The Kofi Abban Foundation has presented a list of items to the Mole National Park, Ghana’s largest protected wildlife area. The items comprise a 4×4 Land Rover Defender, safety boots, torchlights, reflective vests, helmets, masks and mobile phones among others. Explaining the background to the presentation at the headquarters of the Forestry Commission where the […] The post Kofi
The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah has sought to clarify his comments on the use of the abandoned tollbooths in the country as places of convenience saying, the plan is among many others being considered by the government. He says, the suggestion which has been met with widespread criticisms has also been misconstrued by […] The post Roads
Eric Nana Gyetuah, a journalist with Connect FM in Takoradi in the Western Region says the IGP has called to assure him of swift investigations into an assault on him by some plain-clothes security personnel. Eric Nana Gyetuah was on Thursday attacked and beaten by some plain-clothes security personnel for filming them with some suspects […] The post IGP
The government of Ghana has lifted the temporary travel restriction on all non-Ghanaian travellers arriving from South Korea with effect from 4th February 2022. In December 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs banned travellers from Malta, South Korea, and Israel from entering the country amid a rise in COVID-19 infections. The ban on South Korea […] The post Government
The Supreme Court has adjourned to Thursday, January 10, 2022, the hearing of an application filed by embattled Assin North MP to enable the Court to refer to itself an interpretation of article 94(2)(a) of the 1992 Constitution. James Gyakye Quayson is in the Court of Appeal contesting a judgment of the High Court invalidating […] The post James
The Judges Association in Tunisia has called for all courts to suspend work on Wednesday and Thursday in protest at President Kaïs Saïed’s move to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council. On its Facebook page, the organisation also called for a protest on Thursday in front of the council building, which was closed after President Saïed’s […] The post Tunisia
The Eastern Regional Police Command has made a passionate appeal to the public to assist the service with reliable information which could lead to the arrest of the driver that caused the accident at Nsawam on Monday. A Mercedes-Benz Truck caused an accident on February 7, 2022, on the Nsawam road in the Nsawam Adoagyiri […] The post Eastern
A broadcast Journalist with Power FM, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, has been jailed for 14 days after he was found guilty of contempt of court. The broadcaster was hauled to the High Court after he was captured on tape claiming that President Nana Akufo-Addo after the December polls in 2020, met with some eight judges including […] The post Power FM journalist jailed 14 days
The National Petroleum Authority has secured the support of the police in the Upper East Region to assist in curbing illegal fuel trading at the border towns and some fuel stations in the region. The NPA Chief Executive, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid enumerated illegal fuel trading in the region such as fuel smuggling at the border […] The post NPA secures
The company at the centre of the explosion that occurred at Appiate in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region, Maxam Ghana Limited, has insisted that it never breached safety regulations in the transportation of explosives. The company’s clarification follows a $6 million fine imposed on it by the government. A statement from the […] The post ‘We
The company at the centre of the explosion that occurred at Appiate in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region, Maxam Ghana Limited, has insisted that it never breached safety regulations in the transportation of explosives. The company’s clarification follows a $6 million fine imposed on it by the government. A statement from the […] The post ‘We
At least one Ghanaian was among the dozens of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Libya (ISIL-Libya) members who were recently arrested by security officials. The Ghanaian is among 30 foreigners found to be part of the ISIL-Libya’s operations. The other foreigners were from Eritrea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal and Sudan. This […] The post Ghanaian
At least one Ghanaian was among the dozens of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Libya (ISIL-Libya) members who were recently arrested by security officials. The Ghanaian is among 30 foreigners found to be part of the ISIL-Libya’s operations. The other foreigners were from Eritrea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan. This […] The post Ghanaian
The Coalition of Transport Operators has revealed that the 30 percent increment in transport fares will be announced in two weeks. The operators had indicated that the upward adjustment of fares will be executed regardless of the outcome of a final meeting with the Transport Minister. The operators met with the government on Monday, February […] The post Transport
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has advised the Pantang Nurses and Midwifery Training School to seek the assistance of Interpol to track a former teacher who benefitted from unearned salaries amounting to about GH¢70,000. The amount includes the two years she was on a study leave where she was deemed to have received an […] The post Liaise
As part of reforms in its service delivery, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced plans to migrate from the current biometric passport to a chip-embedded passport system this year. According to sector Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, the chip-embedded passport will enhance the security features of passports. “Plans are far advanced for Ghana to migrate from […] The post Plans
The government will on Thursday [February 10, 2022], hold a third town hall meeting on the controversial E-levy in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale. The event comes after previous ones held in Koforidua and Takoradi within the last month. The Tamale event has speakers asuch as the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta; Information Minister, Kojo Oppong […] The post Government
The Supreme Court has directed its Registrar, Matthew Antiaye, to submit a detailed report on an alleged assault and manhandling of a bailiff by a bodyguard of the disputed Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson. The 7-member Court, composed of Justices Jones Dotse, as President, Nene Amegatcher, Gertrude Torkonor, Yoni Kulendi, Agnes […] The post Chief
The government has given Maxam Ghana Limited, the company at the centre of the explosion that occurred at Appiate in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region a set of measures to comply with, as a condition to the restoration of its permit. Already, the government has imposed a fine of $6 million on […] The post Gov’t gives Maxam company
The Federation of Handicraft Producers, Dealers, and Exporters Association at the Arts Centre in Accra, has served notice that they will reject their planned eviction to pave way for the Marine Drive Tourism Investment Project until the government fully completes the needed infrastructure agreed on to accommodate them. The association says, the Kawukudi and Dodowa […] The post We’ll
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