The Western Regional Police Command has freed over 140 drivers and more than 30 motorbike riders arrested for flouting road traffic regulations. The regional command before freeing the offenders impressed upon them the importance of obeying road safety regulations and warned them to go and sin more. Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Western Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Olivia Ewurabena Adiku said "owners of the vehicles
President John Mahama travels Thursday for Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, to join other West African leaders for the 44th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS AUTHORITY of Heads of State and Government. The two-day summit, which opens on Friday, will see the heads of state discussing a wide range of issues related to greater integration, transformation and prosperity of the sub-region. Key among the issues will be the political and security situation in Mali, the state of the sub-region's integrated maritime
Two men who allegedly stabbed a taxi driver and took away his Nissan cab at Santa Maria in Accra have been arrested by the Adabraka Police. The suspects, Reynolds Blay and Kwesi Twumasi Ankrah (alias Boutique), were said to have boarded the taxi from Kwame Nkrumah Circle in August, last year. Upon reaching an obscure place at Santa Maria, Blay and Ankrah purportedly pulled a kitchen knife from their bag and stabbed the taxi driver (identity unknown). The two suspects left the bleeding taxi driver
In what may be considered an outlandish addition to the hordes of explanations as to why the Ghanaian economy is ailing, relations of Tetteh Quarshie, the man credited with the introduction of cocoa into the country say unless he is recognised and honoured appropriately, the economy will continue to yield poor returns. Nii Somua Akropong I of Osu says while the nation has virtually refused to honour Tetteh Quarshie appropriately with a percentage of cocoa receipts for his historic role in gifting
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), farmer-based groups, religious organisations and labour unions have asked President John Mahama to show commitment to encouraging the productive capacity of Ghanaians by not signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). They made the demand when they presented a petition to the President, demanding that the country should not  initial the ECOWAS-EPA, which is scheduled for consideration by ECOWAS ministers on March 25 and 26, 2014. The EPA
Processes have begun for Ghana to benefit from a second Millennium Challenge Account (MCA II) compact from the United States of America, with the energy and the micro-business sectors penciled for massive financial support. Ghana is one of few countries to benefit from the Compact II which has energy and access to credit as the two major components. Â Partnership The Partnership for Growth Steering Committee, led by the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy, Ms Pat Alsup, conferred with Vice-President
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has organised a workshop to sensitise traders to the need to avoid importing and dealing in pirated textiles. The workshop, which formed part of the national crusade against trading in pirated Ghanaian textiles, was intended to help protect the local textile industries, as well as ensure job security among the youth in the country. Speaking at the workshop, a Director at the ministry, Mr Appiah Donyina, said the ban on the importation of the pirated textiles formed
The Agricultural Development Bank (adb) has presented a GH¢108,000 three-bedroom fully furnished house to the 2011 National Best Farmer, Mr Ignatius Agbo, at Old Ningo in the Greater Accra Region. The bank financed the construction of the house as  part of the package for Mr Agbo when he was adjudged the best farmer at the 27th National Farmers Day. Speaking at a ceremony to hand over the keys to the house at Old Ningo, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Clement Kofi Humado, recounted the
Land rights refer to the inalienable ability of individuals to freely obtain, utilise and possess land at their discretion as long as their activities on the land do not impede the rights of other individuals. Although land rights are fundamental in achieving higher standards of living, certain groups of individuals, especially women, are consistently left out of land ownership provisions in Ghana and most developing countries. Women produce nearly half of the food grown in the country. Often, they
The Ghana Institute of Engineers has advised engineers to make their expertise available to district assemblies to help the assemblies address their engineering challenges. The Vice-President of the institute, Dr Kwame Boakye, who said this, indicated that the knowledge acquired by the engineers during their training put them at an advantageous position to identify and solve complex problems. Dr Boakye was speaking at the fourth Women in Engineering (WINE) forum, which had the theme: “Providing
