Donkorkrom in the Kwahu North District in the Eastern Region is fast becoming a business hub for motorcycle (okada) operators. The okada business is booming in the town as the riders enjoy high patronage from the people, much to the discomfort of the police. Concerns of police While people in the town see the okada as the best option of transport, the police there see it as a nuisance and a threat to security and safety. The police are not comfortable with the okada business because besides the

President John Dramani Mahama is joining fellow Commissioners of the UNAIDS and Lancet Commission in London this Thursday, as part of renewed international efforts to defeat the scourge of HIV and AIDS and thereby advance global health.  The UNAIDS and Lancet Commission is a set-up by the international community aimed at ensuring the protection of the achievements and gains made in the fight against HIV and AIDS over the years.  It also works towards the promotion of a "new era of social justice,

The presidency has forwarded a list of its current staffers to Parliament for purposes of accountability. This is in line with the constitution and the Presidential Office Act 1993 which enjoins the Presidency to annually brief Parliament on the list of persons who work at the Presidency. The list shows that there are a total of 678 people currently working in various positions at the Presidency. These include ministers of state at the presidency, persons working directly at the office of the president,

A 32-year-old pastor has been remanded in prison custody by the Kade District Magistrate court for intentionally and unlawfully causing abortion for a 19-year-old woman. Pastor Akwasi Ababio Boahen Franklyn whose plead was not taken will reappear in court on February 20. Police Inspector D.D.T. Wayoe told the court presided over by Mr Abdul Majid Illiasu that the accused was the pastor of the Kings Vineyard Prayer Camp at Amanfrom in Akwatia. The family of the victim, Abigail Acheabeah lived in

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has endorsed proposals from the Ghana Water Company to pilot a prepaid water metering system in order to cut wastage in its operations. The PURC however, is of the view that Ghana Water Company should conduct due diligence to ensure effective implementation of the system. According to Citifmonline, the Director of Public Affairs of the PURC, Nana Yaa Jantuah noted that it will help reduce losses in the system if effectively executed. “PURC is not

The initial suspicion of the police that a 21-year-old man they had arrested was allegedly in possession of human flesh changed when investigations showed the flesh was that of a bird. The man, Edmund Opoku, had been arrested by a police patrol team.  Flesh suspected to be human parts  The Divisional Commander of the Accra Central Divisional Police, Chief Superintendent, Mr Joseph Oklu Gyamera, told the Daily Graphic that the patrol team saw Opoku carrying a box and they asked him to disclose

Eleven paramount chiefs and queens drawn from the Eastern Region have attended a day’s seminar on land administration in Koforidua. The seminar was organised by the Land Administrative Project (LAP) to enable the traditional rulers, who were custodians of the land, to play their expected roles in proper land administration. Addressing Nananom, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Madam Barbara Serwaa Asamoah, who spoke on behalf of the Minister, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, said Ghanaians,

About GH¢89,000 of the fund provided by the government to support traders who suffered losses as a result of market fires last year is still at the bank because those who are supposed to benefit from the fund provided invalid identities. According to a source close to the Stanbic Bank, which is responsible for disbursing the funds, the bank had challenges of incorrect account numbers and names provided by some of the traders. The source told the Daily Graphic that about 6,370 traders out of the

The steel bridge on Akora river at Agona Swedru has been destroyed beyond repairs, following a blast on Sunday afternoon. The contractors dredging the river, Las Adventuras Limited, blasted some rocks in the river with dynamite in the course of work but the intensity of the blast blew away parts of the bridge, rendering it unusable. As a result, the town has been divided into two; a development that has brought business and economic activities to a standstill. The blast also damaged portions of

Barring any unforeseen hitches, the seeming tension between Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire over a disputed oil-rich area off the coast of Ghana will be resolved by June, this year, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, has indicated. The two countries have set up a road map to address the dispute in the area in the deep waters of the Western Region, portions of which Cote d'Ivoire is claiming. Speaking to the Daily Graphic on the sidelines of the just-ended Investing in African

