event which was held at the La ...

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has presented some items in support of the implementation of the government’s free Senior High School education policy. Two secondary schools in the North Tongu district; Mepe St Kizito and Battor Senior High Schools, on Wednesday took delivery of a total of 200 set of ...

A 38-year-old man has been hurled before a court for stabbing his ex-lover after she snubbed him at a funeral. The accused, Daniel Nunoo, who has been washing cars for a living, bolted after committing the crime was but later arrested. An Accra District Court that heard the case on Tuesday adjourned it to November ...

The Minority in Parliament has lambasted the Akufo-Addo government accusing it of blowing GHc177 million on processes that preceded the issuance of the energy sector bond. According to the Minority spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, government spent GHc87 million on administrative expenses, as well as GHc400, 000 on the printing of material for the ...

Prof. Bill Buenar Puplampu, has been inducted into office as the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Central University (CU). He becomes the fourth Chief Executive Officer and 2nd Vice Chancellor of the University since its establishment 19 years ago. He takes over from Prof. Kwesi Yankah who resigned his position to take up appointment as Minister of ...

The Finance Ministry has clarified that government’s failure to achieve its targeted GHc10 billion lump sum after issuing the Energy Sector bond, was largely because investors considered the interest rate unfavourable. A Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, made this known today [Thursday] on the Citi Breakfast Show. He noted that investors were not happy with the ...

US President Donald Trump has lavished praise on Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a marked contrast to his previous criticism of China on the flashpoint issues of North Korea and trade. But he also urged Mr Xi to “work very hard” on persuading North Korea to denuclearise. On China’s trade surplus, Mr Trump surprised many when ...

US actor Kevin Spacey is to be erased from a completed Hollywood film following the allegations of predatory sexual behaviour against him. His role in All the Money in the World is to be recast and his scenes reshot. The release is expected to go ahead as planned on 22 December. Spacey, who was late ...