Japan has given the Ministry of Food and Agriculture agricultural machinery valued at GH¢6.4 million. The machinery was procured under the Japanese government’s grant assistance for underprivileged farmers, and its distribution will be targeted at underprivileged smallholder rice farmers across the country through a hire-purchase agreement. The machinery and equipment include 70 agricultural tractors, 43 power tillers, 35 rice threshers, 20 rice reapers and five rice mills.  Reduce rice importation Speaking
The government has procured five vessels to carry passengers, goods and vehicles across the Volta Lake. The vessels include three fast-moving boats, one of which has already arrived at Akosombo, and two ferries. President John Mahama, who announced this at the inauguration of a new maternity clinic for the Presbyterian Hospital at Donkorkrom, said the remaining vessels would arrive later. The vessel that was already in town will operate between Kpando-Torkor at the Volta Region end of the lake
A thanksgiving mass was held at the Accra Ridge Church Wednesday to commemorate the 90th birthday of Mr K. B. Asante. Songs of praise, hymns and prayers characterised the celebration of the life of the diplomat, educationist, politician, writer and social commentator. Family members and friends, including academicians, diplomats, politicians, lawyers, media practitioners, religious and traditional leaders, attended the mass. Many of the people were dressed in white to signify their joy at the fulfilling
The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kofi Boakye, has admitted that the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service is an embarrassment to the force. “Their actions tend to taint our reputation as a bunch of corrupt people,†he lamented. “I must state that most of the MTTD officers are really embarrassing the service. If only anybody could report that any of them is involved in bribery or extortion, then the police would take action to the fullest,†he
The Ho Municipal Assembly rebuilt the house of an accountant of the Lands Commission which was pulled down because he had encroached on a piece of land earmarked by the assembly for a road. But instead of the uncompleted three-bedroom house, the assembly decided, as a humanitarian gesture, to put up for the accountant a four-bedroom house on a correctly demarcated portion of the land he had purchased and for which he had been given a building permit by the assembly. In spite of that gesture, Mr
The Obuasi Police have arrested two persons for possessing 30 guns and ammunition. The police also retrieved some dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp from the suspects, Kwesi Owusu, 60, and Kwame Nyame, 29, were arrested following a tip off by some passengers who had seen Owusu give a parcel and a black plastic bag to Nyame by the roadside. Briefing the media in Kumasi, the Obuasi Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Kofi Dwumfuor Berchie, said following the
A fleet of automobiles adhere to its commands,both in the day and  night. A mix of motorcycles, saloon cars, trucks and pedestrians make the only traffic light in Wa an interesting sight to behold. Commuters on the ever-busy Sombo dual-carriage road have become accustomed to the stop-go-stop commands of the traffic light sited about 250 metres from the Wa Regional Police headquarters. Their posture, when the light turns red, could be confused for a Formula 1 race contest at a Paris Grand Prix,
The Gbawe Kwatei Family has refuted claims that the land which the American company, BG International, has acquired to construct a shopping centre at Mallam Junction belongs to the James Town Ngleshie Paramount Stool. It said the Mallam Junction land belonged to the Gbawe Kwatei Family and, therefore, cautioned the James Town Ngleshie Stool to desist from misleading the public. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Gbawe Kwatei Family, Solomon Nii Afutu Quartey, in reaction
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has instituted a national surveillance system towards the early detection of the Ebola virus disease in the country. This follows the declaration of a high alert for the disease, which is reported to have been crossing borders within the West African sub-region. The system will enable public health practitioners to observe, detect and monitor abnormal behaviours and health indicators of the virus. The Head of the Disease Surveillance Department of the GHS, Dr Badu
A 55-year-old businessman was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen at Tema Community Four on Tuesday night. In what can be described as contract killing, the deceased, Samuel  Dennis Ayibah, popularly called “Gayareâ€,  was shot twice in the head by two persons on a motorbike when he was parking his car at the garage. The gunmen then took off on their bike, without entering the house of the deceased. His body is currently at the Tema General Hospital mortuary awaiting autopsy. Speaking
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