Vice-President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has assured investors of the government’s commitment to create a competitive environment to guarantee them adequate returns on their investments. He explained that the recent reforms initiated by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) sought to stabilise the economy, enforce legal requirements for doing business and  reduce the ‘dollarisation’ of the economy. Opening the fourth annual Africa-American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) summit in Accra yesterday, Mr Amissah-Arthur

The final funeral rites of  Komla Afeke Dumor, BBC senior broadcast journalist and former presenter of Joy FM's Super Morning Show will be held from Friday, February 21 to Sunday, February 23, 2014. A solemn Catholic Requiem Mass for the repose of his soul shall be held on the morning of Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Holy Spirit Cathedral. This will immediately be followed by public viewing of the body the same day.  According to the family, the public viewing would enable as many people, particularly

The Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Church, Ghana, has consecrated 26 newly trained presbyters for the various congregations constituting the Abelenkpe District of the church in Accra. The newly consecrated presbyters, comprising 14 males and 12 females, undertook a one-year training in church administration and leadership, stewardship duties and liturgical rites. Speaking at the ceremony, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the E.P Church, Ghana, Rt Rev. Francis Amenu, called on the Christian

Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to promote interventions that would help end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). These include improving support for victims, protection of women and girls at risk, as well as the enforcement of anti-FGM laws. In this regard, the government, through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), and its stakeholders, is also collaborating with the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture to work with traditional authorities and community

The Federation of Muslim Council (FMC) Ghana, in consultation with Ulama (Seers), is organising a special Umra Flight for 222 Ghanaian Muslims all over the country. In attendance will be 10 regional Imams, led by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, for a 10-day Umra and intercessory prayer at Makkah, Mukarama, Madina, and Munawara all in Saudi Arabia from April 16-26, 2014. The trip is intended to seek Allah’s countless blessing, mercy, protection of Ghana, and neutralisation

The Moderator of the Global Evangelical Church (GEC), Rev Edem K .Tettey, has bemoaned the rate at which corruption and social vices have beleaguered the country’s economy. He attributed the problem to the church’s failure to instil discipline in their members and largely laid the blame at the feet of the institutions which trained the ministers of the gospel. Speaking at the inauguration of the governing council of the Global Theological Seminary (GTS) in Accra, Rev Tettey underscored the need

About eight suspected armed robbers last Thursday attacked passengers on board five commercial buses on the Oda-Accra main road, between Akyem Akroso and Bantama. They robbed their victims of various sums of money and mobile phones.  According to the Oda Municipal Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Issah Mohammend Cantona, the robbers, who started their operation around 7:30 p.m, blocked the road with pieces of wood. Meanwhile, users of the road have appealed to the Inspector

The Finance Ministry has rejected claims by the Trade Union Congress that government was relying on advice from experts at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, thereby, leading to the implementation of neo-liberal economic policies in the country. According to the Ministry, government economic policies are informed by contributions from various stakeholders including TUC, domestic policy think-tanks, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Development Partners and international investment

Shea butter production is the main source of livelihood for many women in northern Region. However, women engaged in shea butter production do not derive full benefit of their hard work as they lack the technical know-how to enable them to maximise output. These women are by tradition, exempted from land ownership, but they have the opportunity to pick the shea nuts freely in the wild. In extreme cases, they are bitten by snakes while picking the nuts because they do not have any protective clothing

State Prosecutors have called in the first prosecution witness in the trial of former Co-ordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), Abuga Pele, and Philip Akpeena Assibit, a representative of Goodwill International Ghana for allegedly willfully causing financial loss of GH¢4.1 million to the state.   Nuru Hamidan, Municipal Chief Executive of Asokore Mampong in Ashanti is testifying in the case before the Financial Division of the High Court in Accra.  Meanwhile, the state today