The Wenchi High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to produce only the original copies of documents on the Techiman South 2020 Parliamentary results, in three days. Mr Christopher Bayere Baasongti, the Techiman South Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress  is praying the court, presided by Justice A.W.K Nawurah, to overturn the declaration … The post High

Scores of soldiers on Thursday assaulted members of the Coalition of La Youth Associations over the Kpletso lands when the group entered a piece of land they claimed has been released to them by government. These lands are behind Tsa Addo towards Airport Hills and close to the New Military Cemetery in Accra. The Coalition … The post Soldiers beat up

Stakeholders at the maiden National Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining, on Thursday, agreed by consensus that dealing with illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as ‘galamsey’ is a national emergency, which required urgent and concerted effort to tackle it. In a communiqué issued by the Group at the end of the two-day deliberations in Accra, and … The post Consultative

The Africa World Airline (AWA) has completed its first commercial flight, with its Embraer 145 to the Ho Airport, landing at exactly 1419 hours with Captain Kwesi Oteng, Chief Operations Officer of the Airline being in charge. His co-pilot was Togbe Afede, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State and the Chief Executive Officer of the AWA, which … The post AWA completes first

Madam Susana Dartey, Executive Director, Women of Dignity Alliance (WODA), a women’s rights advocacy group, has called for the acknowledgement of the human rights of Female Sex Workers (FSW). Speaking at a sensitization meeting held in Accra on the theme: “Women Speak to Power,” she said though sex work was illegal in Ghana, FWS are … The post Don’t demonise female

Shankiki, a 30 year old believed to be an accomplice in the Takoradi murder and robbery case, has been gunned down. Another suspect, Inusah Fuseini is in the grips of the law for further action. The two engaged the police in a shoot-out in their hideout in the Central Region. DSP Olivia Awurabena Adiku, Western … The post Suspect in Takoradi robbery and murder

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Thursday for Brazzaville, the Capital of the Republic of Congo, to attend the swearing-in of that country’s President-elect, Denis Sassou Nguesso. He is attending the event in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African … The post President

The European Union (EU) has threatened Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire with a law that could ban Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire from exporting cocoa beans into the EU market. This is due to the activities of illegal small-scale mining in cocoa growing areas in the two West African countries, which produced over 60 per cent of … The post EU warns

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Government of Burkina Faso is holding a workshop to validate the National Strategy for the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for the country. The meeting will serve as a presentation framework for discussion and validation of the National Strategy … The post ECA

Sixty-six women died in 2020 due to abortion related complications, the Ghana Health Service has revealed. More than 54,000 cases of abortion, out of which 25,866 cases were classified as spontaneous abortions, were recorded in the country’s heath facilities in 2020. Data from the GHS shows that the number of abortions procured in the same … The post Abortion complications

World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have issued interim guidance on reducing public health risks associated with the sale of live wild mammals in traditional food markets around the world. A statement made available to ghanabusinessnews.com said wild animals are the source of more than … The post Global

The year-on-year inflation rate for March 2021 was unchanged at 10.3 percent. The month-on-month inflation between February 2021 and March 2021 was 0.2 percent. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, said the year-on-year variation between Food (10.8 percent) and Non-Food inflation (10.0 percent) narrowed to 0. 8 percent. The Month-on-Month non-food inflation exceeded food … The post Ghana

The Insurance industry paid GH¢196 million corporate tax to the government in 2019, Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister announced on Wednesday. The industry provides direct employment and livelihood to more than 12,000 people, she said in a speech read on her behalf at the official opening of the Bono Regional office of the … The post Insurance

Findings of a rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on health services delivery in selected health facilities in Ghana has indicated that COVID-19 did not have any significant negative impact on the number of deliveries conducted in hospitals. The assessment, done in 18 selected hospital of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), showed … The post COVID-19

The Government of Ghana is expected to spend more than GH¢521 million on the upcoming Population and Housing Census scheduled to commence at mid- night of Sunday June 27. This year’s census is unique because it will be done technologically and tablets have been acquired for enumerator and supervisors. The amount includes the payment of … The post Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday opened a two-day bi-partisan Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining, in Accra, and called on participants to discuss illegal small-scale mining devoid of partisan politics, narrow and parochial interests. The President said it would require stakeholders in the small-scale mining industry to engage in honest and candid conversations to stem … The post Go

Mohammed Buzu, a 29-year-old trader, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing the Country Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr Oral William, and another person. An Accra Circuit Court sentenced Buzu to 15 years imprisonment on the charge of robbery and five years on the charge of causing harm. … The post Trader jailed

A 43-year-old Burkinabe, who was nabbed for allegedly murdering his German partner and her 13-year-old daughter, is to reappear on April 19 at the Weija District Court. Boigouna Aloys is said to have secretly buried the two at a bush near their house at Kokrobite in Accra. Charged provisionally with murder, Boigouna Aloys have had … The post Burkinabe man

The Obuasi circuit court has sentenced an 18-year-old senior high school student to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for robbery. Michael Dakorah, who was a student of the Asare Bediako Senior High School at Obuasi, was said to have been together with an accomplice, attacked and robbed their victim of his motorbike on the … The post SHS student jailed 15 years for robbery

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for broad-based national consensus that would promote a responsible, viable, and environmentally sustainable small-scale mining industry. He said there was need to address and stamp out the menace of illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as “galamsey”, and support and grow responsible small-scale mining, devoid of the use of … The post President