Nine hundred and sixty eight (968) related robbery cases were recorded in the first quarter of 2018 across the country, ACP Joseph Oklu Gyamera, the Director General at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service, has said. Out of the number, armed robbery took 484 cases, street robbery recorded 172, residential robbery had … The post Ghana
Ghana is the leading consumer of Fresh tomatoes in Africa and the second in the world, Mr Eric Osei Tuffuor, the Chairman of the Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association (GNTTTA) has stated. He said presently Ghanaians consumed 90 per cent of fresh tomatoes produced in Burkina Faso which cost the country CFA56 billion … The post Ghana
Two persons, including a banker who duped a Lebanese of $600,000 under the pretext of selling to him a two- storey building, have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Padmore Mensah, aka Joseph Adjebu Blankson or Francis Buah, is serving 10 years imprisonment while his accomplice, Clifford Kyei Baffour Antwi, … The post Banker and accomplice
An Accra High Court has issued a bench warrant to arrest one of the Chinese nationals standing trial with Aisha Huang and three others accused of engaging in illegal mining in the Ashanti Region. The State has also filed two processes to take a second look at the bail terms granted to the accused persons. … The post Court orders arrest of Chinese national appeared first
Ghana loses CFA56 billion, approximately $99.5 million to Burkina Faso through the importation of fresh tomatoes annually, Mr. Eric Osei Tuffuor, the Chairman, Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association (GNTTTA) has disclosed. This, he said was because Ghana imported 90 per cent of fresh tomatoes produced in BF, saying the remaining 10 per cent … The post Ghana
The World Medical Association (WMA) has echoed the call from the World Health Organisation for a vigorous response to the latest Ebola outbreak in the Congo, which has so far caused more than 20 deaths. A release from the WMA said Dr. Ardis Hoven, Chair of the WMA, speaking at a meeting in Geneva on … The post World Medical Association
Former President John Mahama has called for re-engineering of the curriculum of University education in Africa to stimulate accelerated development if the continent is to remain competitive and relevant in the global space of skills acquisition and training. He identified the mismatch nature curriculum bequeathed the continent from colonial mastership, which currently under-rights the content … The post Former
Ethiopian Airlines, and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, will take delivery on Tuesday June 5 of its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 787-900. A statement issued in Accra by Mrs Aniley Eshetu, Assistant Manager Corporate Communications, Ethiopian Airlines and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the Airline was the first African airline to operate 100 aircraft … The post Ethiopian
The National Media Commission (NMC) has assured that the country’s migration from the analogue to digital television broadcasting would not deny the ordinary citizens access to television contents. Most television broadcasters would shut down their old analogue transmitters, as the country finalises processes for digital television transition. But, according to Mr George Sarpong, the Executive … The post Digital
Mr Francois Pujolas, France Ambassador to Ghana has unveiled research findings on placental malaria, dubbed: “Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: Evaluating the new strategy in Ghana”. The study, which was conducted from 2015 to 2016, was carried out by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and the School of Public Health … The post French
The World Trade Centre (WTC) , Accra, has embarked on a Trade and Investment Mission to Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. The delegation which was led by Chairman of the WTC, Togbe Afede XIV, was made up of business leaders with interests in finance, oil and gas, mineral exploration and aviation and power and accompanied by … The post Togbe Afede XIV leads trade
The Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG) has said it associates itself with Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s perspective that “independence in one country is meaningless unless it is linked to the total liberation of Africa.” “We therefore note with shame that more than 60 years later, our brothers and sisters in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic … The post Socialist
Mrs Mary Addah, the Programmes Manager of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the local chapter of the Transparency International, has entreated African leaders to show stronger political will by instituting robust legal framework to proactively deal with corruption. She asked African leaders to establish strong institutions with the requisite human and financial resources, as well as … The post AU
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